Aircraft XL231 Photo

XL231, 1962 Handley Page Victor K.2, C/N: HP80/76
In the twilight of its carreer the Victor visited the Yeovilton air day.
Photo Info
Photographer
Joop de Groot Contact
Shot Date 1993-07-17
Airport EGDY
RNAS Yeovilton Airport, Yeovil, England United Kingdom
Upload Date 2008-08-31
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EXIF Data
Camera Make Nikon
Camera Model Nikon COOLSCAN IV ED
Software Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
Dimensions 1024 × 693
Date Taken 2008-08-31 21:11:33
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