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XD818, 1956 Vickers Valiant BK.1, C/N: Not Found XD875
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XD818, 1956 Vickers Valiant BK.1, c/n Not Found XD875, The Valiant was the first of Bomber Command's V class aircraft and established Britain's air-borne nuclear deterrent force before pioneering operational in-flight refuelling in the Royal Air Force.
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The Valiant was the first of Bomber Command's V class aircraft and established Britain's air-borne nuclear deterrent force before pioneering operational in-flight refuelling in the Royal Air Force.
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Airport EGWC
RAF Cosford Airport, Albrighton, England United Kingdom
Upload Date 2010-09-25
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XD818 @ EGWC - Only complete Valiant out of 107 built that survives at RAF Museum Cosford, which also has on display a Victor and a Vulcan. XD818 from No. 49 Sqn. dropped Britain's first live H-bomb in 1957 during Op. Grapple. It was converted to a tanker in 1961. - by Arjun Sarup
Arjun Sarup
@ EGWC
XD818 @ EGLB - XD816 1956 Vickers Valiant BK1 nose RAF Brooklands - by PhilR
PhilR
@ EGLB
XD818 @ EGWC - Cosford Museum 10.7.2015 - by leo larsen
leo larsen
@ EGWC
XD818 @ EGWC - XD818 (7894M), 1956 Vickers Valiant BK.1, - by Terry Fletcher
Terry Fletcher
@ EGWC
XD818 @ EGWC - Preserved with the Royal Air Museum at RAF Cosford EGWC. - by Clive Pattle
Clive Pattle
@ EGWC
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