Aircraft XD818 Photo

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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Chris Hall Contact
Airport EGWC
RAF Cosford Airport, Albrighton, England United Kingdom
Upload Date 2010-09-25
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XD818 - Vickers Valiant BK1 at the RAF Museum, Cosford - by Ingo Warnecke
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XD818 - Vickers Valiant BK1 at the RAF Museum, Cosford - by Ingo Warnecke
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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
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