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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.

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.

Folder: Chris Hall's photo gallery > Museums > RAF Museum Cosford-EGWC

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Photographer: Chris Hall
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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 by Arjun Sarup @ EGWC
  • XD818 @ EGWC - Cosford Museum 10.7.2015 - by leo larsen by leo larsen @ EGWC
  • XD818 - Vickers Valiant BK1 at the RAF Museum, Cosford - by Ingo Warnecke by Ingo Warnecke
  • XD818 @ EGYM - Valiant B(K).1 of 49 Squadron with RAF maintenance serial 7894M as gate guardian at RAF Marham in the Summer of 1978 before transfer to the RAF Museum firstly at Hendon and then Cosford. - by Peter Nicholson by Peter Nicholson @ EGYM
  • XD818 - Vickers Valiant BK1 at the RAF Museum, Cosford - by Ingo Warnecke by Ingo Warnecke