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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, Vickers Valiant BK1 at the RAF Museum, Cosford
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Vickers Valiant BK1 at the RAF Museum, Cosford
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Ingo Warnecke's photo gallery  >  A/C at/in museums, gate guardians etc.  >  United Kingdom  >  Cosford, RAF-Museum 2010/2024
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Shot Date 2010-07-27
Upload Date 2010-10-03
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Camera Make FUJIFILM
Camera Model FinePix S9500
Shutter Speed 1/40 sec
Aperture f/3
ISO 400
Focal Length 7.2 mm
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Metering Mode Pattern
White Balance Auto
Software Nero PhotoSnap 1, 2, 0, 19
Dimensions 72 × 3488
Date Taken 2010-07-27 16:03:52
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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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XD818 @ EGWC - Cosford Museum 10.7.2015 - by leo larsen
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XD818 @ EGWC - 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. - by Chris Hall
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XD818 @ EGWC - Cosford Air Museum - by Guitarist
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