Aircraft XD818 Photo

XD818, 1956 Vickers Valiant BK.1, C/N: Not Found XD875
Cosford Museum 10.7.2015
Photo Info
Photographer
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Shot Date 2015-07-10
Airport EGWC
RAF Cosford Airport, Albrighton, England United Kingdom
Upload Date 2019-11-24
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EXIF Data
Camera Make Canon
Camera Model Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Shutter Speed 1/100 sec
Aperture f/4
ISO 1250
Focal Length 24 mm
Exposure Bias +0.67 EV
Metering Mode Pattern
White Balance Auto
Software Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.0 Windows
Dimensions 2700 × 1800
Date Taken 2015-07-10 12:34:00
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XD818 @ EGWC - RAF Museum, Cosford - by Chris Hall
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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 - XD818 (7894M), 1956 Vickers Valiant BK.1, - by Terry Fletcher
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XD818 @ EGWC - Royal Air Force Museum - by chris hall
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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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