Vickers Valiant BK1, XD828, Royal Air Force
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Registration: XD828
Construction Number: Unknown
Military Unit: 7 Squadron
Model Vickers Valiant BK1
Operator: Royal Air Force
Airport: RAF Coltishall (CLF / EGYC), UK - England
Airshow: Coltishall - BoB Display - 1964
Photographer: Ken Elliott
Date Taken: 19/09/1964
Date Submitted: 23/04/2007
Like most other Valiants this was withdrawn from use six months later in March 1965. There was a chemical flaw in the aluminium castings which led to a mechanical weakness.
Picture ID:1051153