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Saturday, 3 November 2012
"Sweet Sue" Victor K.2 RAF Fairford 1991
Pre-digital shot that I took at the Fairford International Air Tattoo over the weekend of 20-21 July 1991 of HP Victor K.2 XH 671 'Sweet Sue', one of six 55 Squadron Victors that had been deployed to the Gulf for Desert Storm from RAF Marham in Norfolk. Granby provided a suitable swan song for the type which flew some 300 missions in total..
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