Aircraft Photo of XV256 | Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR1 | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #582716
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:XV256
Military Code:56
Aircraft Original Type:Hawker Siddeley HS-801 Nimrod
Aircraft Generic Type:Hawker Siddeley HS-801 Nimrod
Aircraft Version:Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR1
C/n (msn):8013
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Luqa - Malta InternationalMap
Country:Malta
Airport Codes:ICAO: LMML   IATA: MLA   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:3 May 1973
Photo by:John Visanich
Photo ID: 582716
Photo Comment

Later upgraded to MR.2. Hit birds on take-off and lost power; crashed 1 mile West of Kinloss 17 November 1980; 20 persons on board, of which two fatal.

This photo is copyright © John Visanich, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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