| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XZ280 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hawker Siddeley HS-801 Nimrod |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Siddeley HS-801 Nimrod |
| Aircraft Version: | Hawker Siddeley HS-801 Nimrod MR.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 8042 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Valletta / Grand Harbour [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity) |
| Country: | Malta |
| Photo Date: | 1 April 1979 |
| Photo by: | John Visanich |
| Photo ID: | 435270 |
| Photo Comment |
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Flypast over Valletta as the County-class destroyer HMS London (D16) was leaving Grand Harbour after the final closure of the British bases on 31 March 1979. The Nimrod was also the last British military aircraft to leave Malta at the end of the base era. This photo is copyright © John Visanich, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 30 January 2022, and has since been viewed 348 times. |