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English Electric Canberra B(I) Mk.6 (Airfix model kit 05012-8 - 1/72 scale)

The Canberra was one of the first jet bombers. It first flew on Friday the 13th of May, 1949 and entered service with the Royal Air Force No. 101 Squadron on the 25th of May, 1951. Over 1000 Canberras were built between 1949 and 1963, with several hundreds more licence-built as the B-57 by American aircraft constructor Martin.

The Canberra served in such roles as bomber, reconnaissance, trainer, electronic counter-measures and target towing, and was used by the air forces of 16 different countries. It saw its fair share of action: the type received its baptism of fire over Malaya in 1955, where RAF, New Zealand and Australian Canberras flew missions untill 1960; it flew combat missions over Egypt during the Suez-crisis of 1956; it was used by the USAF and Australia during the Vietnam War; both India and Pakistan used it during the Indo-Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971; it was used by Ethiopia during the Ogaden War of 1977, and by Rhodesia (present Zimbabwe) during its civil war of 1972-1979; and Argentinian Canberras were used against the British during the Falklands War of 1982.

Amazingly, RAF Canberras even saw service during both the First (1991) and Second (2003) Gulf War, and during the Afghan war of 2001.

The last military Canberra, a PR Mk.9 reconnaissance aircraft of No. 39 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, made its final operational flight on the 23rd of June, 2006 - 57 years after the type's first flight.

WT307 was a Canberra B(I) Mk.6 of 213 Squadron during the 1960's. It was withdrawn from service in December 1969, and burnt in 1976.
Image size
1024x768px 375.28 KB
Make
Hewlett-Packard
Model
hp photosmart 735
Shutter Speed
1/103 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
8 mm
Date Taken
Jun 28, 2006, 8:49:58 PM
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ThroughAChildsEyes's avatar
Hey, just wondered where did you take this photo?