Any idea where Canberra T.17 WH665 is now?

Wrecks and relics has the dump being cleared by early 2007.

Wrecks and relics has the dump being cleared by early 2007.

It just seems strange that it would have been quietly scrapped without anyone hearing anything?

It just seems strange that it would have been quietly scrapped without anyone hearing anything?

THIS might help http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/240898-canberra-remains-filton-airfield.html

“English Electric Canberra T Mk.17 WH665
Sits on the dump (also known as Palm Beach), which is north of the main runway. The airframe is a composite, and includes the starboard wing of Q497, an undelivered Indian Air Force T Mk.4. It had arrived from Salmesbury by the end of 1988.”

Although it was “expected to go to the National Diving Centre at Chepstow in 2006, and will be submerged in its flooded quarry” as posted above it looks as though it never made it to there. The UK serials site (www.uk.serials.com) reported WH665 as “believed to have been scrapped during 2008″.

Now, I may be putting two and two together to make five, but would speculate that the intended use of WH665 as a plaything for divers never happened, that is, the diving centre decided not to take on WH665 and that it was scrapped in 2008 at BAe Filton as a result.

Can anyone confirm – or come up with a better answer?

Additional: This link http://www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile22586/Canberra-T17—WH665.htm confirms WH665 still at Filton on November 23rd 2006 (see the inset picture)

THIS might help http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/240898-canberra-remains-filton-airfield.html

“English Electric Canberra T Mk.17 WH665
Sits on the dump (also known as Palm Beach), which is north of the main runway. The airframe is a composite, and includes the starboard wing of Q497, an undelivered Indian Air Force T Mk.4. It had arrived from Salmesbury by the end of 1988.”

Although it was “expected to go to the National Diving Centre at Chepstow in 2006, and will be submerged in its flooded quarry” as posted above it looks as though it never made it to there. The UK serials site (www.uk.serials.com) reported WH665 as “believed to have been scrapped during 2008″.

Now, I may be putting two and two together to make five, but would speculate that the intended use of WH665 as a plaything for divers never happened, that is, the diving centre decided not to take on WH665 and that it was scrapped in 2008 at BAe Filton as a result.

Can anyone confirm – or come up with a better answer?

Additional: This link http://www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile22586/Canberra-T17—WH665.htm confirms WH665 still at Filton on November 23rd 2006 (see the inset picture)

It never got there hence the query, seems to be a bit of a mystery. If it was scrapped no one seems to know when or by whom!

It never got there hence the query, seems to be a bit of a mystery. If it was scrapped no one seems to know when or by whom!

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=55249

Although can’t see it mentioned here….

http://www.ndac.co.uk/attractions.htm

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http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=55249

Although can’t see it mentioned here….

http://www.ndac.co.uk/attractions.htm

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