The ATC sqn I work with have recently been given the nose section of Canberra T4 WT486 as a restoration project.I know that it was used by the station flight at Wildenwrath in the late 60s and the went to 23 MU at Aldergrove.I have discovered that it was one of the aircraft used by 231 OCU at Bassingbourne in a display team of 4 aircraft in 1956,can any one help with more information or pics of this aircraft especially ones of the team displaying.
By: YellowAster - 27th September 2010 at 15:08
WT486 T.4
30 Jun 55 Awaiting collection
7 Jul 55 33 MU
7 Jun 56 2 TAF
22 Jun 56 SF Wildenrath
4 Sep 58 Flying Accident, Cat 3R. Overran end of runway landing at Odiham and considerable damage caused. No injuries.
9 Sep 58 71 MU. ROS EEC.
5 Feb 59 Completed
1 Mar 59 SF Wildenrath
26 Sep 59 Cat 3R
17 Dec 59 SF Wildenrath
25 Mar 61 EEC. Modifications.
12 Jul 61 Completed
14 Jul 61 17 Sqn
13 May 63 EEC. Modifications.
16 Sep 63 Completed
26 Sep 63 14 Sqn
Oct 65 60 MU. TI of SRIM 3191
Nov 65 TI deferred. Restore to pre-SRIM 3191.
Dec 65 14 Sqn.
2 Jun 66 60 MU. Retrofit SRIM 3191 and embody Mod 4092.
15 Jul 66 14 Sqn
Jun 68 60 MU. SRIM 3380
Jul 68 14 Sqn
19 Sep 69 Cat 3R. ROS 431 MU
16 Oct 69 SF Wildenrath
21 Apr 70 SF Laarbruch
20 Aug 70 23 MU. Non-effective. 8102M. GI at 23 MU Apprentice School.
By: Arabella-Cox - 27th September 2010 at 11:54
The Canberras which displayed on the Saturday at Farnborough1956 were WH847, WJ860, WJ878 and WT485. However, they may have used different aircraft during the other days that week. A photo in Barry Jones Crowood book on the Canbera shows them rehearsing in July that year using WT485 and three other T4s, WH843, WH844 and XH584.
Jim
By: barnstormer - 27th September 2010 at 01:26
Have two 6 x 6 cm negatives of left & right side views of Canberra T.4, WT486, 14 Sqn at Luqa,10/64 & 2/65.
Have a lot of other Canberra negatives of Canberras in series WT480-WT490 at Bassingbourne & other locations..What were the numbers of the rest of the team aircraft?
Would have to re-set my scanner from current print project of archives I’m working on, to scan them in..PM me..
By: OLDCROW - 26th September 2010 at 22:51
HI my dad was part of the 231 OCU Canberra display team, he was based at bassingbourne
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