By: JDK - 24th March 2006 at 10:29
Lancaster, DC3, Spitfire, Hurricane 😀
And a pair of Chipmunks. 😉
By: LesB - 24th March 2006 at 10:23
Nice pix Dave, looks like you had a good day’s visit with the Canberra Assoc.
Regarding 39’s missions, I think 5 Sqn are taking over some of the tasks – if they can ever find a way to their Sentinal R1 Astor off the ground with a full crew and the huge amount of electronic kit it’s supposed to carry. :rolleyes:
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By: DaveF68 - 24th March 2006 at 01:30
King Air, Tucano, Griffin, Squirrel.
Lancaster, DC3, Spitfire, Hurricane 😀
Domine, BAE 146, Nimrod, Sentry, Sentinel R1, A109 Power, Airbus A400M in the future 🙂
Oh, and Predator UAVs
By: Propstrike - 23rd March 2006 at 23:22
With the Jaguar going as well, how many types will the RAF now operate?
Tornado, Typhoon, Harrier, Hawk, Herc, VC10, Tristar, C17, Chinook, Sea King, Puma, Merlin, HS125, Tutor. Any more?
In my ‘yoof’ I had a poster from the Air Force recruiting dept, it was Aircraft of the Royal Air Force, and ran to about 28 types. Pembrokes, Shackletons, Argosies, Doves, Buccs, Phantoms, Victors etc etc. Still, there was a cold war on in those days.
By: DaveF68 - 23rd March 2006 at 22:55
So much for 39 Sqn ‘only having one operational aircraft left’. Now which magazine said that………. 🙂
By: Davej - 23rd March 2006 at 17:11
39 as a Sqn will stand-down on 29 July with a full parade and the Sqn standard will be laid-up at St Clement Danes in London on 30 July.
When the PR9 goes the current reece systems that it employ’s will be lost permanently to the RAF as there is no planned replacement.
As for the disposal of the three remaining aircraft, well, rumours are rife. Truth be told we’ll have to wait and see. 😀
As for official display’s one aircraft will fly at Waddington as for anywhere else I don’t know.
By: SADSACK - 23rd March 2006 at 15:26
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it would be totally against MOD thinking to retire such a reliable airframe and actually find a decent replacement. Same as I wonder if we will ever get any new tankers?
By: Peter - 23rd March 2006 at 15:04
whats in store for marham once the canberras are gone?
By: Arabella-Cox - 23rd March 2006 at 14:19
Davej
Very nice pics – when will the final PR9’s be retired? Are we still talking July this year?
Lets hope they can spare one to attend a few of the early airshow – Kemble perchance?
Finally… are the powers that be at Marham planning any official event to mark the passing of the Canberra?
Thanks
NickB
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