Almost all RAF TT18’s had no seriel under the wings however WK128 had the seriel under the port wing only

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Definately not WK163 as she is still awaiting a new engine.

Informal pictures were just that, informal and no protocol required, however RAF fromal crew photographs or any formal photographs in uniform were taken with the most senior person front and centre and lesser mortals radiating out left and right, officers to the front, senior NCO’s behind, except for squadron WO/ Flt Sgt who usually were front row with airmen to the rear. Squadron or group photographs were posed with arms and legs folded/crossed symetrically but there was always someone who didnt comply and ruined an official picture. Another good way to screw things up was to be on the back row left when a panning camera was used and as soon as the first scan was taken to jump down, run to the right hand end and therefore appear on the same picture twice. Happy Days!!!

The F95 was fitted using the T4 bomb sight spigot and levelled with the aircraft datum using an inclinometer and bezelled nuts on the front mounting bar, I fitted many of them at Cottesmore and also removed the T4 bomb sight, that was in the late 1960’s. We only had 4 cameras to start with and they were constantly being moved from one aircraft to another usually after each sortie, the mount was an in service mod and not built into the aircraft. The wiring used existing cabling plus the addition of a controler mounted by the left shoulder of the Rad Nav on the stbd fuselage side.

Just to give a clear picture of WK163 activities this season and stop the miss informed passing on any more miss information this is the official display calander for 2007. Additions or cancellations, Weather,
and servicability permitting.

20 May Duxford Landing Duxford
27/28 Southend Landing Southend
27 Bruntingthorpe Not landing

8 June Cosford Landing Shawbury
10 Cosford Not Landing
15/16 Volkel Landing Vokel
17 Kemble Landing Kemble
22/23 Leeming Landing Leeming
30/01 Waddington Landing Waddington

7 July Yeovilton Landing Yeovilton (Static)
21 Texel Landing Texel
22 Sanicole Not landing
22 Blenheim Not Landing
26/27 Lowestoft Landing Marham or Norwich
28 East Fortune Not Landing

1 August Culdrose Landing Culdrose
16-19 Eastbourne Not yet confirmed
23/24 Clacton Not yet confirmed
26 Dunsfold Not yet confirmed
28 50th Anniv

1/2 Sep Lydd Landing Lydd
8 Marham Landing Marham
13 Jersey/Guernsey Not yet confirmed
22/23 Southport Landing Liverpool

Last RAF crewed canberra flight

It might be the last RAF Canberra flight but the last RAF crewed Canberra flight will be some time in the distant future as Dave Piper will still be flying WK163 long after the PR9’s have gone.