Why not, Equador was a big Canberra operator for many years

Back in the early days of Flypast there was a feature on the substantial wreckage of several Gladiators recovered from a lake in Norway by a team from RAF Germany. The wreckage included what looked to be large wing and fuselage sections. The wreckage was stored at either Laarbruch or Bruggen I believe. So what happened to these aircraft when RAF Germany shutdown and where are they now?

I take it that some of the remains from this cache are being used in the rebuilds being undertaken by the Jet Age Museum and Retro Track and Air? Am I right?

The forward fuselage of one was at RAF Wildenrath in 1975/6 stored in 60 Sqdns ground equipment hangar, I stripped the engine down and renovated 5 of the cylinders and heads before the whole lot was taken to the Leonides Engine bay for “professional” renovation, I belive it was subsequently scrapped as being of no use, I’ll try and find the picture of the cylinders and post them.

Speaking of WK163 maybe the company that own this Canberra might. Give them an engine because they have a few engines

If we had “a few engines” WK163 would be flying. Apart from that the PR9 has different engines to all other marks of Canberra, it has more in common with the Lightning in the engine department.

Sits with a smug look on his face, being the owner of a ’69 Series2, 2+2 😀

Also sits with gaze into the darkness as the former owner of this one, lost in a divorce, still, I do get to fly the Canberra when all the engines are fitted!!

Hi I have been looking at Classic Flights aircraft http://www.classicflightclub.com/browseAircraft and see that they have 2 camberra’s (G-BVWC and G-CDSX) what is their current situation because I havn’t seen them fly or have engine runs in at least 6 years?

Last time G-BVWC flew was 10 July 2007, Waddington to Coventry, that’s a little less than 6 years ago

Al – great picture at Luqa – can you date it? I was on the island quite a lot in the late 60s/early 70s and recall Luqa as a busy airfield but never saw the tin triangle there.

It was taken in 1969, but it was taken for the Sea Vixens, the Vulcan taxiing by was coincidental and a very common visitor at Luqa. Excercise Lime Jug I seem to recall

At Coventry there are 2 Canberras just sitting there ….now i belive these aircraft once did have a permit to fly in private hands and for some reason ….mainly money i should think are now grounded:(, i love the Lightning just the same as the rest of you but come on if a Canberra cant be kept in the air we stand no chance of keeping a Lightning up there!!!

The Canberras at Coventry are not “just sitting there” WK163 is waiting for the delivery of a spare engine which has proved very difficult to aquire, when we are certain of a delivery date we can start to service the aircraft which is pointless unless we can get the engine. The two years of external storage have resulted in corrosion which will have to be addressed and with only a small part time team this in itself will take time and a not inconsiderable amount of money. Perhaps instead of bleating about the a temporary grounding you could cough up the £250,000 which Mike Collett has spent on this airframe alone over the last few years, flying old jets is not cheap or easy, we do it because we want to and can.