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July 30, 2008 at 11:29 am in reply to: Canberra crash Crewkerne 60's/70's? #1182041

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If the Canberra only had one ejection seat and the French pilot ejected and was killed, the two crew remained and were safe in the subsequent crash?:confused:

Canberra B.2s had three ejection seats. The fact that only the pilot ejected means the other crew didn’t, doesn’t mean they didn’t have ejection seats.

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July 12, 2008 at 7:44 pm in reply to: RIAT- Some Suggestions For The Future #1200754

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Robbie’s Suggestions

All good stuff except . . . I understand the Americans will not let mass public cars onto the base for security reasons.

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July 7, 2008 at 10:44 pm in reply to: The XH558 Discussion Thread (merged) #1208291

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Anyone know the names of the crew(s) they are “training-up”?:)

Does it matter?

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July 7, 2008 at 4:19 pm in reply to: The XH558 Discussion Thread (merged) #1208853

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No Les… It was an aborted take off on the Sunday that Peter is referring too. Nose up all the way!

Ah, soggy then Peter, I thought you were referring to Sat’s landing. Didn’t go Sunday. 😮

But sympathies to all those who went Sunday expecting to see the People’s Tin Tiangle in der luft. Frustation index must have been very high.

By the way, I managed to get a specific photo I wanted on Saturday – the two Vulcans together . . .

Nobody seems to have bothered to show this aspect, if they have, I apologise for my temerity. :rolleyes:

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July 7, 2008 at 3:50 pm in reply to: The XH558 Discussion Thread (merged) #1208903

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Quite an impressive aborted takeoff over on youtube today.. Dave held the nose up for a great length of the runway, made for some good photos with the black sky and spray from the wheels!

That was an aerodynamic landing Peter, not a take off. Waddo has a long enough runway to preclude the use of the ‘chute. Anyway, I guess they wanted to save having to re-pack so it can be used at Farnborough.

Ref the BUFF. A RAF source says (Sat) it couldn’t be refuelled where it was as the concrete of those pans wouldn’t take the weight. It would have needed to taxy across to the far side pans and this would have further upset an already severly disjointed show schedule.

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July 1, 2008 at 9:51 pm in reply to: canberra prototype? #1214919

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Nash

If you’re going to use images from a web site be so good as to at least credit that site.

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June 18, 2008 at 8:41 pm in reply to: Met Someone Who Claimed To Have Flown Victors Today #1229072

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Met someone who claimed to have flown Victors today

He’s a fraud, there are no flying Victors left today.

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June 4, 2008 at 12:04 am in reply to: Canberra WH773 #1240604

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Canberra PR.7 WH773 was the first production PR.7. First flight 16.8.53 To 540,82,31,80,58 and 13 Squadrons.Struck off charge Wyton 9.6.81. To 2331 ATC unit as 8696M 9.81. Dismantled at Wyton 2.90 to Vallance Byways,Charlwood 90. It was on the Wyton gate as of 1981. It did an approach to Yeovilton 1.7.80

You don’t mention 773’s greatest endeavour. WH773 was one of three RAF Canberras that took part in the London/New Zealand Air Race in 1953. It was marked as No. 1 in the race (but not the winner). The other two were WE139, now preserved at Hendon, and WE142, now scrapped.

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June 3, 2008 at 11:53 pm in reply to: Canberra WH773 #1240606

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Bex now hangs out in a modeller forum in another corner of the internet.

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June 1, 2008 at 6:53 pm in reply to: What Type Of Aircraft Did You First Fly In? #1169390

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1956 as an ATC cadet. A Percival Prentice at RAF Machrihanish. All I can remember is that our Sqn CO, an ex-Sqn Ldr who flew Ansons with Coastal Command, must have had some residual clout in the Service as he seemed to be able to conjure up an Anson or Prentice about once a month (from RAF Bishopbriggs?). He flew us himself.

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June 1, 2008 at 4:58 pm in reply to: Canberra WH773 #1169476

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Scorpion’s excellent pics are, of course (I hope:rolleyes:), of WK163, the civvie flyer. Another set which show the differences twixt civvie and service may be useful and can be found here (at the bottom of the page) from PR.3, WF922 at MAM.

Included here for your interest is a representative pic . . .

These two posts are a bit ‘late additions’ but may help someone.

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May 29, 2008 at 5:45 pm in reply to: 1950s RAF Germany vehicle colours? #1171118

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When I was there (62-65), all MT vehicles were still painted dark olive green (except the Mercedes fire engines). Just about all the German make vehicles on the camps, (cars, trucks and tractors, etc) were ‘Reparation Materiel’ and had been green since early 50’s. The only RAF blue vehicles were Land Rovers and J2 vans.

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May 13, 2008 at 11:22 pm in reply to: 59 Years Ago Today ! #1185225

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Canberra Anniv

Every year on May 13th the Canberra Assoc holds a get-together for ex-Canberra blokes (and friends). Usually this is held in the Mess at RAF Wyton and it was there again this year. Goodly gathering of over 80 people, aircrew and ground crew, old friends and new friends (and, increasingly, absent friends). A slowly dwindling repositry of Canberry experience, knowledge and tales of world-wide daring-do with the Canberra.

Pic shows us at lunch (a rather average turkey dish :rolleyes: )

May 12, 2008 at 3:16 pm in reply to: Here We Go #1186418

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t had saw limited RAF service, starting in 1950 it joined 7 FTS, CFS and was phased out with them during 1956. A handfull joined 288 sqn in June ’53 and remained with them until Sept 1957, they were used for target towing work. Considering 196 were built it was a very short service time, but jets had well and truely taken over by 1956.

Nice aircraft all-in-all.

However, the RAF did have at least two on charge at RAF St Athan in 1958/’59/’60 when I was there as a Boy Entrant. One was used as air experience aircraft for the boy trainees and both were employed as taxying/marshalling instructional airframes – driven, mostly, by a mad Polish Master pilot who did exactly what was signalled to him to the consternation of most of us young lads.

Doesn’t help any I guess but it sort of popped into my mind when I was reading the tread. :rolleyes:

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May 8, 2008 at 12:39 am in reply to: First civilian Canberra? #1189810

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“Night Intruder”? Type, not name, distinguishes between recce and offensive. The RAF’s B(I)8s were called “Interdictors” and, sometimes, “Night Intruders” as well, but as with the US kites they were still Canberras. So, a marketing title or an old model kit is a good authorative source? Not really.

I correspond with a couple of ex-Lt Cols who flew the things in Vietnam. They, and the current US Canberra Association, call them Canberras as a generic name giving their numeric designators to indicate the different and many roles.

No, I guess the USAF didn’t use their Canberras in the US of A, they were pretty much all in Europe (Laon, France), North Africa (Idris, Lybia) and the Far East. The US employed Canberras to a great extent from the outset in Vietnam. I can recommend Robert Mikesh’s Martin B-57 Canberra.

Also Pakistan used the US type Canberra during the Indo/Pakistan conflict, whereas India used the UK type – but that’s neither here nor there.

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