Which canberra cockpit is this? Any pics?

WT525, see potted history here.

Unique cockpit. It’s the only nearly displayable T.22 left anywhere!

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Joined the RAF in October 1958.

(Not very significant some might say, but it changed my life!)

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. . . was completely amazed when I later found out someone in Italy bought the nose! I would like to know more about that?

Brief background to XH132 here

Hope this helps.

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Mean that of the three, 134 is the last best hope for mankind.

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Last I heard was that the leasing deal with the MoD had fallen through and the owner(s) were considering selling them off. Heard that at least one museum is interested in one of them – but break-down and transport cost are a key factor.

The PR.9s have very few (if any in the case of two of them) pressurisation cycles left. XH134 (I think) is the most likely to get into the luft again for a few filghts – if a reliable source of squids and Avpin can be found. Depends on the owner, the CAA and whether or not the frame is considered safe to fly as a civvie.

Gratuitous Canberra pic of XH134 doing a low, fast fly-by during the impromptu mini-display while waiting for the other two to show up in the overhead.

Yes Nashio, the tailplane looks good, but the commemoration fin paint-job looks even better.:D

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The Link Trainer at MAM is painted yellow. This could be a whim though as it used to be blue. :rolleyes:

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Les,
Didn’t the first B(I)8 weapon lack PAL (too old, too early) and the second have it?

You could be right Jacko, I left all that behind in ’65 so the “B(I)8 Phase II” stuff when they all gathered together at Laarbruch my have had the PAL system. Could find out I suppose from Cranberry pilots of the day I still know (they’re getting fewer every year 🙁 ), but it was all so long ago and seems so uninteresting now. But then when the Buccs and Phants (and Jags) showed up it all took off in a different direction so you’re probably right.

Anyway, doesn’t really matter what you write Jacko, you’ll never convince the likes of plawolf of the truth of those days.

Arthur,
I believe that there were nuke facilities at Bruggen, Geilenkirchen, Laarbruch and Wildenrath – and maybe at Alhorn and Wahn and Gutersloh too…..

The main clutch stations all had nuke facilities, don’t know about Wahn but Alhorn must have had as 123 Sqn started there with their B(I)6s.

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