Oh, THAT Canberra!! I was only thinking of it being in the restoration hanger.
I have no further information from the visit and the latest update I could find was 12 months old. http://www.warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/air-base-canberra-progress.html
I note that when in flying condition it will be the only official record holding jet in the world still flying.
Here is WK163 last Saturday.
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It had been intended for the Percival Pembroke to display in the airshow but it wasn’t possible to get it CAA certified in time. Very soon this aeroplane will be back flying.
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Auster AOP.5, G-ALXZ, arrived during the show.
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Have just posted pictures of the Anson display in Airshow section.
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And now the Anson WD413 giving her display nicely presented for the photographers.
Take off
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Returning to the flight line
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And so to bed after a hard days work
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Curious about the Miles Gemini visible in one of the Twin Pin shots. Which one is it?
Wish you had said that it was up on a shelf, it was quite some time before I spotted it!:D
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Both the trip through the Shack and the Nimrod were £2 in the case of the Nimrod guided parties of about 6 although 4 would have been more comfortable but would have produced larger queues. Our guide was ex RAF Nimrod flight engineer. In the Shack you made your way down the airframe with members on hand along the way to explain things to you. The later method does give you greater photo opportunities. The Shack is enter at the back and out through a front bottom hatch which was good for flow but not for my long suffering wife but she did eventually manage to lower herself down onto the platform ladder. The Nimrod was in and out the back which was a struggle coming back from the flight deck. These are NOT criticisms merely a description there are after all few options. The important thing is lots of bods going through with income for both planes. Both are totally different and both a must do. For the Shack experiencing the smell alone is worth the £2! The pictures are OK but they are to show how complete the insides of these aeroplanes are and how worthwhile a visit is. Clambering down the Shack’s fuselage over the two main spares needs to be experienced.
The Nimrod Tour.
On entering the plane you are just aft of the two six barrel rotary sonobuoy ejectors. Unfortunately it was too crowed to get a picture or a picture aft.
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Navigation on the left, decision making on the right.
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Unfortunately access was understandably not permitted to the flight deck due to previous occurrences of vandalism and theft. The aeroplane is live and performs engine runs but not on this day.
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