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March 31, 2025 at 2:35 pm in reply to: Canberra at RAF Wyton 1954, help? #1148247

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Wyton 1954

Hi Ant
Just found your post while browsing.

I was at Wyton in 1954 as an electril fitter on canberra PR7s with 542sqdn.

Don,t remember your stepdad though. There are still quite a few of about

Paddy Rogers

March 31, 2025 at 2:08 pm in reply to: Canberra colour photos from SBAC '49? #1142713

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Hi Steve

I don’t know if this was taken at Farnborough but it is VN 799 in flight in 1949

Paddy R

May 10, 2012 at 10:08 am in reply to: EE Canberra book contributor request #1036478

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EE Canberra book

Hi Steve
Your forthcoming book is a great idea. I was an aircraft electrician in the RAF from 1953 until 1958 working on canberras exclusively. I was stationed at Wyton. Westonzoyland, Gibralter and Hemswell. I worked on B1s, B2s, and PR7s. Our main task was high level air sampling following the many atom bomb tests taking place around the world at that time.

Willing to help if I can have an email address.

John

May 10, 2012 at 10:08 am in reply to: EE Canberra book contributor request #1026356

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EE Canberra book

Hi Steve
Your forthcoming book is a great idea. I was an aircraft electrician in the RAF from 1953 until 1958 working on canberras exclusively. I was stationed at Wyton. Westonzoyland, Gibralter and Hemswell. I worked on B1s, B2s, and PR7s. Our main task was high level air sampling following the many atom bomb tests taking place around the world at that time.

Willing to help if I can have an email address.

John

November 20, 2010 at 3:52 pm in reply to: RAF El Adem, Libya #1141603

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El Adem in the 50s

Hi Nitro
You stirred a memory.
I flew into El Adem in Sept. 1957 to repair a stranded Canberra B2 I was a cpl elect fitter. During my 3 day stay I visited Tobruk which in those days was much as Rommel had left it! I srolled through the sand dunes to a lovely beach for a swim only to find that I had walked through an uncleared WW2 minefield. I was rescued by an army bomb disposal landrover. Happy days.

Paddy R

April 5, 2009 at 6:03 pm in reply to: Avro Tudors @ STN 1958 ish #1216958

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Hi Alan
As Iv’e said before I worked for Aviation Traders in hanger 1 from 1959 until 1961 as an electrical fitter on the Britannias, Tudors, and DC4s.

I would like a sight of those photos, Privately if you like, to see if I can identify any old fellow workers for Freddie Laker.

PaddyR (John)

March 30, 2009 at 2:49 pm in reply to: Avro airliners #1224753

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Yorks at Stanstead

Hi Old Shuck and Keith.
Late reply as I have been away.
Yes I well remember those Yorks that carried the rhesus monkeys. You could smell them from 50 yards! Some of them were actually converted back for passengers. I started with Aviation Traders in 1959 to service the “new” Bristol Britannias, worked at Stanstead hanger 1 and also at Southend for Air Charter on the old Bristol freighters and the Convairs.
I left in 1961 to work for the Royal Aircraft Establishment so I probably just missed you. I was an electrical fitter.
Here is an old pic I took in Gibralter in the 1950s

Paddy R

March 19, 2009 at 11:14 pm in reply to: Avro airliners #1236391

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I well remember Yorks flying into stansted in the late 50s loaded with monkeys to manufacture Salk vacine against polio. How times change!!

Paddy R

March 18, 2009 at 12:29 pm in reply to: Avro airliners #1160522

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I seem to remember Dan Air flying Yorks from Stansted in 1959/60 when I was working for Aviation Traders

Paddy R

March 6, 2009 at 12:26 pm in reply to: EE Canberra – Post your Pictures here #1174305

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VN799

Beaut of a shot there, Paddy, but not from the 13th May – there were no real in flight pics taken on that day, and the fin has been squared-off, so it’s from one of the following flights. Not that I’m being nit-picky or anything, and anything VN799 is right up my alley.

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Steve

Thanks for the info. The picture comes from the the booklet produced for the 50th anniversary of the canberra. Although only 16 pages long it is packed with pictures and data concerning the design and construction. I picked my copy up in an old bookshop. Have you seen a copy?

Paddy R

March 3, 2009 at 4:25 pm in reply to: EE Canberra – Post your Pictures here #1179244

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And finally

Here’s the prototype VN 799 13th May 1949

Paddy R

March 2, 2009 at 10:59 am in reply to: Sunderlands and Catalinas #1181675

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Welcome to the Forum Sunderland 1944

Your web site is great, especially as I could recognise all your area pictures.
I was born and raised on the shores of Lough Erne during WW2.

I have signed you guest book already.

Best wishes. Your site is a fitting memorial.

Paddy R

March 1, 2009 at 3:42 pm in reply to: EE Canberra – Post your Pictures here #1182981

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Another one Just for the riggers!!

Paddy R

March 1, 2009 at 11:47 am in reply to: EE Canberra – Post your Pictures here #1183619

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Another couple from my files
1 WH685 at Leuchers 1957 (In need of a lick of paint) 2. WH902 with sqdn history

Paddy R

February 28, 2009 at 3:22 pm in reply to: EE Canberra – Post your Pictures here #1184821

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Another old one

542 sqdn in June 1956

No prizes for guessing where

I’m 3rd from the left back row

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