| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | WH876 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | English Electric Canberra |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | English Electric Canberra |
| Aircraft Version: | English Electric Canberra B2(mod) |
| Licence-built by: | Short |
| C/n (msn): | SH.1633 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | A&AEE - Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Greenham Common (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGVI IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | IAT - International Air Tattoo 1983 |
| Photo Date: | 23 July 1983 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 681843 |
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Built for the RAF as a Canberra B.2 in 1953. Converted to a Canberra U.14 target drone in 1960/1 and used by the Royal Navy for missile trials. Reworked as a Canberra B.2(mod) in 1963 then to the A&AEE in 1964. Used by Martin-Baker from 1985. Stored at Boscombe Down in 1988 then dismantled and moved to Aberporth in 1990. Scrapped in 1994. Forward fuselage to the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection, Old Sarum. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 April 2024, and has since been viewed 134 times. |