| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | WK165 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | English Electric Canberra |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | English Electric Canberra |
| Aircraft Version: | English Electric Canberra B2 |
| C/n (msn): | [ WK165 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Port Adelaide / South Australian Aviation Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
| Collection: | South Australian Aviation Museum |
| Photo Date: | 27 November 2023 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 714160 |
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This was one of a batch of 75 Canberras built by Avro at Woodford and delivered to the RAF in February 1955. Taken off charge in December 1955, it was allocated to the joint UK/Australian Weapons Research Establishment in 1956. The WRE used it as a platform for airborne photography of weapons including atomic bomb tests, radar calibration and ranging tasks out of Woomera and Maralinga. In February 1963 it was transferred to No. 4 Joint Services Trials Unit and served until December 1969, being s/o/c at Edinburgh in February 1970. To Eureka Aviation Museum, Ballarat in 1985 and SAAM in 1997 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 7 August 2024, and has since been viewed 59 times. |