| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | WJ574 |
| Alternate Registration: | N77844 |
| Military Code: | 844 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | English Electric Canberra |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | English Electric Canberra |
| Aircraft Version: | English Electric Canberra TT18 |
| C/n (msn): | HP-161B |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Titusville - Space Coast RegionalMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KTIX IATA: TIX Local: TIX Other: - |
| Collection: | Valiant Air Command Museum |
| Photo Date: | 22 August 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 721005 |
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This Canberra was built as a B.2 by Handley Page at Radlett, being delivered to the RAF in 1953 for familiarisation and work-ups by Canberra PR.3 crews with 540 Sqdn at RAF Benson. Moved to 57 Sqdn at Cottesmore and eventually sold to BAC in 1969, 'B' Class marks of G27-182 being allocated. After around five years it was re-delivered to the Royal Navy, now configured as a TT.18 target tug for the FRADU at Yeovilton, even completing a first sojourn in Florida when detached to NAS Key West in 1978. After storage at St Athan from 1989, sold in the US for trials work and moved to VAC in 2012 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 27 August 2024, and has since been viewed 145 times. |