Actually WJ877, painted as the Canberra prototype

English Electric Canberra B.Mk.1 first prototype. First flown on 13 May 1949. Delivered on 27 October1949. Written off due to fuel starvation on18 August 1953 when with the AIEU (Aircraft Instrument Examinations Unit), RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk. (English Electric Company Ltd Photograph)

This is WJ874 painted as the Canberra prototype VN799.

WJ874 painted as the Canberra prototype

actually WJ874 and ex G-CDSX.

This is WJ874 painted as VN799, the Canberra prototype, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Canberra's first flight on 13 May 1949. Ten years earlier two other aircraft, WT478 and WJ877, had been painted in these same markings to celebrate the type's 40th anniversary.

Two aircraft, WT478 (seen here) and WJ877, were painted in the colours and markings of the Canberra prototype VN799, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the type's first flight on 13 May 1949. The aircraft in this photo is the flying aircraft, WT478 from 231 OCU RAF Wyton. The spare aircraft was WJ877, which was part of the show's static display.

Two aircraft, WT478 and WJ877 (seen here), were painted in the colours and markings of the Canberra prototype VN799, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the type's first flight on 13 May 1949. The flying aircraft was WT478, but the Canberra in this photo is the spare aircraft, WJ877 from 231 OCU RAF Wyton, which was part of the show's static display. Some sources incorrectly quote this as c/n 71355.

Two aircraft, WT478 and WJ877 (seen here), were painted in the colours and markings of the Canberra prototype VN799, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the type's first flight on 13 May 1949. The flying aircraft was WT478, but the Canberra in this photo is the spare aircraft, WJ877 from 231 OCU RAF Wyton, which was part of the show's static display. Some sources incorrectly quote this as c/n 71355.

Two aircraft, WT478 and WJ877 (seen here), were painted in the colours and markings of the Canberra prototype VN799, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the type's first flight on 13 May 1949. The flying aircraft was WT478, but the Canberra in this photo is the spare aircraft, WJ877 from 231 OCU RAF Wyton, which was part of the show's static display. Some sources incorrectly quote this as c/n 71355.