Canberra PR9 WH134 Airborne

[reds & greens]

Apologies if already informed, but alternative forums are advising that Canberra PR9 WH134 has successfully flown today and has aspirations for a weekend at RIAT.
Absolutely fantastic achievement if correct, and one aircraft that I would willingly go to see fly again.

[Wander00]

Never flew the PR9, but great to have a Canberra airborne again

[MAN777]

http://highcamera.smugmug.com/Other/RIAT-2013/i-4Bnsbjf/0/L/D4R_4654-L.jpg

[MAN777]

http://highcamera.smugmug.com/Other/RIAT-2013/i-PJPCHkK/0/L/D4R_4607-L.jpg

[MAN777]

http://highcamera.smugmug.com/Other/RIAT-2013/i-4Bnsbjf/0/L/D4R_4654-L.jpg

[CoffmanStarter]

Queen of the Skies ... Lovely :ok:

[ciderman]

Any idea who is drving it? TC?

[smujsmith]

Aha, a real aircraft turns up for RIAT. I'm sure it will be a great success. Is it in the flying display, or only a static exhibit ? I hope any "attendees" can keep us updated on this. Grand news.

Smudge :ok:

[Dysonsphere]

Wonderfull great to see one in the air again.

[JEM60]

I would suggest that it is 'static' only. Not done enough flying to earn it's display authorisation yet.

[500N]

What's the colour scheme of this Canberra ?

[BBadanov]

'Hemp', the final colours in 39Sqn/1PRU. Also Nimrods were hemp.

[500N]

OK, thanks.

I had seen it before but not often.

[Dysonsphere]

I would suggest that it is 'static' only. Not done enough flying to earn it's display authorisation yet.

No but a simply fly bye might be ok.

[brokenlink]

Lovely photos, thanks for sharing.
BTW on the Canberra front the Wyton Gate Guard has just undergone a long overdue repaint. Rather nice it looks as well.

[Hatchet 130]

Somewhere I've got some pics of an air to air photo-shoot that we did in May '89. Herc vs Canberra in Royal blue paint-job, out of Northolt, must have been for the 40th.
Will scan and post in a few years time when I find them!

[Stitchbitch]

Ciderman..ET?

[big v]

As the post title says......;)

Cheers,

Vern

[Belle and Sebastian]

Pipes was doing the ground runs/taxi checks a few months ago.......

[FAStoat]

What happened to Rick P,also known as Biggles,of Bucc fame?He saw his time out as Cranberry Boss,as far as my grapevine goes,until they were retired.Surely he must be still flying??He also flew the last Bucc flight,did he not??A very spendid bloke,trained in the noble art of elbow bending on the Ark!!(The proper one)

[Rigga]

So who owns/operates it?
What's it's registration?

[GeeRam]

XH134/G-OHMD is owned by Mike Davis/Canberra 134 Ltd and operated under the Midair Squadron banner, with the intention to be operated at airshows as a 3-ship team alongside Hunter T.7's XL577/G-XMHD and XL600/G-VETA.

[just another jocky]

BTW on the Canberra front the Wyton Gate Guard has just undergone a long overdue repaint. Rather nice it looks as well.

Complete repaint done by 57(R) Sqn at Wyton, led by Pipes. I believe he was due to fly the Canberra on Friday; maybe it was him that flew it into RIAT.



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[big v]

FAStoat said "What happened to Rick P,also known as Biggles,of Bucc fame?He saw his time out as Cranberry Boss,as far as my grapevine goes,until they were retired.Surely he must be still flying??He also flew the last Bucc flight,did he not??A very spendid bloke,trained in the noble art of elbow bending on the Ark!!(The proper one)"

I don't think that's entirely correct. The last I heard of the Viscount he'd gone to the north of Scotland for his final (non-flying) tour.

Splendid chap and a fly fisherman par excellance to boot.

Regards,

Vernon

[FantomZorbin]

Would Terry C. be driving? ...

[GeeRam]

Was at the Goodwood Revival at the weekend, and it was lovely surprise to see PR.9 WH134 giving a display..... and it looks great in the new all silver paint job.

Don't know who was flying it though.