Originally Posted by
typerated
I remember as a boy seeing lots of Canberra's parked up outside Salmesbury during the war.
I was told these were embargoed Argentine ones but suspect not not I am older.
Can anyone shed any light.
Thanks
A second contract was placed in 1981 for a further two aircraft - WH914 (a B.92) and XH583 (a T.94). These were prepared for delivery but were embargoed because of the Falklands Conflict. Both aircraft were later dismantled and scrapped.
ARGENTINA CANBERRAS
I had a search around the enthusiast forums and an enthusiast noted the following at Samlesbury during May 1982.
WT483, WT488, WH846, WH850, WE192, WJ639, WJ721 and WK122. Plus rear fuselages of Canberra WH777, WH796 and WH798.
There was possibly more Canberras but not visible to the enthusiast? Possibly the two Argentine Canberras were still at Warton having recently been refurbished?
By 1986 one of the Argentine ones XH583 was noted and photographed by an enthusiast at Samlesbury. Both XH583 and WH914 were reported as being scrapped at Samlesbury between 1988 and 1991.