One more distinctive feature of Canberras with the early Avons was when there was a cross-wind for take-off: Line up facing about 30° (?) to the centre-line, accelerate the engines to about 5,000 (?) rpm, release the brakes and turn onto runway heading as the bird began to accelerate.
This was to let the 2-position inlet guide vanes sort themselves out, after which the sailing was plain.
My route to the Canberra was Vampire/Venom DFGA in 2TAF after FTS, short V-bomber tour, eventful ground tour in Berlin, Confrontation in FEAF on Canberras ... Nice way to end one's service ...
BTW. A comment above about it being difficult at one stage to find Canberra Flight Commanders makes me wonder now whether that was why I was made one ... (I didn't think so at the time !).