603DX:
Quote: All very smooth, quiet and comfortable, with a superb view from that "bubble" canopy. Possibly the only downside was that no ejection seats were fitted, so the pupil's seat I was sitting in had to be slid back on runners to allow access to the escape hatch on the starboard side.
The Canberra T4 did in fact have ejection seats. Indeed on 2 September 2004, WJ866 was involved in an accident at Marham when practising asymmetric landings and all 3 seats fired, killing 2 of the crew.
I never flew in the T4, but as a passenger in the B2 and B6. I remember sitting in the jump seat, rigged to the right of the pilot, and having an excellent view, although obviously blocking the escape hatch had there been an emergency. I recall how dark the sky was at FL 400 plus. At the time of my B2 flights (1956-1957), the Canberra had been experiencing run-away of the electric elevator trim, which had caused some crashes due to sudden pitch-up. It didn't happen to me though!
Laurence