Hello John and Argonautical,
Talking about Canberras of any nation, let alone Rhodesia of which I have a good deal of interest is NEVER derailing a discussion! I could talk about this till the cows come home. W of D is an excellent read of which I finished late last year. I have since been in contact with Peter PB and also Mike Hamence, co-author of Canberra in Southern African Service, who have both been extremely helpful and in a large part inspired me to crack on with this project. Ref the wing spar problems, Mike did a massive amount of research on this, most of which is over my head, but suffice to say, the RhAF crews were brave, and the ground crews miracle-workers.
Beagle and diginagain,
thanks very much for clearing up how MRR with the Vulcan worked, there's the nitwit me thinking the Canberra itself was the contact! Won't be the first or last time I commit a proper civvie blunder like that, as always cheers for enlightening me. Beagle, PM coming your way about your 35 Sqn experiences.