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Old 22nd Jul 2013, 22:18
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As described in the previous post, there is no plausible reason why the tip tanks would be fitted on PR9 outer wing tips. So why were they fitted thus?

Just in case anyone isn't convinced that the aircraft does have PR9 wings, take a look at this photo:-



I've added a red line to show the obvious similarity between a standard PR9 wing and WH793.

Then there's this illustration:-



Standard Canberra B2 wing in the top picture, and WH793 below. I think anyone can see that the wing tips, aileron trailing edge (no trim tab) and tank fairings are not the same.

So, given that it is a PR9 wing, why on Earth would the tanks (pods) be attached outboard of the normal attachment point?

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