PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Vulcan to the Sky Trust to return Canberra WK163 to display flight
Thread: Vulcan to the Sky Trust to return Canberra WK163 to display flight
View Single Post
Old 21st May 2016, 20:20
  #41 (permalink)  
SirPeterHardingsLovechild
 
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: UK
Posts: 737
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
They should nickname it "Triggers Broom"


WK163 first flew after modification on the 20th May 1956 and whilst undertaking these trials the aircraft obtained the world record for aircraft altitude at 70,310ft on the 28th August 1957

Whilst at Pershore in April 1966 WK163 was converted to Mk B6 specification being fitted with Canberra MK B6 mainplanes and engines

Then during April 1972 the B2 nose was removed and replaced with a standard B6 nose from Canberra XH568


Martin/English Electric B-57 Canberra Registry - A Warbirds Resource Group Site
SirPeterHardingsLovechild is offline  
Reply