I'm coming rather late to this, but I have been searching on and off for many years for information about a red Canberra. In the fifties as an eight or nine year old I saw a red Canberra taking off from Sydenham. It was, to m,e towards cherry red in colour and I'm sure it had black fixtures of some sort on the nose. As a kid I drew it many times and always put like an aerial array on the nose. It was taking off toward the city and became airbourne in line with the end of my street. I got the idea in my head that it was maybe something to do with weather research as it took off just after a thunder storm and I have the idea this happened at least twice over a period. The first time I am certain about, the additional time(s) not 100%. Our street ran at right angles to the runway and ended just beside the railway line so I got a great view of nany things.
Not to do with this forum but I saw the Seamew as it headed straight into the ground, disappeared behind the sheds then a huge pall of smoke, from my house window. From the railway bridge I saw the Short SC1 rising a few feet off it's pad. I also sneaked into the park to see the wreck of a vampire? that crashed just after take-off, mystified the guards how we got in (the bendy bar<G>).