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It would appear that Canberra T.4 WJ874, recently retired from RAF service at Marham will be flying to Coventry today :)
It has been acquired by Air Atlantique and may be kept flying from 2006 onwards.
Great news, an ex-FRADU Canberra lives on and escapes the scrapheap :)
Dak Mechanic
9th Nov 2005, 14:14
Just arrived at Coventry (about 15:10).
JC
Beeayeate
9th Nov 2005, 23:36
Arrived with a clean flypast and break in beautiful weather.
Atlantique blokes chuffed to little NAAFI breaks with their new toy - a mate for WK163.
It (they?) will probably do selected air shows next year, Waddo particularly.
http://www.canberra.plus.com/pics/Blue01.jpg
http://www.canberra.plus.com/pics/Blue07.jpg
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SirPeterHardingsLovechild
10th Nov 2005, 16:44
BI8
That link to Air Atlantique (http://www.classicflight.com/) and the photo of WK163
A B2 with triple breech starters?
Just how much of that Twin Man, Twin Fan, All Aloominum Pursuit Ship acheived the World Altitude record?
At Pershore in 1968, B.6 wings and engines were fitted. In 1969, the original nose was fitted to WT327 and WK163 received the nose from B.6 XH568.
Has this been debated before?
Trigger in Only Fools & Horses:-
'I've had the same broom for 18 years...its had six new heads and four new handles'
Still queen of the skies, though, and lovely photos
SPHLC
Beeayeate
11th Nov 2005, 00:43
SPHLC
Obviously considered in that way, only the fus made the record flight - don't think it matters really as the serial is still the same. It never flew with the RAF or in BC1 colour scheme either, but it is now representative of RAF Canberras and as such it works. ;)
As for being debated previously, well, I don't know, I'm not that much of a "rivet counter". I do think however that there are many preserved frames, static and flying, in the UK (and the world) the provenence of which could be questioned and debated endlessly - and often is.
Seems to me the whole point is that someone is prepared to put the effort in to keep it flying so that the modern public can see an aircraft type the RAF considered good enough to keep in service for 54 years.
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