Canberra and Hunter over Banbury today

[Wookey]

Around 3.15 today saw Canberra flying in close formation with a Hunter at low level, maybe around 1000 ft? Absolutely gorgeous.
Arrived from SW direction and turned N towards Coventry so I am assuming Classic Airforce aircraft?

[Genghis the Engineer]

C2 aviation at Kemble.

Beautiful aren't they!

G

[Skypilot]

Mid Air Squadron? Mid Air Squadron - Home

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

The Canberra arrived at Farnborough this morning for the Air Show preparations.

[Wander00]

There you go - Farnborough, Canberra, MRCA...............................

[Genghis the Engineer]

Originally Posted by Skypilot

Mid Air Squadron? Mid Air Squadron - Home

Same people as C2. Good competent bunch doing something very worthwhile, in my opinion.

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[thing]

They did the same at the Waddo airshow. Was one of the best sights at the show IMO. The Hunter is currently parked on our pan (three of them actually) and is in excellent nick.

[Wookey]

Is the Canberra the only airworthy example around, as they claim in their website blurb?

[DaveReidUK]

Is the Canberra the only airworthy example around, as they claim in their website blurb?

Yes, they aren't telling lies.

NASA still fly a handful of WB-57s, but to call those Canberras is a bit of a stretch: WB-57 Home

[Old Speckled Aircrew]

Yes, their claim is "Canberra XH134 is the only air-worthy Canberra of its type in the world" and the emphasis is on the word type (PR9)

[Wander00]

Also have the B2/6, WK163, the Spectre rocket motor Canberra under rebuild, hopefully to fly, with Classic AirForce

[Tinribs]

163

I flew 163 at RAE Bedford. We had a lot of Canberra airframes of various kinds that had been much modified over the years. Some were only half the serial with added cockpits or fudelage bits, sometimes new wings. All done at the transport joint. The PR9 XH132, was as built having no transport joint. In my time 163 was pretty much back in orriginal speck with some research kit added on, no rockets or signs of them