NASA's Canberras - an Affectionate Look at the Big Wing Birds

[buffnut453]

Saw this story on the BBC. An interesting retrospective on the Canberra - lots of nostalgia. My particular favourite is the photo of the RAF's Met Research Flight Canberra with the long barber's pole "Snoopy" nose.

 

[vikingBerserker]

That is such a cool plane.

 

[buffnut453]

Entirely concur. I spent several months at RAF Wyton when it was still operating photo recce, target tug and ECM training Canberras. Managed to scrounge a trip in one of Tatty Ton's drogue-towing airframes. Simply an amazing aircraft...but not the most ergonomic from a pilot's perspective (they were known as the airborne multi-gym!).

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff!

 

[parsifal]

I still remember RAAF Canberras. we used them for photo recon mostly until they were replaced by some of the precious F-111s. They were a great a/c for that sort of job.

I don't think any ex-RAAF Canberras are left flying now

Nice story and thanks for posting