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Constructed as a Canberra B.2. |
21 December 1953 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WH876. |
January 1954 |
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Transferred to 115SQN, RAF Marham. |
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Transferred to 207 SQN, RAF Marham. |
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Transferred to 73 SQN, RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus. |
September 1960 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Aircraft Establishment with s/n WH876. |
10 September 1961 |
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Converted to a Canberra U.14.
Carried out at Shorts, Belfast. First flight as a U14 on 10 September 1961. |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n WH876. |
10 September 1961 |
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Transferred to 738B NAS, RNAS Hal Far, Malta.
Operated with markings: 595
Used on trials with the guided missile ship HMS Glamorgan. |
December 1961 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Aircraft Establishment with s/n WH876. |
December 1961 |
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Assigned to RAE Pershore for storage. |
1963 |
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Converted to a Canberra B.2(mod).
New construction number, EEP2374, assigned to the airframe.
Radio control equipment removed. |
March 1964 |
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Transferred to Bomber Maritime Test SQN, Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment, Boscombe Down, Wiltshire. |
31 May 1980 |
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31 May 1980 |
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Photographer: Unknown
Notes: Photographed at Greenham Common. |
31 May 1980 |
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Photographer: C Peter Russell-Smith
Notes: Photographed at Greenham Common. |
Circa June 1985 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Ministry of Defence with s/n WH876. |
Circa June 1985 |
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Transferred to Martin Baker, Chalgrove.
For work on parachute trials. |
13 July 1985 |
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Photographer: Ken Videan
Notes: On static display at IAT Fairford. |
1988 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Aircraft Establishment with s/n WH876. |
1988 |
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Assigned to Boscombe Down for storage. |
1994 |
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Scrapped.
Broken up at Boscombe Down. Nose/cockpit survived. |
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To Boscombe Down Museum, RAF Boscombe Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
Only the cockpit section survived here.
 View the Location Dossier |
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To Boscombe Down Museum, Old Sarum Airfield, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
Only the cockpit section survives here.
View the Location Dossier |
1 February 2014 |
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Photographer: John Bennett |
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