Fantastic video, havn't seen this before. Loved the Canberra, worked on the T17s when they were at Wyton in the 70s.Enjoyed detachments to Germany, Norway, Denmark and Gibraltar was well as all over the UK!!!!!
I lived not far from RAF Bassingbourn in Cambridgeshire it was a bomber training station and they were equipped with Canberra. As a boy growing up in the late 50s early 60s we used go and watch them land and take off, happy days!!!!! . Alan.
Beautiful, graceful aircraft. Until a few years ago, they were still being flown at target drones and target towers at RAE (as it was then) Llanbedr in North Wales, and I had the privilege of counting two of the pilots from there as friends - Sqn Ldr ‘PP’ and Flt Lt ‘BG’ Both were WWII RAF pilots, both had honourable and shall we say ‘colourful’ service records, and both complained bitterly when they were grounded from flying the Canberras and Meteors as they approached their 70th birthdays! At P’s funeral, a Canberra from Llanbedr did a low, slow, quiet, flypast, as only a Canberra could; making two passes overhead forming the shape of a cross. The irony, that it was piloted by an ex Luftwaffe phantom pilot would have amused him enormously.
We had 2 of these at RAF Halton on the airfield for doing marshalling practice on my apprecticeship! I ADORE the Mighty Canberra! So sad when we said goodbye to them. To this day the RAF no longer has any aircraft that can fulfil the high level photo reconaissance missions - probably never will.🤬🤬😭
I worked on these in the late 70s early 80's at RAF Marham as a wpns tech mostly dealing with the ejector seats and canopy and hatch detonators (a lot of them! ). Also fitting the detonators to the wing tip tanks as well as being deployed with them for target towing via a rear EMRU (with 100 sqn) typically to Malta & Cyprus .We used the bomb bay to store luggage and aircraft spares etc in panniers .
Just FYI, WK163 (shown about 3 minutes into the video, whilst landing in 1973) is currently being considered for a return to the air by the "Vulcan to the Sky" team - and are seeking funding. Canberra's were my first experience of jets on an active base at RAF West Raynham in 1974, when I was just a lad in Air Training Corps back in the day. It was at the same summer camp that I saw my first almost vertical take-off of a pair of Lightnings presumably on (or practicing for) QRA duty. Similarly impressive to the following year when I saw a Vulcan doing a similar thing at RAF Coltishall, The Canberra's were not as exciting at the time, but their long service speaks for itself now (that I am 'much' older)!
This was filmed during the 25th anniversary meet/celebration at RAF Cottesmore in 1974,I was based there at the time and positioned some of the aircraft with our squadron tractor.
Canberra TT's were frequently seen at RAF St Mawgan in the 1970's and were immediately identifiable by the diagonal stripes on the underside of the wings and fuselage.
In the early 90's a NASA B57 Canberra ( a very long and broad winged type ) landed at DFW airport and was parked in our hangar for a few days because it developed engine trouble. It was guarded while their mechanics were flown in from Houston Texas to fix it. It flew out at nighttime later on.
The sound on this video is absolutely awful , it needs re doing. Some fast burring background noise and some random who doesn't sound like old Captain Winkle. Disgrace.
Fantastic video, havn't seen this before. Loved the Canberra, worked on the T17s when they were at Wyton in the 70s.Enjoyed detachments to Germany, Norway, Denmark and Gibraltar was well as all over the UK!!!!!
I lived not far from RAF Bassingbourn in Cambridgeshire it was a bomber training station and they were equipped with Canberra. As a boy growing up in the late 50s early 60s we used go and watch them land and take off, happy days!!!!! . Alan.
Beautiful, graceful aircraft.
Until a few years ago, they were still being flown at target drones and target towers at RAE (as it was then) Llanbedr in North Wales, and I had the privilege of counting two of the pilots from there as friends - Sqn Ldr ‘PP’ and Flt Lt ‘BG’
Both were WWII RAF pilots, both had honourable and shall we say ‘colourful’ service records, and both complained bitterly when they were grounded from flying the Canberras and Meteors as they approached their 70th birthdays!
At P’s funeral, a Canberra from Llanbedr did a low, slow, quiet, flypast, as only a Canberra could; making two passes overhead forming the shape of a cross.
The irony, that it was piloted by an ex Luftwaffe phantom pilot would have amused him enormously.
We had 2 of these at RAF Halton on the airfield for doing marshalling practice on my apprecticeship! I ADORE the Mighty Canberra! So sad when we said goodbye to them. To this day the RAF no longer has any aircraft that can fulfil the high level photo reconaissance missions - probably never will.🤬🤬😭
I worked on these in the late 70s early 80's at RAF Marham as a wpns tech mostly dealing with the ejector seats and canopy and hatch detonators (a lot of them! ). Also fitting the detonators to the wing tip tanks as well as being deployed with them for target towing via a rear EMRU (with 100 sqn) typically to Malta & Cyprus .We used the bomb bay to store luggage and aircraft spares etc in panniers .
Just FYI, WK163 (shown about 3 minutes into the video, whilst landing in 1973) is currently being considered for a return to the air by the "Vulcan to the Sky" team - and are seeking funding. Canberra's were my first experience of jets on an active base at RAF West Raynham in 1974, when I was just a lad in Air Training Corps back in the day. It was at the same summer camp that I saw my first almost vertical take-off of a pair of Lightnings presumably on (or practicing for) QRA duty. Similarly impressive to the following year when I saw a Vulcan doing a similar thing at RAF Coltishall, The Canberra's were not as exciting at the time, but their long service speaks for itself now (that I am 'much' older)!
This was filmed during the 25th anniversary meet/celebration at RAF Cottesmore in 1974,I was based there at the time and positioned some of the aircraft with our squadron tractor.
I worked positioning them on the lazy runway. I seem to recall we had one of every mark turned up. I still have my 25th anniversary tie.
Canberra TT's were frequently seen at RAF St Mawgan in the 1970's and were immediately identifiable by the diagonal stripes on the underside of the wings and fuselage.
In the early 90's a NASA B57 Canberra ( a very long and broad winged type ) landed at DFW airport and was parked in our hangar for a few days because it developed engine trouble. It was guarded while their mechanics were flown in from Houston Texas to fix it. It flew out at nighttime later on.
Please reupload with fixed audio!
That 100 Sqn T19 with the "pointed nose" was Blue Circle radar, if you know what I mean.
some weird audio artefacts in there on the right side
Sounds like a jealous mosquito (spanish for "fly") in the back....
Great footage and information. Thank you.
Had to give up on this because of the audio interference on the right channel. Was the video not checked before release?
The T11 is in fact an SC9. Staying with the T11, once the radar was removed and ballast used to replace it, it became a T19
Just saw a post showing the shell to start the turbine
That’s awesome ! 20km up
General Midwinter used it in Billion Dollar Brain ❤
The sound on this video is absolutely awful , it needs re doing. Some fast burring background noise and some random who doesn't sound like old Captain Winkle. Disgrace.
Dear dummy author: the Mosquito was armed with 4 7.7 mm Browning machine guns and 4 x 20 mm Hispano cannons. How do like getting educated?