The English Electric Canberra is a British first-generation, jet-powered medium bomber. It was developed by English Electric during the mid- to late 1940s...
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Two English Electric aircraft designs became landmarks in British aeronautical engineering; the Canberra and the Lightning. In 1960, English Electric Aircraft...
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The Canberra shootdown incident occurred on 10 April 1959, when an English Electric Canberra B(I)58 of the Indian Air Force was shot down by an F-86F Sabre...
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The English Electric Canberra subtitled The History and Development of a Classic Jet (ISBN 978-1-84415-242-1) is a book by British military historian...
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(USAF) in 1953. The B-57 is a license-built version of the British English Electric Canberra, manufactured by the Glenn L. Martin Company. Initial Martin-built...
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Rolls-Royce Avon (category Use British English from January 2018)
civilian, as well as versions for stationary and maritime power. An English Electric Canberra powered by two Avons made the first un-refuelled non-stop transatlantic...
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Dynamics from the Martin B-57 Canberra tactical bomber, which itself was a license-built version of the English Electric Canberra. It was operationally assigned...
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lost out in evaluation to the English Electric Canberra which - built by Martin - entered service as the Martin B-57 Canberra. This unorthodox design, first...
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such engines as the Rolls-Royce Avon, which were used in the English Electric Canberra and Hawker Hunter aircraft, used a high gas volume cartridge driving...
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B-57 Canberra tactical bomber, a license-built version of the English Electric Canberra. It was used by the United States Air Force during the 1950s prior...
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Canberra is the capital city of Australia. It may also refer to: English Electric Canberra, a British jet bomber Martin B-57 Canberra, a version produced...
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post-war era, the RAF introduced interdictor variants of their English Electric Canberra jet bomber, as aircraft were released from the strategic bombing...
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RAF Marham (category Use British English from May 2013)
the 1950s, Marham airfield was home to RAF units operating the English Electric Canberra, and later the V-bomber force and tankers: Vickers Valiant and...
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strike aircraft instead. Examples of post-war mediums include the English Electric Canberra (along with its derived U.S. counterpart, the Martin B-57) and...
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Avro Lincoln (category Use British English from May 2017)
converted to the English Electric Canberra. No. 12 Squadron RAF 1946–52 at RAF Binbrook and RAF Hemswell, converted to the English Electric Canberra. No. 15 Squadron...
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RAF Laarbruch (category Use British English from November 2017)
English Electric Canberra PR.3 1954–58. No. 79 Squadron RAF; flying Gloster Meteor FR.9 (54–55) No. 80 Squadron RAF; flying English Electric Canberra...
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Red Beard (nuclear weapon) (category Use British English from May 2017)
tactical nuclear weapon. It was carried by Royal Air Force (RAF) English Electric Canberra medium bombers and the V bomber force and by Supermarine Scimitars...
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List of fatal accidents and incidents involving Royal Air Force aircraft from 1945 (category Use British English from January 2017)
English Electric Canberra PR.3, 29 Squadron, flew into the sea on approach to RAF Luqa, Malta, two killed. 16 February 1960 - WT334 English Electric Canberra...
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No. 100 Squadron RAF (category Use British English from August 2015)
English Electric Canberra T.19 (February 1972 – July 1980) English Electric Canberra E.15 (February 1976 – September 1991) English Electric Canberra TT...
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List of missiles of the RAF (category Use British English from February 2017)
Siddeley Nimrod AS-30 - Air-to-surface missile. Carried by the English Electric Canberra ALARM - Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile. Carried by the...
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Martin-Baker (category Use British English from January 2018)
Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet de Havilland DH.100 Vampire English Electric Canberra English Electric Lightning Fouga CM.170 Magister HAL Ajeet HAL HF-24 Marut...
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City bus) in Brooklyn B57 nuclear bomb B-57 Canberra, a US-built version of the English Electric Canberra bomber Volvo B57, a bus Sicilian Defence in...
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Newark Air Museum (category Use British English from May 2013)
Chipmunk T.10 English Electric Canberra B.2 English Electric Canberra PR.7 English Electric Canberra PR.9 (cockpit section) English Electric Canberra T.17 (cockpit...
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(September 1946 – January 1952) English Electric Canberra B.2 (January 1952 – April 1955) English Electric Canberra B.6 (February 1955 – December 1955)...
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No. 39 Squadron RAF (category Use British English from August 2015)
between January 2007 and July 2022. It had previously operated the English Electric Canberra PR.7, PR.9 and T.4 from RAF Marham, Norfolk, as No. 39 (1 Photographic...
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(designated as XLR8-RM-5). 1953 May 4 63,668 ft 19,406 m Walter Gibb English Electric Canberra B.2 turbojet propelled by two Rolls-Royce Olympus engines. 1953...
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with a 213 Squadron English Electric Canberra WT325; all four crew members of the Victor died, as did all three on board the Canberra. 10 May 1973: XL230...
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use with the TSR-2 aircraft, flying for the first time in an English Electric Canberra testbed in 1962. While the TSR-2 project was ultimately abandoned...
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BAC TSR-2 (redirect from English Electric TSR.2)
to Air Ministry specification E.3/45. The winning design, the English Electric Canberra, also dispensed with defensive armament, producing a design with...
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Vietnam"". warbirdsnews.com. March 13, 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2022. "English Electric Canberra and de Havilland Vampire set to Return to the Air". warbirdsnews...
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