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WV787
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1952 English Electric Canberra B(1)8 C/N EEP71644Discuss this aircraft in forum |
by Ingo Warnecke
by Ingo Warnecke
by Ingo Warnecke
by Ingo Warnecke
| Manufacturer: | English Electric |
| Model: | Canberra B(1)8 Search all English Electric Canberra B(1)8 |
| Year built: | 1952 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | EEP71644 |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing multi engine |
| Number of Seats: | 3 |
| Number of Engines: | 2 |
| Engine Type: | Turbojet |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire |
| Registration Number: | WV787 |
| Current Status: | Preserved |
| Owner: | Newark Air Museum |
| Address: | , United Kingdom |
| Malcolm Clarke, 2012-07-30 10:15:25 | |
| WV787 was built as a Canberra B2 in 1952, it was loaned to Armstrong Siddeley and was fitted with Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire engines. It was later transferred to Ferranti for trials for the Blackburn Buccaneer radar and fitted with a B(I)8 type nose and a Buccaneer style radome. It next was moved to the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment where it was modified to be used as a water-spray tanker aircraft for de-icing trials. It would fly in front of the aircraft being tested which would fly into the artificial cloud created by the sprayed water to induce icing. It was retired in 1984 and later preserved at the Newark Air Museum and is a National Benchmark airframe on the National Aviation Heritage Register (Wikipedia) | |