English Electric Canberra | Great Britain's First Jet-Powered Bomber
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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 in response to a 1944 Air Ministry requirement for a successor to the wartime de Havilland Mosquito.
Among the performance requirements for the type was an outstanding high-altitude bombing capability and high speed. These were partly accomplished by making use of newly developed jet propulsion technology. When the Canberra was introduced to service with the Royal Air Force (RAF), the type's first operator, in May 1951, it became the service's first jet-powered bomber.
In February 1951, a Canberra set another world record when it became the first jet aircraft to make a non-stop transatlantic flight. Throughout most of the 1950s, the Canberra could fly at a higher altitude than any other aircraft in the world and in 1957, a Canberra established a world altitude record of 70,310 feet (21,430 m).
Due to its ability to evade the early jet interceptor aircraft and its significant performance advancement over contemporary piston-engined bombers, the Canberra became a popular aircraft on the export market, being procured for service in the air forces of many nations both inside and outside of the Commonwealth of Nations. The type was also licence-produced in Australia by the Government Aircraft Factories and in the US by Martin as the B-57 Canberra. The latter produced both the slightly modified B-57A Canberra and the significantly updated B-57B.
The Canberra had a lengthy service life, serving for more than 50 years with some operators. In June 2006, the RAF retired the last of its Canberra’s, 57 years after its first flight.
This short documentary, originally produced back in 1989, follows the aircraft during its 40th anniversary, and includes interviews with those that tested it, and flew in operations. The documentary also includes the anniversary ceremony held at RAF Wyton.
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I’m working on my video of the gate guardian at RAF WYTON. The Canberra really was a special aircraft. I can’t believe how amazing it was 🧸🇬🇧
The Canberra was a fantastic aircraft, probably one of the finest this country has produced. We would love to see your video when it's finished Ted...
How far have you got with it ?
Hi, the video is ready to see on my channel. Not sure if I can post the link (may get removed) so I will post it on a separate comment 🧸🇬🇧
Here is the link:
m.th-cam.com/video/KGAHXez75ks/w-d-xo.html
Hi. I have finished it and it is on my channel to watch. 🧸🇬🇧
electriccanberra argentina had the totally homemade chafs system of 10 canberras retuened 8 .no to forget 1982 english and argentinian brothers in this war that their loved ones lost
People always harp on about what Germany could have had of the war has gone on a bit longer. Just look at the British equipment developed at the end of WW2. Vampire and Venom. The Canberra and the Centurion tank to name but a few.
Very true..
Roland Beamont was one of my boyhood heroes. What a man what an aircraft. Those displays at Farnborough were something else.
Roland was a damn fine fellow, and a nice guy to boot...much missed.
My Grand pa KC Gaur was the part of squadron whom took this aircraft
Just seen one flying yesterday at a air show in Australia, very slick nice sounding machine. Think it’s the only 1 still flying here.
Awesome Dan...
En argentina se encuentra un electric canberra de la guerra de Malvinas totalmente restaurado y funcionando
That's brilliant. Does it fly much?
That moment when he said the colour wasn’t quite right 😬
When i was at RAF Swinderby in 1974 for basic training they had a Canberra in the hanger we did our drill training in when the weather was shit ! They were quite a big air craft .
The yanks actually modified one to use as a test rig for building the u2 spy plane they lengthened the wing to get it to fly higher !,
Very interesting...thank you Kevin.
@@militaryaviationtv it actually flew higher than any thing the yanks had at that time ?, british aviation was so far ahead of the rest of the world at one time
The US actually still has two in service, they split time between the NASA and the USAF
@@jacobgreengas7121 the UK used them for a long time after front line service for photgrapy and for towing targets
It's amazing to recall that the Canberra was the first aircraft designed by English Electric*. EE (and later BAe Warton) never produced a poor design...the Lightning, Jaguar,Tornado, Typhoon...every one a winner. (*pre-war there was the Kingston flying boat (1924) and Wren (1923))
...of course, after EE was subsumed into British Aerospace, and later BAE Systems, they did produce some fine aircraft. Teddy Petter doesn't get the credit he deserves...
What an absolutely tedious load of old bollocks you had to put up with, & pretend to enjoy, in the RAF & presumably the other services also.
Well, at least the RAF always stay in nice hotels! .😎😎
Not half as tedious as your life on the dole ?. Sitting around pulling your self all day ! dick head !
A thorough work horse, many roles and functions. WW2 technology with little thought for the servicing. Pigs to work on.
Once whilst working in the u/c bay there was a large explosion , the a/c rocked violently, thinking the sear had banged off I saw the cockpit completely smoked out , it transpired some rooky electrician sitting in the pilot’s seat he had placed a Mega charge through the explosive bolt circuit where he had assumed they had been removed by the armoury. Not so , never saw him again.
@llywnogmawr5853 I remember my dad telling me how hard it was to work on. So low to the ground you have to deflate tyres to create enough of an opening to manoeuvre the bomb load into position.