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Registration: WE173

Construction Number: 71211

Military Unit: Meteorological Reseach Flight, Met Office, MOD

Model English Electric Canberra PR3

Operator: Royal Air Force

Airport: RAF Lyneham (LYE / EGDL), UK - England

Photographer: Adrian M. Balch

Date Taken: 20/09/1972

Date Submitted: 23/12/2006

MRF was a branch of the UK Met Office using RAF flight crew on detachment. MRF was a lodger unit at the RAE but were independent from them but used their facilities and flight services. The workhorse for low/medium altitudes was a Hercules XV208.

Picture ID:1032556

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