English Electric Canberra B2, WH649 / 71121, Royal Air Force
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Registration: WH649
Construction Number: 71121
Military Unit: 139 Squadron
Model English Electric Canberra B2
Operator: Royal Air Force
Airport: Wolverhampton - Pendeford (GAMR / EGBL - 1970>), UK - England
Airshow: Wolverhampton-Pendeford - Goodyear Air Races - 1953
Photographer: R.A.Scholefield
Date Taken: 16/05/1953
Date Submitted: 04/05/2011
Early production Canberra B.2 of 139 Squadron from RAF Hemswell making a low pass over the Pendeford crowd. It wears the early two-tone blue camouflage. Later via BAe to Venezuela as 1339 a B52 and then converted to B82 in 1978.
Picture ID:1289125