English Electric Canberra B6, WH979 / SH1704, Royal Air Force
Registration: WH979
Construction Number: SH1704
Military Unit: 76 Squadron
Model English Electric Canberra B6
Operator: Royal Air Force
Airport: Christmas Island (CXI / PLCH), Line Islands
Photographer: John Harris
Date Taken: 09/1958
Date Submitted: 18/02/2012
The Canberra has a protective coating on and the airmen on the wing are in their protective white overalls for the Christmas Island bomb tests in 1958.
Picture ID:1334474