English Electric Canberra SC9, XH132 / SH1722, Royal Air Force
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Registration: XH132
Construction Number: SH1722
Military Unit: BDRF
Model English Electric Canberra SC9
Operator: Royal Air Force
Airport: RAF St Mawgan / Newquay (NQY / EGDG), UK - England
Photographer: Chris England
Date Taken: 08/08/1989
Date Submitted: 27/12/2013
Delivered to St Mawgan in September 1986 for battle damage repair training. Despite strenuous efforts to preserve this unique Canberra, it was broken up on site by local scrap merchants Henry Orchard in May 1992. The nose section was kept intact and was moved to the scrapyard at Bodelva near St Austell, but was saved (incredibly, in the circumstances!) and is now in Italy owned by collector Albino Panigarri.
Picture ID:1434582