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    Airframe Family: English Electric Canberra
    Latest Model:Canberra TT.18
    Last Military Serial:WH856 RN
    Construction Number:SH.1613
    Compressed ID:English Electric Canberra TT.18 sn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Park Aviation Supplies, Faygate

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Canberra B.2.
    By Short Brothers at Belfast,

    15 March 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WH856.

    Transferred to 44SQN, RAF Coningsby.

    April 1953

    Transferred to 44SQN, RAF Marham.

    May 1954

    Transferred to 44SQN, RAF Cottesmore.

    1955

    Transferred to 44SQN, RAF Honington.

    1957

    Transferred to Station Flight, RAF Honington.

    From 1967 to February 1969

    Converted to a Canberra TT.18.
    At English Electric, Salmesbury.

    February 1969

    Assigned to 27 MU, RAF Shawbury for storage.

    Circa February 1971

    Transferred to 7 SQN, RAF Saint Mawgan.
    Operated with markings: 56

    2 March 1981

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n WH856.

    2 March 1981

    Transferred to FRADU, RNAS Yeovilton.
    Operated with markings: 849, 56
    FRADU code, retained RAF 7 Sqn markings.

    17 March 1981


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton, with FRADU but retains RAF 7Sqn markings

    5 November 1981


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton

    5 November 1981


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    2 March 1982

    Last flight.

    New serial number assigned: 8742M RAF

    By March 1982

    Transferred to RAF Abingdon.
    As ground Instruction airframe.

    31 January 1986

    To Park Aviation Supplies, Faygate.

    Scrapped.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     The FRADU Hunters Web-Site by Mark Russell
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     Robert Nichols
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