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Aviation History
1957
1957 - 1218.PDF
306 FLIGHT, 30 August 1957 "'l\ ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO, LTD. Queen's House, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Telephone: Holborn 6966 Canberra B(l).8 Truly a multi-purpose aeroplane, this eighth mark of Canberra is being supplied to the R.A.F., India, Peru and Venezuela. Earlier marks—specialist variants for bombing, reconnaissance and training—have been adopted by Great Britain, Ecuador, Venezuela and New Zealand; and versions of the basic design—American built—are widely employed by the United States Air Force. The B(I).8 can be used for bombing, low attack or reconnaissance. A recent development is an adoption of the L.A.B.S. bombing technique. Canberra P.R.9 This ultra high-altitude photographic reconnaissance Canberra, with advanced Rolls-Royce Avons, increased span and deepened centre-section chord, is in production for the R.A.F. at the works of Short Brothers and Harland, Ltd. Canberra P.R.9. PowerpiantSpan Length Two Rolls-Royce Avoi64f 65ft 6ir Drawing and photograph abort show Canberra B(l).8.
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