
By Andrew Brookes, Chris Davey
From its first public demonstration on the Farnborough Airshow of 1949, the English electrical Canberra bomber captured the eye of the aviation global. it could possibly outmanoeuvre all of the combatants of the time and it could actually climb method above their working ceilings. but this chilly conflict an identical of the Mosquito was once basic to keep up and a satisfaction to fly, even though it may perhaps chunk any pilot who didn't deal with it with admire. The Canberra B 2 first flew on 21 April 1950 and entered frontline provider without a hundred and one Sqn in might 1951. In a testomony to the aircraft's benign dealing with features, the transition programme consisted of in basic terms 20 hours within the Gloster Meteor and 3 hours within the dual-control Canberra coach. With a greatest pace of 470 knots (871 km/h), a regular carrier ceiling of 48,000 toes (14,600 m) and the facility to hold a 3.6-tonne (7,900-lb) payload, the Canberra was once an fast good fortune.
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