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English Electric Canberra
RAF's English Electric Canberra.
Role Bomber and reconnaissance aircraft.
National origin UK-Australia
Manufacturer English Electric
First flight 1949
Introduction 1951
Status Out of service
Primary user Royal Air Force
Number built 949 examples

The English Electric Canberra is a famous twin-turbojet British-Australian military aircraft. Originally designed and built as a bomber, it was later modified for reconnaissance and electronic warfare. It was used in the United Kingdom by the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm, and the Royal Aircraft Establishment. Other operators are Argentina, Australia, Chile, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, India, New Zealand, Peru, Rhodesia, South Africa, Sweden, Venezuela, West Germany, and Zimbabwe.

USA bought two aircrafts for aerial tests. English Electric Canberra was the basis of the Martin B-57 light bomber.


Images for kids

  • The first Canberra B.2 prototype, VX165.

    The first Canberra B.2 prototype, VX165

  • EB-57B 01

    Martin EB-57B

  • Canberra TT18 (16628577520)

    A Canberra TT Mk.18 of the Royal Navy landing at RNAS Yeovilton, 1985

  • English Electric Canberra B-57 Prototype 061025-F-1234P-002

    Canberra B.2 WD940, 1951

  • EE Canberra instument panel, Midland Air Museum. (12780760883)

    Instrument panel of a Canberra cockpit, 2006

  • Canberrab21024

    A flight of three RAF Canberra B.2s flying in formation during the 1950s

  • E.Electric Canberra PR.3 WE140 540 Sqn LAP 02.06.53 edited-2

    Canberra PR.3 of No. 540 Squadron RAF at London Heathrow in June 1953

  • 45SqnB15s

    Group of RAF Canberra B.15s of No. 45 Squadron at RAF Tengah, Singapore, 1963

  • QUS 8

    An RAAF Canberra during maintenance, circa 1967

  • Canberra B20 2 Sqn RAAF over Vietnam 1970

    RAAF Canberra B.20 of No. 2 Squadron during a strike out of Phan Rang Air Base, Vietnam, March 1970

  • English Electric Canberra T4, India - Air Force AN1286034

    English Electric Canberra T.4

  • Canberra B12 - 453

    SAAF Canberra B.12 with inertial navigation and special sensors package over Transvaal

  • Wide view of jet aircraft. The fin is red; short black stripes running perpendicular to and on top of the fuselage.

    A former Canberra B.2 (WH876) used for development and trials work

  • G-OMHD-Canberra-0889

    Preserved PR.9 XH135 at Kemble Airport. Note the offset pilot's canopy. The navigator sits inside the nose section.

  • RAF English Electric Canberra T17A Lofting-1

    Canberra T17A

  • English Electric Canberra and Martin B-57 Canberra operators

    Canberra (dark blue) and B-57 (light blue) operators

  • Venezuela Air Force English Electric Canberra Volpati-1

    Venezuela Air Force Canberra, March 1972

  • Canberra B-109 Museo Moron

    Argentine Air Force Canberra Mk.62 at Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica in Buenos Aires

  • English Electric Canberra B2 at Berlin Luftwaffenmuseum 2004

    One of three Canberras operated by the Luftwaffe at the museum at Gatow Airport

  • TP52 - English Electric Canberra B.2

    English Electric Canberra 52002 (Swedish Air Force Tp 52) on display at the Swedish Air Force Museum in Linköping (July 2019). The two Tp 52s were built as T.11s and secretly converted to the ELINT role in Sweden

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