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The English Electric Canberra is a British first-generation, jet-powered medium bomber. It was developed by English Electric during the mid- to late 1940s in response to a 1944 Air Ministry requirement for a successor to the wartime de Havilland Mosquito fast bomber.
The Martin B-57 Canberra is an American-built, twin-engined tactical bomber and reconnaissance aircraft that entered service with the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1953. The B-57 is a license-built version of the British English Electric Canberra, manufactured by the Glenn L. Martin Company.
Dec 19, 2016 · On 28 August 1957, the flight crew of an English Electric Canberra jet bomber climbed into their waiting aircraft, WK163, at a base in Luton, taxied onto the runway, and soared into the...
Mar 10, 2016 · The Canberra bomber was designed way back in the 1940s. So why is Nasa still using three of them today? Stephen Dowling investigates.
Dec 1, 2023 · The B-57 Canberra was the first US-operated bomber that dropped bombs during combat missions. The B-57 had a full all-weather capacity and multiple reconnaissance capabilities for specialized missions. Various versions of the Canberra were built and used during the Vietnam War.
A first generation British jet-powered medium bomber, the English Electric Canberra was designed by W. E. W. 'Teddy' Petter. It could fly at a higher altitude than any other bomber throughout the 1950s and by 1958 it had set nineteen point-to-point speed records and three height records, including one of 70,310 ft (21,430 m) in 1957 - See table ...
Oct 4, 2023 · The RAF English Electric Canberra. The Canberra was the first jet-powered bomber to enter service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was unarmed and relied on high speed to escape enemy fighters.
Feb 6, 2024 · The game changing English Electric Canberra was the RAF’s first jet powered bomber. Here was an aircraft that set one record after another and was well known for its exceptional handling qualities.
The Canberra was the first jet-powered bomber to enter service with the Royal Air Force. It was unarmed and relied on high speed to escape enemy fighters. As the Cold War deepened in the early 1950s the Canberra was ordered in large numbers to replace the obsolete Avro Lincolns and to form new light bomber squadrons.
The Canberra was the first Royal Air Force bomber powered by jet engines. It first entered service in 1951. It saw action in several conflicts, including the Falklands War in 1982 when it was used by both Britain and Argentina.
