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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...
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.
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.
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.
