Canberra WT327 to the U.K.

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GeeRam wrote:
Sat 14 Nov 2020, 10:45 am
Interestingly, I spotted yesterday, slightly old news that earlier this year, the Temora Aviation Museum have successfully converted their TT.18 Canberra to electric start, and were doing engine runs with a view to getting it flying again, although Covid has put a brake on any notion of public displays for the time being. It was the first ever electric engine start conversion on a Canberra, and when flying again, will be the only civilian flying Canberra outside of the NASA B-57's.
You can (currently, there have been no community cases in the last two weeks anywhere in AU so they might move to the NZ approach of no limits) have 500 people at an event in NSW. While the big 'Warbirds Downunder' event has been cancelled, they have had and plan events with that limit.

https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/290317/thread

And more down under Canberra news

MoU to transfer Canberra B(I)8 WT346 from RNZAF Museum (in storage) to NZ Warbirds.

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FYI VTTS paid $8k for it.

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This feels like such a shame to me. I was really happy to hear that WT327 would be coming back to the UK, only to have my hopes dashed when I heard she was in the hands of VTTS.

I don't believe that WK163 will ever fly again, and now, we've just 'destroyed' another cancer in the process. I think its sad news.

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Its an odd one to say the least. WK163 has probably spent a lot more time with the nose it has now (50+ years), I assume from a B6, than it did with its original nose (10-12 at best). I suppose it did break the altitude record with the original nose, which is fine if its put back into that scheme as it appeared when it first hit the display circuit. All seems a bit of a faff, strange its current nose seems to have succumbed to a lot very recently?

I take it the rest of WT327 is destined for scrap unless they can find the original B(I)8 nose to match up with that one?
ImageCanberra B(I)8mod WT327 DRA Boscombe Down by Paul Downes, on Flickr

ImageCanberra B2/6 WK163 RAE Bedford by Paul Downes, on Flickr

Worst thing is to almost everyone, it will look exactly the same once they've swapped it!
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CTTS

Canberra To The Skip.

😢

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Mike wrote:
Wed 25 Nov 2020, 2:34 pm
CTTS

Canberra To The Skip.

😢
Its such a shame. Another aircraft potentially ruined by them.
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Mike wrote:
Wed 25 Nov 2020, 2:34 pm
CTTS

Canberra To The Skip.

😢
:laughing:

Shouldn't laugh really, but its sadly true, apart from you should have written....

Canberra's To The Skip, as they now have 2 of them to send to the scrapy.... :crazy_face:

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Nobody buying the explanation regarding using WT327's cockpit vs WK163's?

Is WT327 close to airworthy as she is? I guess I'm asking; is 'combining' the two the most likely way of getting a Canberra airworthy?
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Re: Canberra WT327 to the U.K.

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vulcanshammer wrote:
Wed 25 Nov 2020, 4:59 pm
Nobody buying the explanation regarding using WT327's cockpit vs WK163's?

Is WT327 close to airworthy as she is? I guess I'm asking; is 'combining' the two the most likely way of getting a Canberra airworthy?
Vulcan To The Skip don't have any intention of returning a Canberra to airworthy. (I'll be surprised if they ever manage to return WK to one piece!)