English Electric Canberra - Survivor WH840
T.4 WH840 - Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton, Norfolk
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Canberra T.4 WH840 at Flixton, 19th September 2021; Lucas Walpole
One of a batch of 12 T.4s built by English Electric for a 1950s contract, WH840 was ready for collection in March 1954. She was taken on charge by the RAF and delivered to 231 OCU at RAF Bassingbourn. At some time after January 1956, this T.4 was attached to 88 Sqd (at RAFG Wildenrath). WH840 appears next with 151 Sqd at RAF Watton. Her next squadron was 97 Sqd, also at RAF Watton, having been formed there in May 1963.
In 1964, WH840 moved to the Boulton Paul works at Seighford for trial installations of radar mods. She went on to be transferred to the Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment briefly before being re-assigned to the RAF, her next posting being to 3 Sqd at RAFG Geilenkirchen.
She didn't stay too long at Geilenkirchen, however, as she was assigned to the Station Flight at RAFG Bruggen and then on to the Station Flight at RAFG Laarbruch. In 1974 WH840 was put into store at RAF St Athan but was almost immediately transferred, as a Gate Guard, to RAF Locking (April 1974) where she joined two other gate guards - a Meteor and a Spitfire. In 1986, the Spitfire was replaced by a Folland Gnat T.1 (XM708) and these three stayed together for three years. WH840 and the Meteor were then removed in 1989 under the policy of one Gate Guard per RAF station.
WH840 was sold to Staffordshire Aviation Museum and then moved to Seighford in 1991. She has since been acquired by Ian Hancock and is on display at the Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton, Suffolk where she can still be seen on display today in fairly good shape.
In 1964, WH840 moved to the Boulton Paul works at Seighford for trial installations of radar mods. She went on to be transferred to the Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment briefly before being re-assigned to the RAF, her next posting being to 3 Sqd at RAFG Geilenkirchen.
She didn't stay too long at Geilenkirchen, however, as she was assigned to the Station Flight at RAFG Bruggen and then on to the Station Flight at RAFG Laarbruch. In 1974 WH840 was put into store at RAF St Athan but was almost immediately transferred, as a Gate Guard, to RAF Locking (April 1974) where she joined two other gate guards - a Meteor and a Spitfire. In 1986, the Spitfire was replaced by a Folland Gnat T.1 (XM708) and these three stayed together for three years. WH840 and the Meteor were then removed in 1989 under the policy of one Gate Guard per RAF station.
WH840 was sold to Staffordshire Aviation Museum and then moved to Seighford in 1991. She has since been acquired by Ian Hancock and is on display at the Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton, Suffolk where she can still be seen on display today in fairly good shape.
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