Farewell to the English Electric Canberra.#aviation #planespotting #militaryaviation #airforce #royalairforceuk #airport #coldwar #british
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@markgordon22607 күн бұрын
Thanks for a great documentary. One of a series of elegant and very successful British airframes. They also did a sterling job in Vietnam with the RAAF.
@howardslade51919 күн бұрын
One of the best.......did it duty at he top of all expectations.
@brianwillson956721 күн бұрын
One of THE classic aircraft. Thank you mr Petter.
@shirleydrury556521 күн бұрын
Thank you for this upload😊another great peace of British engineering❤😊👍👍
@user-bi3ww3im3s12 күн бұрын
What a legendary aircraft it's amazing it's been in service so long for me old school is the best can fly over 50,000 feet respect to the graceful old lady 💥💥💥💥🪽🫶🤝🙏
@AlfieDoug21 күн бұрын
Happy memories of working on that aircraft on 39Sqdn at Wyton, plus a wonderful visit to Fiji.
@Radio47818 күн бұрын
USA even Built these under license as B57
@ABrit-bt6ce8 күн бұрын
"NASA" still fly 3 WB-57, they may outlast manned flight.
@lawrencemartin11137 күн бұрын
What a wonderful documentary. Thank you! It is a remarkable aircraft and one of those, sort of, background, unsung heroes in the story of my passion and interest in aviation throughout my life. It has been the solid accompanying shape that was always there. I am 61 now and to realise that the pilot here was given the opportunity to continue operational flying to the same age is a lovely thing! Possibly one of the better decisions the RAF made with regard to aircrew and flying jobs. I also would like to say that as well as the excellent footage in this documentary, that beautiful and well chosen piano piece over the final few moments of that last display, was excellent. So often, aviation videos are utterly ruined by too much and very often highly inappropriate music. Not so here. A tender, reflective and very lovely gentle way to round off the story of an amazing career. ❤
@DropdudeJohn21 күн бұрын
Remember watching this display all those years ago and I had never seen a Canberra flown like this, just amazing, thanks for bringing that memory back.
@joluqamalta281518 күн бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed it.
@eriklapparent466219 күн бұрын
Canberra is a proof of the high level of aeronautical knowledge reached in the UK at the time of her design. Per Ardua ad Astra! Bonjour de France!
@joluqamalta281518 күн бұрын
👍👍👍
@scopex274921 күн бұрын
There is not an aircraft around that can better this superb aircraft for air reconnaissance! We had a couple of these to train on when I did my apprenticeship. OUTSTANDING the RAF will miss this airframe. The unique long chord line of the wing made her such a stable platform at high altitude. Thats pretty much ALL the British built aircraft now out of service. Back in my day in was nearly ALL BRITISH. Its a sorry story to see that end with virtually NO aircraft manufacturers left in the UK. FAREWELL GREAT LADY.😔😪
@joluqamalta281518 күн бұрын
I agree with you sir,Thanks for following.
@neilfoster81421 күн бұрын
In my opinion, the PR 9 was the best looking version. That single canopy really suits the lines of the aircraft. I do feel sorry for the poor bugger squished up in the nose cone though, it must have been pretty claustrophobic in there. I believe the Aussies used a Canberra with an under belly gun pack, so a kind of fighter bomber. Great video, RIP to a great aircraft.
@MrDickParker21 күн бұрын
B(I)8 16 Sqn. 1966. Single left of centre canopy. Great machine. Would still perform a quite involuntarily little jump on on first cartridge start, despite doing many ‘starter crew’ duties! Detachments to Gib, Malta, Cyprus and elsewhere and sometimes as flying mechanic. Great days.
@joluqamalta281518 күн бұрын
Thanks for your comment!
@joluqamalta281518 күн бұрын
Thanks for your comment!
@darkknight13408 күн бұрын
The pilot who mentioned that there wasn't an aircraft before the tornado that could perform as well as the Canberra,I would imagine that that would come as news to the buccaneer!.
@robertpatterson2237 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing this video. Back in 1985 when I started in Shorts, Belfast, we had six Canberra aircraft in to refurbished. As far as I believe Shorts also helped English Electric to manufacture the Canberra back in the 50's.
@joluqamalta28153 күн бұрын
Thanks for the info!
@flymachine9 күн бұрын
Canberra had a long and distinguished career in our airforce in South Africa, I often felt that with modern engines perhaps even modern pusher turboprops she would live on as an extremely useful platform.
@luke9malta21 күн бұрын
Brilliant aircraft !
@joluqamalta281518 күн бұрын
Thanks for the visit mate!
@MrDastardly21 күн бұрын
A wonderful aircraft. 👏👏👏
@michaelwalsh78466 күн бұрын
I obtained in the 80s one of the Wray f6.3 , 5 inch 5 element lenses for £25.
@gordonshaw53817 күн бұрын
The Canberra served the Rhodesian Air Force very well
@AKawalski8 күн бұрын
Worked on the retrieval from this platform at Wyton and Alconbury. Awesome underrated machine. One of the best.
@joluqamalta28158 күн бұрын
Couldn't agree more!
@AKawalski8 күн бұрын
@@joluqamalta2815 glad I found your channel, or it found me 😉
@buffplums10 күн бұрын
Remember doing some gliding with the ATC at RAF Sealand around 1979 and I was in the hangar where the Sedburgh gliders were stored and there were crate upon crate of Canberra wing sections. Wonder if they all got scrapped
@rodneyelliott599521 күн бұрын
Nice bit of nostalgia about one of my favourites of aircraft. Pity though about the lip sync issues. Very distracting.
@joluqamalta281518 күн бұрын
Mine too!
@colinsmith46993 күн бұрын
A good video
@joluqamalta28153 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@johndavey7219 күн бұрын
Someone commented the "jet mosquito " quite right too . Thankyou
@joluqamalta281518 күн бұрын
Thanks for following!
@buffplums10 күн бұрын
I wish the publisher would give a description… is this old footage of the last days of RAF a service or is the last ever flight of a preserved Canberra?
@Radio47818 күн бұрын
Camberas, RAf st Morgan Cornwall, RAF Marham, RAF Wyton
@Radio47818 күн бұрын
A Most Solid Platform
@joluqamalta281517 күн бұрын
Yes it was a solid platform!
@Radio47818 күн бұрын
I worked for EE
@Radio47818 күн бұрын
At RAF Wyton
@Radio47818 күн бұрын
Roll's Royce Avon Engine
@TheSound0fLegends9 күн бұрын
Back when English Electric built washing machines.....and military jets 😂
@bobi258221 күн бұрын
Cleared or not, I would have rolled it!
@joluqamalta281518 күн бұрын
👍👍👍
@richb867215 күн бұрын
They did at Marham Families Day 2006, several times 😊. Would love to see a video of that display.
@grahamsummers50788 күн бұрын
There was a RIAT in the 90s where a T4 painted as the prototype was rolled and looped on the Saturday. It was grounded by the flying committee and only flew out on the Monday. Believe the pilot received a bit of a bollocking