English Electric Canberra - Survivor WK165
B.2 WK165 - South Australian Aviation Museum, Port Adelaide, South Australia
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Canberra B.2 WK165 at South Australian Aviation Museum, 15th December 2020; Tony Haynes
WK165 is another Canberra with quite an interesting career. She was one of a batch of 75 built by A.V.Roe (Woodford) and was delivered to the RAF in Feb 1955. She didn't stay long and was taken off RAF charge in Dec 1955, then being allocated to the joint UK/Australian Weapons Research Establishment in 1956.
The WRE's base was at Edinburgh Field, South Australia, and all flight trials were carried out at Woomera, 300 miles away. WK165 was used primarily as a platform for airborne photography of weapons as well as being employed in other trials including various bomb and fuse developments. She was struck off charge (at Edinburgh Field) in 1970.
The aircraft was acquired for preservation at the Eureka Aviation Museum, sadly the airframe saw a lot of vandalism and was suffering from the elements before being put into storage and then beginning a restoration project. Once this was finished, she was donated to the South Australian Aviation Museum in 1997. The airframe still remains there to this day, on display undercover, and in great condition.
The WRE's base was at Edinburgh Field, South Australia, and all flight trials were carried out at Woomera, 300 miles away. WK165 was used primarily as a platform for airborne photography of weapons as well as being employed in other trials including various bomb and fuse developments. She was struck off charge (at Edinburgh Field) in 1970.
The aircraft was acquired for preservation at the Eureka Aviation Museum, sadly the airframe saw a lot of vandalism and was suffering from the elements before being put into storage and then beginning a restoration project. Once this was finished, she was donated to the South Australian Aviation Museum in 1997. The airframe still remains there to this day, on display undercover, and in great condition.
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