English Electric Canberra - Survivor WH734
B(TT).2 WH734 - Ashburton Aviation Museum, Ashburton Aerodrome, New Zealand
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Canberra B(TT).2 WH734 at Wyton, 12th May 1989; Shaun Connor
Built as a B.2 and awaiting collection on 26th June 1953, WH734 started her career with Flight Refuelling Ltd at Tarrant Rushton as a trials aircraft. She was converted to a tanker/receiver in May 1955, and later to a target tug fit but not the full TT.18 fit hence her unusual B(TT).2 designation. This was to carry the Shorts SD.2 Stiletto supersonic target drone (a licence built Beechcraft AQM-37 Jayhawk) on underwing pylons. She spent much of her ensuing career as a target launch aircraft operating out of RAE Llanbedr, and was retired in the early 2000s, being scrapped with the nose saved in 2004.
In February 2006 the nose was exported to New Zealand for display at the Ashburton Aviation Museum, and remains there to this day.
In February 2006 the nose was exported to New Zealand for display at the Ashburton Aviation Museum, and remains there to this day.
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