English Electric Canberra - Survivor WK127
TT.18 WK127 - Wings Aviation Museum, Balcombe, Sussex
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Canberra TT.18 WK127 at St Mawgan, 18th May 1971; Chris England
WK127 was built as a B.2 and ready for collection on 18 June 1954. She was initially taken onto the RAF's charge and issued to 10 Sqd (at RAF Scampton at the time). Later she was converted to a TT.18 and was then issued to 7 Sqd - RAF St Mawgan - where she flew un-camouflaged. Later she was re-painted in the standard camouflage colours and transferred to 100 Sqd, who were probably at RAF Wyton by then.
On 13 Dec 1988 she was involved in an accident causing her to be effectively written off for flying so she was used for spares. She was next transferred to the Battle Damage Repair Flight (BDRF) at RAF Wyton, allotted a Ground Instructional Airframe serial number, 8985M and coded "FO" before being scrapped in 1992 as part of the SALT treaty, with the nose being saved by the scrap merchants - Hanningfield Metals - and acquired by 2484 Sqn ATC at Bassingbourn.
In 2004 she moved to 115 (Peterborough) Sqn ATC, who sold her on in 2013/2014 to the Wings Aviation Museum.
On 13 Dec 1988 she was involved in an accident causing her to be effectively written off for flying so she was used for spares. She was next transferred to the Battle Damage Repair Flight (BDRF) at RAF Wyton, allotted a Ground Instructional Airframe serial number, 8985M and coded "FO" before being scrapped in 1992 as part of the SALT treaty, with the nose being saved by the scrap merchants - Hanningfield Metals - and acquired by 2484 Sqn ATC at Bassingbourn.
In 2004 she moved to 115 (Peterborough) Sqn ATC, who sold her on in 2013/2014 to the Wings Aviation Museum.
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