My late father-in-law flew a Canberra in the RAF. Flt Doug Irwin. He flew the one of the first batch of planes to Aussie and I think was involved in training the first RAAF crews. He subsequently flew a lot of photo recon missions over Warsaw Pact countries and naval maneuvers in some specially equipped variants.
The Canberra's always worked the imagination, with their remarkable abilities, once highlighted when Wing Commander Beaumont flew a demonstration unit over to Washington DC. He was flying at 50,000 feet over the region, when he called the tower seeking landing clearance. The tower could hear him but asked that he call back once he was nearer the airport. He told them he was in a holding pattern directly overhead, and the tower inquired where, he said that he was on a northern leg at 50,000 feet, which was out of reach of the local radar, so they asked him to come down to 15,00- feet or so. The Americans were staggered that this bomber could fly comfortably at 50,000 feet and fly directly over the Atlantic Ocean no stop, without refuelling, I Imagine the bird was sold already, on that note. I used to see one at the Melbourne airshow as the first static display, and what a fine and handsome thing she was. Far smaller and shorter than most American fighter jets of the time, yet capable of carrying 3 tons of bombs, internally.
With updated engines and avionics and other electronic systems this aircraft could still be in service today like the B-52's. Low level, high speed strike bomber, electronic warfare and GROWLER tasks and surveillance.
And no it couldn't, its design makes it almost impossible to update and keep the same bomb load, which also is something like 10 times less the then the 52.
@@MyCaptainPugwash NASA took a couple of ex-USAF RB-57F's and turned them into WB-57F high-altitude research platforms. Still operational because they could carry more instrumention to 50,000 feet altitude than the U-2.
Stopping the spread of communism in SE Asia under the policy of Forward Defence: Malayan Emergency, Vietnam War and Indonesian Confrontation. People who should know better will claim that the defeat of communism in SE Asia was inevitable but, of course, nothing is inevitable.
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That is a very good looking plane!
My late father-in-law flew a Canberra in the RAF. Flt Doug Irwin. He flew the one of the first batch of planes to Aussie and I think was involved in training the first RAAF crews. He subsequently flew a lot of photo recon missions over Warsaw Pact countries and naval maneuvers in some specially equipped variants.
The Canberra's always worked the imagination, with their remarkable abilities, once highlighted when Wing Commander Beaumont flew a demonstration unit over to Washington DC. He was flying at 50,000 feet over the region, when he called the tower seeking landing clearance. The tower could hear him but asked that he call back once he was nearer the airport. He told them he was in a holding pattern directly overhead, and the tower inquired where, he said that he was on a northern leg at 50,000 feet, which was out of reach of the local radar, so they asked him to come down to 15,00- feet or so. The Americans were staggered that this bomber could fly comfortably at 50,000 feet and fly directly over the Atlantic Ocean no stop, without refuelling, I Imagine the bird was sold already, on that note. I used to see one at the Melbourne airshow as the first static display, and what a fine and handsome thing she was. Far smaller and shorter than most American fighter jets of the time, yet capable of carrying 3 tons of bombs, internally.
It could do a barrel roll too. I saw one at an airshow in South Africa do exactly that!
Thanks for your service
Outstanding .
I was at Amberley at the time of the retirement. The bang from the "cartridge starters" was pretty loud and made you jump, until you got used to it.
It's a nice looking aircraft with a proper name.
this thing sounded crazy flying past at Avalon
My Uncle flew Canberra bombers in Vietnam war, his is Jack Boast
There are some still flying in NASA
It's not DEE Havilland, but Duh Havilland
With updated engines and avionics and other electronic systems this aircraft could still be in service today like the B-52's. Low level, high speed strike bomber, electronic warfare and GROWLER tasks and surveillance.
It is, NASA use their version for research.
And no it couldn't, its design makes it almost impossible to update and keep the same bomb load, which also is something like 10 times less the then the 52.
@@MyCaptainPugwash NASA took a couple of ex-USAF RB-57F's and turned them into WB-57F high-altitude research platforms. Still operational because they could carry more instrumention to 50,000 feet altitude than the U-2.
Oh cmon Australians were only doing their patriotic duty.
Hell ya mate
14:26 The apprentice painter must have applied that flag.
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WTF were Australians doing fighting in Malaya & Vietnam?
If I remember right, invited by Americans operating the Austrailian Air Force in Laos.
The Australians had a base in Butterworth in Malaysia
Don't know why about Malaya but Australia fought in Vietnam as a member of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization which officially dissolved in 1977
Stopping the spread of communism in SE Asia under the policy of Forward Defence: Malayan Emergency, Vietnam War and Indonesian Confrontation.
People who should know better will claim that the defeat of communism in SE Asia was inevitable but, of course, nothing is inevitable.
You can learn all about it here www.amazon.com.au/Malayan-Emergency-Indonesian-Confrontation-1950/dp/0369373987/