ALOHADAVE wrote:
The 2 Canberrass at Lake Country Airport are:
N40UP XH567
N30UP WT327
I would love to know their full histories.
Goodall says:
71417 • B(1) Mk.8 WT327 Boulton Paul Ltd, Defford: trials aircraft .55
B Mk. 6 Royal Aircraft Establishment, Pershore
(Mod.) Defence Research Establishment, RAF Bedford 90/95
(last flight 30.6.95, TT 2724 hrs)
MoD auction ex DRA Boscombe Down 5.97
Aerolease Group, London 5.97
sold to US owner, Stockton CA .97
G-BXMO K. Fazakerley, London 8.10.97
(del. to Kemble ex Boscombe Down 21.10.97,
dep. Kemble 6.12.97 on del. to Stockton CA)
N30UP Air Power Inc, Lakeport CA 19.3.98/05
(based NAS Moffett Field CA 00/01)
High Altitude Mapping Missions Inc,
Spokane WA 13.9.05/16
(CAA & USCR quote id. 6663 which is WK163
whose nose was fitted to WT327 in RAf service)
71398 • B(1) Mk.8 XH567 Defence Research Establishment, RAF Bedford 90/95
B Mk. 6 last flight 4.2.94, offered for disposal 12.95
(Mod.) sold by MoD auction, DRA Boscombe Down 5.97
Aerolease Group, London 5.97
sold to US owner, Stockton CA .97
G-BXOD K. Fazakerley, London 11.11.97
(del. to Kemble ex Boscombe Down 20.11.97,
dep. Kemble 8.4.98 on del. to USA,
arr. Victorville CA 13.4.98)
N40UP Air Power Inc, Lakeport CA 20.3.98/05
(based NAS Moffett Field CA 00/02)
High Altitude Mapping Missions Inc,
Spokane WA 16.9.05/16
Apologies for the messy formatting/loss of same, the original is here:
http://goodall.com.au/warbirds-director ... ectric.pdf
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