• Aircraft:

  English Electric Canberra PR.9

• Reg: XH131 photos
• Serial #:

  SH1721

• Airline: United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)
• Photo Date: Sep 27, 2007
• Uploaded: Oct 03, 2007
• Cotswold Airport - EGBP, United Kingdom

One of the RAF’s last three Canberras (XH131, XH134 and XH135) which have been in storage at Kemble since retirement from 39 Squadron at Marham in June 2006, XH131 is now parked in a line-up of five Hunters and the resident Britannia. Its temporary grey finish, applied for service in Afghanistan, has bleached and largely washed off, and the aircraft looks very different only a year after it flew in. (400D, Sigma 28-300 & tripod)

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Aircraft

Just months before her retirement

Dutch XH131

2,659 0 0 English Electric Canberra PR.9

Arjo Stok XH131

2,613 0 0 English Electric Canberra PR.9

The last RAF Canberra sortie culminated in the arrival of the remaining three aircraft at Kemble

Steve Kilvington XH131

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A hydrogen powered aircraft

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One of Martin Baker’s King Air 250s is seen here at its base at Chalgrove

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