It's not that bad, Chris. And it was a very effective high-level aircraft with
those high aspect-ratio wings. Several of my colleagues have served on
Canberra squadrons, and there one at the main gate of my station, Wyton.
Chris
On 31 Aug 2011, at 00:14, Chris Trask wrote:
>
> Yuck! What an unsightly aircraft that was. Somewhere there is a photo
> of a flight line full of those in Viet Nam, all in their revetments and all
> starting the engines with the infamous solid propellant cartridges.
>
> Some were heavily converted into high-altitude research aircraft with
> large turbofan engines and extended wings. NASA had most, if not all of
> those.
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