Delivered to the RAF on 08 Mar 1954. SOC 19 Nov 1981. Moved to the museum in Apr 1988.

Over 28 years of service with the RAF, this 1952-vintage Canberra served with a long list of units, as follows, with credit to Damien Hurst's excellent Thunder & Lightnings site: Stn Flt RAF Waddington, Stn Flt RAF Upwood, 231 OCU, Stn Flt Upwood, 231 OCU, 56 Sqdn Cyprus, Stn Flt RAF Wyton, 100 Sqd, 231 OCU, 360 Sqdn and finally with 231 OCU again. Sold back to BAC in 1981 and stored at Samlesbury till 1988, when acquired by the Solway museum. It is to the credit of the hard-working staff there that I found almost all of the outdoor aircraft in unusually fine condition after recent repaints.

No longer in its authentic RAF camouflage scheme, this trainer variant of the English Electric classic wears a rather gaudy gloss dark brown and grey colour scheme. Formerly on charge with 231 OCU.

Preserved with the Solway Aviation Society.

An old fashioned cockpit where everything is hamster wheel powered not like todays glass cockpits. I can understand every gauge and switch in this cockpit unlike most modern aircraft. I also did some of my apprentice training on Canberras and the one thing you cannot get on the photo is the unique smell of a Canberra cockpit.

100 Sqd

Canberra T.4 trainer built at Warton in 1953. Ex 231 OCU. Retired in 1981.