| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "VN799" |
| Other Marks: | P |
| Aircraft Original Type: | English Electric Canberra |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | English Electric Canberra |
| Aircraft Version: | English Electric Canberra T4 |
| C/n (msn): | 71367 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | FairfordMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGVA IATA: FFD Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | RIAT - Royal International Air Tattoo 1999 |
| Photo Date: | 25 July 1999 |
| Photo by: | Alex Christie |
| Photo ID: | 182293 |
| Photo Comment |
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This is WJ874 painted as VN799, the Canberra prototype, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Canberra's first flight on 13 May 1949. Ten years earlier two other aircraft, WT478 and WJ877, had been painted in these same markings to celebrate the type's 40th anniversary. This photo is copyright © Alex Christie, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 November 2019, and has since been viewed 289 times. |