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    Airframe Family: English Electric Canberra
    Latest Model:Canberra B.2 - 6
    Last Military Serial:WK163 RAE
    Construction Number:71399
    Last Civil Registration:G-CTTS
    Compressed ID:English Electric Canberra B.2 - 6 s...
    Latest Owner or Location:Vulcan to the Sky Trust, DN9 3GF, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

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    Dates

    Event

    1954

    Constructed as a Canberra B.2.

    28 January 1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WK163.

    1969

    Converted to a Canberra B.2 - 6.
    New nose fitted from XH568 (a Canberra B6).

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Aircraft Establishment with s/n WK163.

    Transferred to RAE Bedford.

    23 June 1979


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Modified Canberra B.6 of the Royal Aircraft Establishment on static display at the 1979 International Air Tattoo at RAF Greenham Common, Berkshire.

    18 August 1984


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at the TVS Airshow, Hurn

    By July 1991


    Photographer: Unknown

    2 December 1994

    To Classic Aviation Projects Ltd, Dakota House, Coventry Airport, Baginton, Coventry with new c/r G-BVWC (CANBERRA B6, 71399).

    19 July 2003


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: In the 100 Years of Flight enclave at RIAT Fairford.

    2 November 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Airbase Museum, Coventry Airport

    3 June 2016

    To Vulcan To The Sky Trust, Doncaster with new c/r G-CTTS.

    3 June 2016

    Based at Vulcan to the Sky Trust, DN9 3GF, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.
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     Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Robert Nichols
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