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    Airframe Family: English Electric Canberra
    Latest Model:Canberra PR.7
    Last Military Serial:WT532 RAE
    Construction Number:71449
    Compressed ID:English Electric Canberra PR.7 sn W...
    Latest Owner or Location:Bounemouth Aviation Museum, Bournemouth International Airport, Bournemouth, Dorset, England

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    Dates

    Event

    1955

    Constructed as a Canberra PR.7.

    29 September 1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WT532.

    Transferred to 80 Squadron, RAF Laarbruch, FRG.

    Transferred to 17 Squadron, RAF Wildenrath, FRG.

    Transferred to 80 Squadron, RAF Laarbruch, FRG.

    Transferred to 13 Squadron, RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus.

    Transferred to 31 Squadron, RAF Laarbruch, FRG.

    Transferred to 58 Squadron, RAF Wyton.

    Transferred to Station Flight, RAF Wyton.

    Transferred to 13 Squadron, RAF Wyton.

    December 1981

    Transferred to RAF Coltishall.
    As a Ground Instruction Airframe.

    December 1981

    New serial number assigned: 8728M RAF

    February 1982

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Aircraft Establishment with s/n WT532.

    February 1982

    Transferred to RAE Bedford.
    As a trials aircraft.

    15 September 1984


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Abingdon Battle of Britain Day

    February 1985

    Assigned to RAE Bedford for storage.

    April 1986

    New serial number assigned: 8890M RAF

    April 1986

    Transferred to No. 2 SoTT, RAF Cosford.

    October 1991

    To Lovaux Ltd, Bournemouth.
    Bought for scrapping.

    April 1992

    Transported by ground.
    To Lovaux Ltd site in Bournemouth. Spares recovery carried out.

    June 1994

    To Bournemouth Airport Fire Section.

    1999

    To Bounemouth Aviation Museum, Bournemouth International Airport, Bournemouth, Dorset, England.
    Fuselage was donated to the Museum in the Summer of 1999 enabling the cockpit section to be restored by the volunteers for display purposes.
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    16 May 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Bournemouth Aviation Museum
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