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    Airframe Family: English Electric Canberra
    Latest Model:Canberra T.4
    Last Military Serial:WJ874 RAF
    Construction Number:71367
    Last Civil Registration:G-CDSX
    Compressed ID:English Electric Canberra T.4 sn WJ...
    Latest Owner or Location:Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre, Newquay Cornwall Airport / Saint Mawgan Airport, Saint Mawgan, Cornwall, England

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    Dates

    Event

    1955

    Constructed as a Canberra T.4.

    27 October 1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WJ874.

    1 January 1956

    Transferred to RAF Binbrook Station Flight.

    1 January 1960

    Transferred to RAF Coningsby Station Flight.

    Transferred to 231ocu.
    At Bassingbourn, Kemble and Aldergrove.

    November 1969

    Transferred to 27MU, RAF Shawbury.

    12 November 1969

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n WJ874.

    12 November 1969

    Transferred to Naval Air Radio Installation Unit (NARIU), RNAS Lee on Solent.

    Transferred to Airwork Fleet Requirements Unit (FRU), Hurn Airport, Bournemouth.

    17 November 1971

    Transferred to NARIU, RNAS Lee-On-Solent.
    For fitment of TACAN.

    Transferred to FRU, Hurn Airport, Bournemouth.

    April 1974

    Transferred to Fleet Requirements and Air Direction Unit (FRADU), RNAS Yeovilton.

    Markings Applied: 847

    Markings Applied: 848

    By 10 January 1980

    Markings Applied: 858
    Noted at RNAS Yeovilton.

    4 April 1980

    To BAe Systems at Salmesbury for refurbishment.

    November 1981

    Transferred to FRADU, RNAS Yeovilton.

    6 May 1983


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton

    14 June 1985


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton

    7 April 1986

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WJ874.

    7 April 1986

    Transferred to 231ocu, RAF Wyton.

    7 April 1986

    Markings Applied: BM

    By June 1989


    Photographer: Unknown

    October 1994

    Transferred to 39 (1PRU) SQN, RAF Wyton.

    October 1994

    Markings Applied: AS


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    Circa 1999


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Fairford.

    April 1999

    Markings Applied: P, VN799
    Painted in blue c/s of prototype Canberra for 50th Anniversary of the Canberra.

    25 August 1999


    Photographer: unknown

    21 July 2002


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Fairford RIAT

    September 2005

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Air Force.
    Remained in false VN799 markings until retirement.

    9 November 2005

    Flpwn to Coventry Airport.

    27 March 2006

    To Aviation Heritage Ltd, Dakota House, Coventry Airport, Baginton, Coventry with new c/r G-CDSX.

    2 November 2011


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

    Placed on display with Classic Air Force Live Museum, Newquay Cornwall Airport/Saint Mawgan Airport, Saint Mawgan, Cornwall, England.
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    19 June 2014


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Classic Air Force Live Museum, Newquay Airport

    To Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre, Newquay Cornwall Airport/Saint Mawgan Airport, Saint Mawgan, Cornwall, England.
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    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    ClassicAirForce
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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     Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
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