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Thank you for NOT stretching the width out, or cutting off the top and bottom, to "fit" the modern HD look. The "original" format is always the best format to use.

My father was a foreman aircraft mechanic at Government Aircraft Factory on the outskirts of Geelong Victoria Australia (near Melbourne) during the 70's and 80's until he retired in 1988. He mainly worked on the Nomad, Mirage, F-111 and the F/A-18 Hornet however, his favourite aircraft which was also built at G.A.F. was the Canberra. He had a deep love for it and told many a story about it which as a young boy at the time was great to hear. Keep these great video's coming. They're wonderful 👌🏻

I worked at Miami international Airport in Miami Florida about 1960. The Canberrars were flying with the Weather Service from the hanger next door....The engines had a real spooky sound....After takeoff with the nose pointed up high they would disappear before they reached the end of the runway....

The British really got this plane right.

@davec5153

3 ай бұрын

The Americans did add some improvements.

@535tony

3 ай бұрын

@@davec5153 Glad they didn’t screw it up.

Fantastic Aircraft. British engineering at its best.

I was born in Germany in 1956 while my dad maintained photography equipment on the early black models based in Ramstein, Germany. The cartridge starts were new to the USAF and the first time they fired them, someone on base called the fire department resulting in unwanted visitors to their remote revetment parking area, away from prying eyes. Later, in the 60's, my dad maintained the gyro stabilized camera mount in the F model when based in Rhein Main. I remember seeing one from my home in Russelsheim one day. It looked stopped in the sky as it slowly descended back to base. Later, as a commercial pilot, I again ran across an F model based with NASA in El Paso.

During my service in Afghanistan, back in 2006, I was stationed at Kandahar airfield, where there was a Canberra flying from there that was used as recon. I was told that the pilot and operator had logged more time in space than most astronauts, as the plane was able to fly so high it was on the edge of the atmosphere.

@535tony

3 ай бұрын

I heard these could fly almost as high as the U2, probably a lot more comfortable then the U2 at altitude too.

I was stationed at Forbes AFB, Topeka KS in early 70s, the Kansas ANG flew the B57G at that time. They all had the SEA camouflage paint scheme, no bare metal. We frequently had the WB57 come in as well, especially during storm seasons. The WB57 was a beast with those huge wings and engines.

Our brand new Chaparral Bn was going through our Basic Unit Training at Ft Bliss. During one exercise B57s were agressors. It was amazing to see them fly like fighters at low altitude.

Always liked the B57, especially with the black paint and tandem arrangement, looks really menacing.

Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque NM had a squadron of RB-57F in 1970. I was a kid back then but loved watching them come in for landing. I was really fascinated by that airplane!

The wing test made the plane look like it was just flapping its wings....LOL. Love all your documentaries. 9 yr Air Force vet from the 80's. I love this stuff!! Thank you!

At 7:53... 'What was Needed' , was the MARTIN XB-51!!! I never saw service. Martin was given the 'gift' of rebuilding English Electric's Canberra to USAF specs, and, then, made it into the RB-57H, which actually Competed with the Purpose-Built U-2/TR-1 Recon planes!

Wow, never knew how versatile they were! Im 55, and still learning!

@donaldvincent

Жыл бұрын

NASA still has two I believe. They use them for high altitude research.

B-57 and variants were very successful yet not widely popular beyond serious aviation history aficionados. I first saw a RB-57D or F (Big Safari) when I was gradleshool age at an USAF AFB in Germany where my father was stationed. At that young age I appreciated the functional purpose of it's design. Those broad wings, massive engine intakes and paint scheme struck a cord in me. Thanks I enjoyed this history.

Great aircraft, they were built under license in several countries and served in many different air forces. The USA wanted it for the high operating ceiling, and modified it accordingly, though was eventually replaced by the U-2.

The RAF's PR9s, which were basically fitted with modified U2 cameras, were in service until 2006 and served over Iraq and Afghanistan.

longest service life of a jet bomber I can recall

@bigsmoke6189

Жыл бұрын

B52 would beat it for service longevity

@discount8508

Жыл бұрын

@@bigsmoke6189 it probably will

Actually the last 57s to fly were with the Vermont air National Guard in the late 70s Between their F102s and their F-4s. They were electronic warfare models - the EB 57. The last flying EB 57 , with VTANG markings can be seen at the Air Force museum in Dayton (wright-Pat). Lost three friends to the very bad low speed engine failure performance. One on a single engine practice approach and two when an engine failed at low level during an electronic target sortie.

@DavidRLentz

Жыл бұрын

I had the fortune to have visited the USAF Museum in Vandalia, Ohio. Oh, how I wish to return! You have stirred fond memories!

I was at Malmstrom AFB, MT when the last B-57 unit on the planet was deactivated(1979?). Several hundred people from all over the world were present at the ceremony. The unit was part of the 4th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command. The aircraft were configured to simulate Russian bombers coming over the pole, or so I was told. 4th AD also flew T-33's for similar type missions. I always thought the B-57 was an elegant looking aircraft. Thank you for this great video. Now, about that loud soundtrack.....

@welshparamedic

Жыл бұрын

THE RAF RETIRED THE CANBERRA (WHICH THE B 57 WAS BUILT ON) IN 2006 IT WAS A RECON VERSION WITH A SINGLE SEAT COCKPIT/ THE NAVIGATOR BEING SEATED IN THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT

Chuck Yeager commanded the B-57 at Clark Air Base in the Philippines in 1966 and he eventually logged 127 combat sorties in Vietnam mainly flying close air support and interdiction missions.

@gotchagoing8843

Жыл бұрын

I flew two tours in Vietnam. All of 1970, (jan-70,dec-70) in the central highlands with an Air Cavalry troop. My second tour was up on the DMZ. Many times we would be working an AO where we ran into big stuff that needed the 'right touch' so to say. In came several B 57's with USAF markings, they came in low level and dropped the mail right on target marked by us. This would continue until we stopped receiving fire from the target zones. We would fly off to a different AO, and if it got hot, the B 57's would return and again, do their very close air support. As an aside, we preferred the slower more accurate deliveries done by the B 57's, A 37's, AD's etc. So any of you fixed wing bomber pilots who might read this... thank you for your support, as well as your service. We worked very well together, and us low and slow helicopter types sure as hell appreciated every run you guys made. Now I never seen the B 57's on my second tour up on the DMZ, 71-72. Lots of Fox 4's, F 100's, even Navy A 4's. Lots of work up there at night for the 'spookies' too which was fun to watch. And the occasional Arc Lights. What a show that is for us Air Cav guys.

@arturoeugster7228

Жыл бұрын

26:32 Engine out landing is not hazardous, unless you fly too slowly. this accident was a clear 'pilot error' : failure to maintain directional control with both engines at MINIMUM thrust, one engine inoperable does not change that. No qualified aircraft designer realizes an aircraft not capable of single engine operation, let alone a landing!! This is requirement to certification.

@maxsdad538

Жыл бұрын

@@arturoeugster7228 How many "engine out" landings have YOU made, Slick? OBVIOUSLY NONE, since you have NO idea what you're blabbering about!

@Desertduleler_88

Жыл бұрын

@@arturoeugster7228 You clearly don’t have any experience flying in asymmetric conditions.

@arturoeugster7228

Жыл бұрын

@@maxsdad538 sure when both engines are at idle there is not an asymetrical thrust of significance there. If one engine happens not to develop power behaves the same as throttled down. You are gliding towards the runway the same way rudder is only needed to maintain coordinated flight in a turn. If you need to add some power, one engine will do if you want more, you make sure you are flying at best single engine climb speed, clearly marked ( blue line) obviosly the faulty engine is feathered (dead engine, dead rudder, to pull the correct lever, starting with the throttle) and the aircraft is trimmed as required, with the bank leaning towards the operating engine to compensate for the side force of the rudder . I made many engine out approaches teaching my students ❤️ the skills to pass their multiengine rating flight test In IMC the engine out asymmetric thrust was done only simulating asymmetric thrust without feathering the engine . Avoid a swiss cheese type multiple hazards accumulating situation BTW long time CFII, SME Glider , 3 times solo atlantic crossings, aerospace engineer, aircraft and helicopter designer. and a bolivian national 🇧🇴 La próxima vez que quieren insultarme, hágan lo en castellano o en aymará. In high moisture and temperature, in Kameroon, I had an engine quit on me during approach twice, no big deal. taxi to a covenient parking area to restart the engine, obstruction in the airfilter usual cause. overrich mixture at low power setting. Check the eager line boys to not filling up with jetfuel, a common occurrence when turboprops are on the field. 🇧🇴 follow a few good rules, locally collected with experience. Like when intecepting the glide slope from below without a FAF to check altitude, you may catch the refleted lower lobe of the GS with the same polarity due to the water reflexion on the Douala approach, timing the altitude indicates the situation corrected by climbing to the proper GS. Back to engine out operation, I never try to demonstrate minimum control speed , because it is hazardous to fly slow at low altitude, with aircraft designed to be controllable. Single engine best rate of climb speed has wide margin for controllability, no reason to deviate from recommended operating speeds .

Teddy Petter: designer of the Canberra was told that it must replace the DH Mosquito. It therefore had big shoes to fill but we now know it managed pretty well

Australia still has a flying English Electric Canberra Bomber out of The Temore Aviation Museum in New South Wales. If you are in Aus drop by and have a look at it you can get up close to all of there Planes and if you are lucky you might be there on a flying weekend and see lots of them out flying around

@garycorbin2789

Жыл бұрын

Alsoat Willowbank Queensland there is two Canberra's which one is on a pole which is available to inspect . It is privately owned, but tourists can park and stretch their legs as it is on a major highway .

Love the big-wing B-57s.

Absolute fantastic video quality and I love the soundtracks in particular.

There is one of these aircraft on display at the SAC aerospace museum along interstate 80 between Omaha and Lincoln in Nebraska. Visiting this museum is time well spent.

A plane so nice, they designed it twice!

I was in Houston a few years ago when I heard a strange sounding jet, looked up, and the unmistakable profile of a Canberra blocked out the sun right as I looked up. 🤩

@sadwingsraging3044

Жыл бұрын

@@voornaam3191 it was a NASA research plane. You do know they flew a Canberra right?🤣🤣🤣

@cowboybob7093

Жыл бұрын

Those sound-sightings are the best, like, "...what th'..." ... "WHAT TH'!!"

Great video. What a musical compositional score…

Do you know, New Zealand had some Canberras in our airforce, back in the 50's-70's? That was when we had a real airforce. I remember my Dad taking me to a air-show as a 14 year old and being so proud. She was a gorgeous plane, no mistake.

@Dronescapes

Жыл бұрын

👍👍

@jaclestrat

Жыл бұрын

NZ 75 sqn based at Tengah Singapore flew Canberras .

@awuma

2 ай бұрын

I got up really close to one in a hangar at Ohakea in January of 1965. Beautiful plane. The Brits had a great run with the Mosquito and the Canberra, but dropped the ball in cancelling the TSR-2. I guess Phantoms and Jaguars (and stranded Buccaneers) filled that role later. New Zealand got A-4's... which flew for many decades.

Absolutely loved this video tribute to this beautiful aircraft that was such an asset for 2 countries

@Dronescapes

Жыл бұрын

🙏👍

@MJTAUTOMOTIVE

Жыл бұрын

More than 2 countries.

Excellent video, thank you. The B57B with tandem seating, rotary bomb bay and internal guns was the Canberra that should have been developed for the RAF. The original bubble type of canopy warped and distorted as the air pressure changed so couldn't be fitted with a gun sight, it was also a greenhouse that cooked the plane if left out in the sunshine. Later versions with the off set fighter style cockpit looked ungainly. Martin engineers took the English Electric design to it's zenith as a bomber and General Dynamics did the same as a reconnaissance aircraft.

@garynew9637

Жыл бұрын

Haha, what crap!

@nonoyorbusness

Жыл бұрын

​@@garynew9637a

B-57 at Engine Start Up : BOYS , Let's Roll some coal !

What a rock band with longivity To match.....can't be matched. Hats off to a number one group ! ❤😮👍

Great commentator, music gets a bit loud at times, love the channel 😉

..one of the very first Revell kits I built ca 1958 or so...bjack plastic IIRC...

@Dronescapes

Жыл бұрын

Do you still have it?

There were several of these planes stationed in Arkansas- most notably Little Rock Air Force Base and the then Adams Field Airport- ive seen- bsck in the 60s- these planes escorting B58 Hustlers in practice flights over Little Rock itself very Thrilling

Thank you for spending the time and effort to create your videos; you are doing excellent work and you have a good voice for narration. I have seen the B-57 Canberra before but I had not known the correct name nor it's various roles so, your documentary is very informative. Cheers.

@Dronescapes

Жыл бұрын

🙏👍🙏

27:10 even though British Canberras never had guns in the wings, several interdictor variants were made with a ventral, detachable gunpack with 4 20mm Hispano cannons. This reduced the size of the bomb bay but it worked.

There was a plaque at the old AFWL at KAFB honoring the flight crews of B-57s that were lost flying their aircraft through tests of nuclear weapons.

This was a interesting video to watch the Canberra has a great story and history from start to finish 👍 thanks for sharing

@Dronescapes

Жыл бұрын

🙏👍

We had two in service at Elmendorf AFB, AK. They were used primarily as countermeasure training for the F-4E aircraft assigned there. I worked as an aircraft radio maintenance technician at the time, 1974-1978. They were a much different AC than anything else I'd worked on or around. We also had two T-33 AC at that time too. One was painted up in a pattern similar to that of the Thunderbird demo team for the 25th anniversary of the formation of the USAF as a separate service. The B-57s wore a fair bit of orange paint if I remember. I think it had wingtip pods too. It's been nearly 50 years now, so who knows.

@maxsdad538

Жыл бұрын

I was a weapons controller at Campion AFS in 72-73, and we had the B-57 bombing the whole state with chaf or jamming the scopes once a month. I can't remember their call signs, the F-4's out of Galena were always Alpha Papa 41 & 42. And FWIW, the USAF F-4's out of NAS Keflavik were Sloe Gin 01 & 02. Funny what you can remember after 50 years.

@chaplainand1

Жыл бұрын

@@maxsdad538 Right. I was at Hill AFB, UT during that period, brand new three-level radio tech. What a great place to learn. UH-1N and Ps, HH-43, CH-3 and 53, C-130N and P (whiskers). We had C-141s and C-5s in and out daily hauling war material back from VN. It was a busy time and place. I was 24.

@DavidRLentz

Жыл бұрын

@@chaplainand1 , I cannot see well enough even to drive, yet even since I had been a small boy had I found aircraft captivating! At age five, I had seen a large passenger plane that was so distinctive that from my description--yes, even at that tender age!--most knowledgeable of aircraft would be able to identify it! Low-wing, four propeller engines, three vertical stabilisers, elliptical fuselage. I enjoy testing my memory, given that I never could serve. Might I ask you your assistance, please? The UH-1N is Bell UH-1 Twin-Engine Utility Helicopter expressly for the U.S. Navy. The CH-3 and CH-53 are: Sikorsky CH-3 and CH-53 helicopters, the latter a heavy airlift transport. The Navy CH-3 is the Sea King, best known for recovering manned space capsules that just had splashed down from orbit. I read that another variant has a boat hull for setting upon the water. The CH-53 I understand had been the "Jolly Green Giant" in rescue service. I think that had been the Army's bird. The C-130 is the famous Lockheed C-130 "Hercules" USAF Transport. I do not recognise the variants to which you refer. The USMC and the U.S. Navy each have several, too. The C-141 and the C-5 are: Lockheed C-141 "Starlifter" USAF Transport Lockheed C-5B USAF Heavy Airlift Transport (a few years past uprated to the C-5M). Let me know! 🙂

@chaplainand1

Жыл бұрын

@@DavidRLentz you, sir, have done your homework. We had a "Connie", spend some time at Elmendorf. A C-121 Constilation, I think, matches your youthful description. It was the personal aircraft for a two or three star General. It was very much like the first Air Force One, on display at Wright Paterson AFB, OH. That general enjoyed his peacetime service.

@DavidRLentz

Жыл бұрын

@@chaplainand1 Columbine III, President Dwight D Eisenhower's Executive Transport whilst in office--the precursor to "Air Force One" (the USAF call sign for any USAF aircraft bearing POTUS)--is the Lockheed Constellation at the USAF Museum (or had been during my visit). Walking through it surprised me as to how narrow and cramped it was! I am rather slim, yet I had felt uncomfortably constricted! What I had seen as a boy in all likelihood was a passenger airliner. I thought that the C-121 was the U.S. Navy designation in the 1950s and 1960s for their Lockheed Constellation Airborne Early Warning Aircraft. I readily concede that I could be in error. BTW, this has not been "homework" for me: it is my nerd-fun; I typed my reply to you from memory. (I am poor at maths. I am neither athletic nor handsome.) My first love is certain genres of television programmes, motion pictures, novels, etc.; Star Trek (TOS), Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Wheel of Time series; and the trivia we can derive from them. I aspire to be a novelist, eventually developing my own contemporary folklore. I also want to train my voice as a classical vocalist. I have a low, robust baritone-bass. (Well, I in actuality am a soprano!)

Lived under the runway at RAF Watton in the 60s. Every Tuesday and Thursday was night flying.

@janicereadymartcher7696

Жыл бұрын

I lived on Merton road in the fifties and saw all types fly over our bungalow, javelin,meteor Lincoln, hawker hunters and others I can’t remember the names of. Do you wattonremember Alderton, Thompson’s,Yeomans , Marriott, Roy Ayers, Neighbours, Jim Bone. Left

The narrator states that the B-57 was the first foreign combat aircraft to be adopted by the USAF since WWI. I believe this is incorrect in that the USAAF flew Spitfires during WWII.

@alanhopgood1888

Жыл бұрын

And Mosquitoes and Beaufighters too.

@Pootycat8359

Жыл бұрын

But they weren't manufactured here, under license.

@scudfarcus4343

Жыл бұрын

@@Pootycat8359 True, but I don't see how it's relevant to my point.

@Pootycat8359

Жыл бұрын

@@scudfarcus4343 You stated that the video was wrong, because U.S. pilots flew British planes. However, the video says the B-57 was the only non-U.S. aircraft BUILT here, since WW1, not simply flown by our pilots.

@scudfarcus4343

Жыл бұрын

@@Pootycat8359 Starting at roughly 1:50 of the video, the narrator says, ". . . it was one of the first overseas combat aircraft to be brought into the air force since the first World War".

American tactical airppwer doctrine was gifted it by Royal Air Flrce techniques of one Air Support developed out of operations in orth Arika in defeating the Afrika Corps. These techniques of the RAF and Commonwealth Desert Air Force, under the leadership of Air Marshsl Conningham, emulated those observed of the Luftwaffe. Evolved and refined, and bought to the Pacific War by the Royal Australian Air Force, were devastating in the Western Europe campaign, ground controdrs with Army units, whistled up "cab rank" Typhons and Tempests. The Uniyed Ststes Army Air Force did not "evolve" their own CAS techniques, but copied those of the RAF and RAAF.

What an awesome plane, thanks. I like Canberry jelly on Thanksgiving.

Clearly what is needed is that idiots should stop killing and making war, just imagine what good can be done!

New Ground Crew Member ( happens to be named Karl) when He sees the B57b starting up : " AHHHH It's on FIRE ! " Proceeds to douse the two hapless Guys with fire retardant foam before the canopy is shut . Pilot : " KAAAAARRLLL ! How many TIMES have YOU been TOLD that it is NORMAL normal for that black smoke to happen at START -UP !? "

B57 were in Pakistan Airforce service for a long time.. successfully used in 65 and 71 wars against India... the last of them is retired in mid 90s as it was used for reckon jobs and was called BABA JEE (dear old man)❤ The legendary PAF pilot "8 pass Charlie " was B57 pilot... such a crazy aviator

Nit-picking: It is not the Can'berra but 'Canberra, with a silent e. Just ask any British (or Australian) citizen. Also, the engines were not Evons but Avons (named after the Avon river, known for Stratford-on-Avon, home of Shakespeare).

@chipsrafferty8362

Жыл бұрын

Sorry my boy,IT IS CANBRA,plain and simply CANBRA.

@chipsrafferty8362

Жыл бұрын

@@yuglesstube She’s right cobber,about as full on as Bluey and Curley

Another Great Story. Thanks again for the video.

@Dronescapes

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

There's a very very sad looking Canberra atop a pole outside a caravan park near the RAAF base Amberley in Queensland Australia

There were two versions of the A 26. The gun version (A) and the bomber version with a glazed nose (B). Confusingly after the Martin B 26 was phased out the Douglas A 26 was redisignated the B 26.

How do you recognise an excellent design? Look how long it stays in service. Other examples are the C-130 Hercules and the Browning .50 machine gun. They are being replaced by updates of their original design.

Ah yes the Bat plane I remember seeing them flying over Cu Chi in 1967

@billhale9740

Жыл бұрын

I understand that NASA still flies a couple of them

My brother flew electronic C-130's along the Ho che ming trail....They were called the Blind Bats....The B57's as bombers under each wing were replaced with, I believe, F-7's....

Cool music

Hello all of you aviation buffs!... Hey this is a great production here eh?.. well yeah!.. Myself?.. okay I was in the "Flying Navy" during that ridiculous "Cold War/Vietnam War".. 💪✌️❤️‍🩹🇺🇸

At 15:02 I thought.. wow that finish is really shiny, look at the reflection! No. Door was open.😂😂

3 WB-57s are currently used to fly high altitude science missions for NASA.

No, it wasn't one fi the frist foreign aircraft to be adopted since the dirst world war. The US used a large number of British aircraft during WW2. Spitfire, mossies, lancs, Beuafighters etc.

@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935

Жыл бұрын

Lancaster? please tell us more.

It hqd such lovely lines to the Americans got hold of it

TROPIC MOON and PATRICIA LYNN!

In 1959, an RB-57D on a CIA mission over China was shot down by a SA-2 missile. The Taiwanese Air Force pilot of the plane was killed. This was the first successful shoot down of an operational aircraft by a missile.

Is there any relation between the canberra and the meteor? It looks like someone got the plans for the meteor and hit the 200% in the photocopier (if they had one...).

14:58 Error 404: American equivalent design not found

Very interesting but tone down the music. It is far too intrusive. And loud relative to the speech.

DroneScapes have some of their facts wrong. The modern doctrine of close air support of ground forces was developed by the RAF Desert Airforce and British 8th Army in North Africa in 1941-1942. Sir Arthur Tedder and Arthur Conningham were the key proponents and they shared their expertise at the request of the US Army and USAAF after they had suffered a number of setbacks after Operation Torch (the Allied invasion of north west Africa). A similar exercise was conducted by the RAF's 2nd Tactical Airforce (rocket-firing Hawker Typhoons flying close air support in what the RAF called flying in cab rank) with General Elwood Quesada of the US Ninth Airforce in Normandy. He equipped tanks with VHF radios so that they could talk to the P-47s, which he called providing "armoured column cover", after which the P-47s were devasting against the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS armour.

It was used by Argentina in the ir 1982 war with England!

I never understood why the uk didn't make a modernised Canberra. Moden wing ..engine's and avionics could give a long range bombing and ecm warfare capabilities.

@SkyBiscoff

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately aircraft design is not that simple, changing wing, engine and avionics would engage re-designing the whole airplane and that means re-certifying them. Would love to see modernized versions of older designs

Am I right that this was a favorite plane of Chuck Yeager?

Enjoyed the video but..it had high speed and fly very high...? Minor details but would add interest. Maybe that's still classified information.

@jcreedy20

Жыл бұрын

I remember hearing that the standard Canberra could go 70k plus altitude. I would imagine the modified Canberra had altitude similar to that of the u2 although not quite as high when pushed.

There is a Canberra at the Redding,Ca airport

Saw the first one crash i few miles from our house it just cleared the roof. the pilot and his co pilot where killef they stayed with the plane AT strathmore hastings road Ingol near Preston lancz. England

@philosuileabhain861

Жыл бұрын

My old man was part of the RAF team (MOD/RAF Instrument Liaison Officer) at EE Warton in 1952 when the crash happened. He knew the pilot Flt Lt Tom Evans DFC and also Roly Beaumont (Chief Test Pilot at the time) as he was also a pilot having been on the Gloster Meteor prior to his posting to EE Warton. There was only Flt Lt Evans flying the aircraft at the time and it crashed shortly before noon on March 25, 1952 into a field at Murray Trees Farm, Cottam nr Preston. The summer of 1952 was also the height of the 1952 Preston Merchant Guild celebrations and English Electric had the Canberra as the main attraction on their float and trade stands around the town as part of the Preston Guild celebrations. I have a phot of the old man, Roly Beaumont and Tom Evans in front of a trade stand of EE with some of the top brass and local dignitaries taken during Guild Week 1952. For any Americans reading it should be noted that EE Warton was a very important WWII base for the USAAF known as BAD 2 or Base Air Depot 2 so IMHO it's very fitting that the Canberra went on to serve with the USAF after the war as many firm and long friendships (and marriages) were formed between the locals in the area and the GI's who served here in WWII. The tragedy that cemented the bonds to this day was of course the awful Freckleton Air Disaster on 23 August 1944.

Was the B57 used to assist the Blind Bats C-130's....

42:07 I thought that maybe I had mis-heard what he said, so I went back and checked. He DISTINCTLY says, "By 1954, twenty B-57s..." He must have mis-read the script, and was too dumb to catch the error.

You show small inset pictures of RB57F but no info. General Dynamics did these modifications. I worked on these in Germany. NASA has two of our planes we had there and they are still in use.

Surprised there was no mention of the unpopular downward ejection seets. Probably not a concern when operating only at high altitude but low level ejection was suicidal.

@20chocsaday

11 ай бұрын

A short-lived fashion.

Is it a fighter or is it a bomber? Yes.

@WoodworkerDon

Жыл бұрын

And Reconnaissance.

anyone know the intro song?

As a kid I always saw the Canberra as a larger slightly modified Gloster Meteor

I don't know if CanadaAire's CF-100 or the Canberra bomber came first.

ll and all; it made for a noisy, scary take off and landing

Enjoyed video but "very high speed, fly high, extremely high altitude." Is that still classified or just not of enough interest to bother with. Also ditto to the muzak.

A B-57 mistakenly attacked the USCGC Point Welcome in Vietnam killing and wounding most of the crew of the cutter.

Can you lose the music?... sounds like an overblown NFL show

5 minutes in and I’m lost. Let’s go back to another ground attacking aircraft from Martin the B-26 and say more about the A-26 and end with the P-61. What? Why?

Please!!! There's no "bear" in Canberra!

U-2 as result

THEY FLEW OUT OF KIRKLAND AFB, NEW MEXICO. THEY WERE ATTACHED TO A NAVY SQUADWAND.

@bentaylor5665

8 ай бұрын

Oops That should be SQUADRON..

Starts at 11:50 Heck of a racket most of the way through

The British Canberra was used as the main strategic nuclear bomber before the amazing Valient Vulcan and Victor nuclear bomer entered service! both the Canberra and early version of the V force carried free fall nuclear bombs I think the Canberra bomb bay was too small for the strategic nuclear bomber the early v for e did carry strategic nuclear bombs including the massive British yellow sun that had a 3 megaton yield....but when powers U2 was shot down the v force carried a Stand off missile called Blue steal 1 megaton yield or 7 we177 500 kiloton yields they never got magnum or lategra 🤣 ask Derrick zoolander why? And the Canberra was used as a a tactical nuclear bomber carrying 4 we177b 500 kiloton airburst bombs as the other two versions that are still in service and carried by the tornado and new typoon and F35B are we177c version's which basically were designed for the then super advanced tornado to fly behind the iron curtain and drop the 550 kiloton we177c onto Warsaw pact airfields and had 20 second delayed fuse....all 3 were also used on the harrier in the Falklands war the British military 'conviently' 'forgot' to off load there we177b c and d (which was a nuclear depth charge) before sailing 8 thousand miles too remove Argentinian invaders and instead both carriors took them pretty obvious why, the Canberra was used as a conventional bomber too it was used during the British military and French landings in egypt to retake the cannel and help Israel forces in 56 and during the anti communist wars in Borneo Brunei etc used as recce from places as diverse as mapping British military base and Sanger's on northern Ireland and illegally flying into the Republic of Ireland to flying over Korea Hong Kong etc etc

Too many ad interruptions in this video don't make it easy to follow and enjoyable

@Dronescapes

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Love the content but please stop using the same narrator until his allergy got better, and change out the music once a while, please!

At least the Americans fixed up that terrible cockpit the British dreamt up.....

@Jack-bs6zb

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There were several types of cockpit throughout the range of Canberras.

Its a Canberra not Can-Bearer.

Sorry for the repeat.

Now the WB-57 is primarily used as a high altitude surveillance and reconnaissance platform.

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