English Electric Camberra

The English Electric Canberra is a British first-generation, jet-powered medium bomber. It was developed by English Electric during the mid- to late 1940s in response to a 1944 Air Ministry requirement for a successor to the wartime de Havilland Mosquito fast bomber. Among the performance requirements for the type was an outstanding high-altitude bombing capability and high speed. These were partly accomplished by making use of newly developed jet-propulsion technology. When the Canberra was introduced to service with the Royal Air Force (RAF), the type's first operator, in May 1951, it became the service's first jet-powered bomber.

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1951 — 2006  Wikimedia, Wikidata
BAe Canberra; Canberra; Canberra aircraft; Canberra bomber; English Electric
length 19.96 metre, 
medium bomber, bomber with 2 engines, land-based bomber monoplane, Indian Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, English Electric, Royal Air Force, Swedish Air Force, Argentine Air Force, United Kingdom, 

Canberra B(I)8, Canberra B2, Canberra B62, Martin B-57 Canberra, medium bomber, 

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  Canberra B(I)8 ⓘ
  1954 bomber aircraft model by English Electric

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  Canberra B2 ⓘ
  1950 bomber aircraft model by English Electric

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  Canberra B62 ⓘ
  bomber aircraft model by English Electric

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  Martin B-57 Canberra ⓘ
  1953 American-built version of the English Electric Canberra bomber

Frameless

Canberra WH718 at Manston 1986 (52095781444)

English-Electric-Canberra-l

Kalaikunda

Canberra aircraft straight after a handling display

English Electric Canberra Downunder Shellharbour 2024

Kalaikunda

English Electric Canberra B-57 Prototype 061025-F-1234P-002

SeasonsGreetings82WingRAAF1954

Canberra crewman in front of his bomber

Canberra crewman next to his bomber

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	aircraft		Canberra B(I)8	English Electric Canberra	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Canberra B2	English Electric Canberra	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Canberra B62	English Electric Canberra	Wikidata
class	aircraft	1954	Martin B-57 Canberra	bomber, English Electric Canberra	Wikidata
commons	image		Canberra WH718 at Manston 1986 (52095781444)		Commons
commons	image		English-Electric-Canberra-l		Commons
commons	image		Kalaikunda		Commons
commons	image		Canberra aircraft straight after a handling display		Commons
commons	image		English Electric Canberra Downunder Shellharbour 2024		Commons
commons	image		Kalaikunda		Commons
commons	image		English Electric Canberra B-57 Prototype 061025-F-1234P-002		Commons
commons	image		SeasonsGreetings82WingRAAF1954		Commons
commons	image		Canberra crewman in front of his bomber		Commons
commons	image		Canberra crewman next to his bomber		Commons