In July 2006 the English Electric Canberra made its final public air show appearance at the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford. Moving and spectacular the display marked the end of a service life with the R.A.F. stretching back almost sixty years... Incredibly the Canberra was originally planned as the replacement for the de Havilland Mosquito. It went on to break twenty-two world aviation records and become the longest-serving aircraft in R.A.F. history - and was still flying missions in Afghanistan up until the date it retired. Farewell to the Canberra... looks back at the development of the aircraft and its long and distinguished history featuring rarely seen newsreel footage and material never released on DVD before. [show more]
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Documentary tracing the history of the English Electric Canberra, the first generation jet-powered light bomber. Entering service with the R.A.F. in 1951, the highly versatile Canberra remained in service until June 2006, flying missions in Afghanistan up until its retirement.
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