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TarJak · 02-25-08, 07:12 AM

Thanks Linton for the tip. I found a pilot who was baby sitting the backup Vulcan back in the UK whilst this one was over here in OZ.

When the moderators over there clear the rest of my reply posts (

), then you'll be able to see the hi res scans of the Vulcan plus some detail zooms I've done of the Canberra to help ID the plane here. http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=315224

I've now got the rego number WH797 which looks like it was a PR Mk7 variant that was built by English Electric at Preston as a PR.7 and saw RAF service with Nos. 542, 58 and 81 Squadrons.
Chosen as one of the PR.7's for use with the Navy it was taken on Navy charge in February 1971.
It was then converted and designated as a T.22. She was transferred to the FRADU and served with them for over ten years, Retired in February 1985 and flown to RAF St Athan for storage it remained there for six years.

So my real question now becomes what was it doing here in 1956? I can only assume that it was here to photograph the Vulcan on it's trip but being the slow old beast they were compared to the Vulcan there is no way it could have made the entire trip with the Vulcan which I understand did the trip from the UK non-stop!

02-25-08, 07:12 AM	#11
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Thanks Linton for the tip. I found a pilot who was baby sitting the backup Vulcan back in the UK whilst this one was over here in OZ. When the moderators over there clear the rest of my reply posts (), then you'll be able to see the hi res scans of the Vulcan plus some detail zooms I've done of the Canberra to help ID the plane here. http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=315224 I've now got the rego number WH797 which looks like it was a PR Mk7 variant that was built by English Electric at Preston as a PR.7 and saw RAF service with Nos. 542, 58 and 81 Squadrons. Chosen as one of the PR.7's for use with the Navy it was taken on Navy charge in February 1971. It was then converted and designated as a T.22. She was transferred to the FRADU and served with them for over ten years, Retired in February 1985 and flown to RAF St Athan for storage it remained there for six years. So my real question now becomes what was it doing here in 1956? I can only assume that it was here to photograph the Vulcan on it's trip but being the slow old beast they were compared to the Vulcan there is no way it could have made the entire trip with the Vulcan which I understand did the trip from the UK non-stop!