Some old photo's

TarJak · 02-24-08, 06:35 AM

I've been going through my late father's photo and slide collection trying to digitise, catalogue and generally sort them out so they never get lost. In doing so I came across these which he took in 1956. I thought I'd share the contact scan I did with you lot and also ask if anyone can tell me if they know anything about one of the aircraft in them.

I know the date and I know where he took them. I know that they are of a RAF Vulcan bomber XA897 and a Canberra bomber W??92 both of which went on a world tour. The Vulcan later crashed in poor weather at London airport on it's return.

I can't work out the rego of the Canberra and can find no mention of it accompanying the Vulcan on the world tour. Both were definately parked at Mascot airport in Sydney on the same date according to the data my father wrote on the back of the photo's.

Does anyone have any idea what the rego of the Canberra bomber is and whether it accomanied the Vulcan on the entire round the world trip or did it just fly down from the RAF/RAAF base Butterworth in Malaya?

Linton · 02-24-08, 08:18 AM

Try asking the question over at pprune.They have a history section:
http://www.pprune.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=86

Of the top of my head was it something to do with an air race?

geetrue · 02-24-08, 10:58 AM

I've never seen a cross on a military plane before ...

Sailor Steve · 02-24-08, 11:43 AM

Ooh, Vulcan!

Gets my vote for 'Prettiest bomber of the cold war.'

Ooh, Canberra! When Martin got the contract to build them for the USAF as the B-57, they kept the name. Pilots took to calling it the "Iron Cranberry".

Linton · 02-24-08, 03:45 PM

The cross is the emblem of the City of Lincoln.There is a Canberra aircraft at the RAF museum at Hendon that took part in an air race but it is not this one.The Vulcan was on a show the flag tour.I suppose the Canberra was part of this as is the Hastings in the background.

bookworm_020 · 02-24-08, 07:19 PM

Found the answer!

http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-...m/canberra.htm

It was a British Canberra that was lent to Australia for training, with was allocated an RAAF No. but it was never used!

Was it around 1953 when the photo was taken???

02-24-08, 06:35 AM	#1
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Some old photo's I've been going through my late father's photo and slide collection trying to digitise, catalogue and generally sort them out so they never get lost. In doing so I came across these which he took in 1956. I thought I'd share the contact scan I did with you lot and also ask if anyone can tell me if they know anything about one of the aircraft in them. I know the date and I know where he took them. I know that they are of a RAF Vulcan bomber XA897 and a Canberra bomber W??92 both of which went on a world tour. The Vulcan later crashed in poor weather at London airport on it's return. I can't work out the rego of the Canberra and can find no mention of it accompanying the Vulcan on the world tour. Both were definately parked at Mascot airport in Sydney on the same date according to the data my father wrote on the back of the photo's. Does anyone have any idea what the rego of the Canberra bomber is and whether it accomanied the Vulcan on the entire round the world trip or did it just fly down from the RAF/RAAF base Butterworth in Malaya?

02-24-08, 08:18 AM	#2
Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Try asking the question over at pprune.They have a history section: http://www.pprune.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=86 Of the top of my head was it something to do with an air race? __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/

02-24-08, 10:58 AM	#3
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I've never seen a cross on a military plane before ... __________________

02-24-08, 11:43 AM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Ooh, Vulcan! Gets my vote for 'Prettiest bomber of the cold war.' Ooh, Canberra! When Martin got the contract to build them for the USAF as the B-57, they kept the name. Pilots took to calling it the "Iron Cranberry". __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-24-08, 03:45 PM	#5
Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The cross is the emblem of the City of Lincoln.There is a Canberra aircraft at the RAF museum at Hendon that took part in an air race but it is not this one.The Vulcan was on a show the flag tour.I suppose the Canberra was part of this as is the Hastings in the background. __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/

02-24-08, 07:19 PM	#6
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Found the answer! http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-...m/canberra.htm It was a British Canberra that was lent to Australia for training, with was allocated an RAAF No. but it was never used! Was it around 1953 when the photo was taken??? __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"