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WB-57F Canberra makes belly landing in Houston. YES I later found it was Germans...
Posted on 1/28/26 at 5:53 pm
Posted on 1/28/26 at 5:53 pm
Today show with video
NASA has 3 of these, I remember seeing two of them at Kirtland AFB in 1971. They weren't new then. There's at least one more at the boneyard at Davis-Monthan in Tuscon. A few years back, they pulled one out and reactivated it as two weren't enough to perform all the missions they were tasked with.
FYI, the basic Canberra design goes back to the late 1940s. USAF was originally going to buy them from the UK, but they didn't have the production capacity. Martin got the license to produce them over here. The Brits kept them in service until at least 2002.
NASA has 3 of these, I remember seeing two of them at Kirtland AFB in 1971. They weren't new then. There's at least one more at the boneyard at Davis-Monthan in Tuscon. A few years back, they pulled one out and reactivated it as two weren't enough to perform all the missions they were tasked with.
FYI, the basic Canberra design goes back to the late 1940s. USAF was originally going to buy them from the UK, but they didn't have the production capacity. Martin got the license to produce them over here. The Brits kept them in service until at least 2002.
This post was edited on 1/28/26 at 8:08 pm
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Posted on 1/28/26 at 5:58 pm to vl100butch
Posted on 1/28/26 at 6:04 pm to DustyDinkleman
That landing was a thing of beauty!
Posted on 1/28/26 at 6:24 pm to DustyDinkleman
That’ll buff right out
Posted on 1/28/26 at 6:46 pm to vl100butch
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WB-57F Canberra
My favorite German plane.
Posted on 1/28/26 at 7:03 pm to LegendInMyMind
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My favorite German plane.
Du hast rechts...
Didn't see the earlier thread as it was buried.
Still an amazing thing to see as the landing was a thing of beauty.
Trying to check the boneyard inventory, there's at least one more there.
Posted on 1/28/26 at 7:04 pm to vl100butch
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Still an amazing thing to see as the landing was a thing of beauty.
Yep, it was a hell of a landing.
This post was edited on 1/28/26 at 7:05 pm
Posted on 1/28/26 at 7:05 pm to vl100butch
Those are still around?
Posted on 1/28/26 at 7:13 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
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Those are still around?
Yup, USAF then NASA, kept two operational, since 2013 3 of them.
I've always liked the Canberra.
Posted on 1/28/26 at 7:36 pm to vl100butch
Again?
Posted on 1/28/26 at 7:42 pm to LegendInMyMind
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My favorite German plane
American made, check your facts before posting false shite.
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