Canberra XH134

nazca_steve · Post by **nazca_steve** » 06 Jul 2006, 18:34

Roger that, Andy. On a slightly different note, what is going to happen to the 'final three' Mark 9s now? I know this has probably been covered elsewhere, but does anyone know? I'm assuming they'll remove the temporary grey finish and mothball them for a while...

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 06 Jul 2006, 18:43

Try here:

http://www.uksurplus.com/list/e10619

kit · Post by **kit** » 05 Aug 2006, 08:47

Re the destination of 39 Sqdns. three PR9s, all three were flown into Kemble last Monday, the 31st July, by RAF crews for delivery to their new civvie owners.

They are being prepared at Kemble for their civvvie life, apparently for similar tasking, ie air survey etc. assuming the CAA allow it. I spoke to one of the new owners and he was a little pessimistic about the CAA's attitude and said they'd register in the US if they couldn't fly the PR9 on the UK register. His organisation, I think MK Aviation, had bought one aircraft and the other two had been sold to another British operator.

All three PR9s had different colour schemes for the 'Last RAF Canberra Flight', '134 in it's Commemoration Fin scheme, '135 in the standard Hemp/Light Grey and '131 in a VERY worn Grey over Hemp scheme.

As my office is about 3 miles east of Kemble it looks like I'll be hearing those awesome Avon 206s for a while yet, bliss.........

Quixoticish · Post by **Quixoticish** » 05 Aug 2006, 10:43

kit wrote:Re the destination of 39 Sqdns. three PR9s, all three were flown into Kemble last Monday, the 31st July, by RAF crews for delivery to their new civvie owners.

They are being prepared at Kemble for their civvvie life, apparently for similar tasking, ie air survey etc. assuming the CAA allow it. I spoke to one of the new owners and he was a little pessimistic about the CAA's attitude and said they'd register in the US if they couldn't fly the PR9 on the UK register. His organisation, I think MK Aviation, had bought one aircraft and the other two had been sold to another British operator.

All three PR9s had different colour schemes for the 'Last RAF Canberra Flight', '134 in it's Commemoration Fin scheme, '135 in the standard Hemp/Light Grey and '131 in a VERY worn Grey over Hemp scheme.

As my office is about 3 miles east of Kemble it looks like I'll be hearing those awesome Avon 206s for a while yet, bliss.........

Don't Air Atlantique already fly a Canberra on the civilian register?

kit · Post by **kit** » 05 Aug 2006, 11:01

Chris,

Chris Halpin wrote: Don't Air Atlantique already fly a Canberra on the civilian register?

Indeed they do, I think that's WJ877 but disguised in the blue scheme of the prototype VN799.

That aircraft was the last T4 in RAF service, also with 39 Sqdn. but it seems the PR9 is more complex than the T4, and with the CAA's well established hatred of anyone eving thinking of operating jets, any excuse will do.......... :sad:

Apparently their latest trick is to demand a complete strip-down and rebuild of any civilian registered 'Classic Jet' annually, no matter how few hours it's run in the year. This may have grounded one of the civvie Gnats in UK this year.

Quixoticish · Post by **Quixoticish** » 05 Aug 2006, 12:35

kit wrote:Chris,

Chris Halpin wrote: Don't Air Atlantique already fly a Canberra on the civilian register?
Indeed they do, I think that's WJ877 but disguised in the blue scheme of the prototype VN799.

That aircraft was the last T4 in RAF service, also with 39 Sqdn. but it seems the PR9 is more complex than the T4, and with the CAA's well established hatred of anyone eving thinking of operating jets, any excuse will do.......... :sad:

Apparently their latest trick is to demand a complete strip-down and rebuild of any civilian registered 'Classic Jet' annually, no matter how few hours it's run in the year. This may have grounded one of the civvie Gnats in UK this year.

Thanks for clearing that up Kit. It saddens me to hear the CAA are still desperate to rain on everyones parade. Finanical worries aside the 558 project seemed to be going well at least as far as CAA approval goes, and things appeared to be going well for XX885 at HHA as well, not to mention the talk of a Jaguar T4 in civilian hands that seems to be circulating at the moment. I had hoped things had improved as far as the CAA approving complex aircraft goes.