English Electric Canberra

English Electric Canberra
	RAF's English Electric Canberra.
Role	Bomber and reconnaissance aircraft.
National origin	UK-Australia
Manufacturer	English Electric
First flight	1949
Introduction	1951
Status	Out of service
Primary user	Royal Air Force
Number built	949 examples

The English Electric Canberra is a famous twin-turbojet British-Australian military aircraft. Originally designed and built as a bomber, it was later modified for reconnaissance and electronic warfare. It was used in the United Kingdom by the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm, and the Royal Aircraft Establishment. Other operators are Argentina, Australia, Chile, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, India, New Zealand, Peru, Rhodesia, South Africa, Sweden, Venezuela, West Germany, and Zimbabwe.

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USA bought two aircrafts for aerial tests. English Electric Canberra was the basis of the Martin B-57 light bomber.

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