Corgi AA34706 English Electric Canberra B.Mk.I/6 Royal Air Force WT309 Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment, Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, 1985

This item has a limited edition certificate included.

Canberra WT309 was built as a B(I)6 variant by the English Electric Co at Preston, Lancs., and first flew in April 1955. The aircraft was used by the RAF Handing Squadron and arrived at Farnborough on 11th July 1957, via Marshalls Flying School, Cambridge. The official transfer from the RAF to the RAE (Royal Aircraft Establishment) was on 28th February 1958 and was allocated to the Armament Flight, which later became the Weapons Flight in 1963. It was painted in an overall white and orange dayglo scheme until it was repainted in the smart 'raspberry ripple' scheme, as depicted on the model, in the early 1980s.