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    Airframe Family: English Electric Canberra
    Latest Model:Canberra T.4
    Last Military Serial:WD954 {1} RAF
    Construction Number:71036 {1}
    Compressed ID:English Electric Canberra T.4 sn WD...
    Latest Owner or Location:South Australian Aviation Museum, Port Adelaide, South Australia

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Canberra B.2.

    12 December 1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n WD954 {1}.
    The delivery date is provided.

    1952

    Converted to a Canberra T.4.
    For more information about this other airframe see this Airframe Dossier

    18 December 1959

    Transferred to Edinburgh Field.

    13 December 1970

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Air Force.

    Used as a target in cluster bomb trials resulting in some damage.

    The wings were cut off outside of the engines.

    30 November 1974

    To Warbird Aviation Museum/Pearce Dunn, Point Midura.

    Circa 1976


    Photographer: Graham Baker
    Notes: It was photographed at the former Warbirds Aviation Museum, Mildura, Oz.For more information, http://www.bywat.co.uk/wd954.html

    Circa 1987


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1987 photo at the Mildura Warbirds Museum, VIC

    To South Australian Aviation Museum, Port Adelaide, South Australia.
    At this point only the cockpit section survived.
    View the Location Dossier

    June 2006


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: At St. Mawgan, Cornwall, UK

    21 November 2007


    Photographer: S. Nitschke

    16 September 2009


    Photographer: John Tomlinson
    Notes: 2009 outside private residence in Cornwall

    Circa 2009

    Restoration started.
    Restoration of the T4 cockpit commences.

    2017

    The T4 nose was repainted and placed on display.

    5 July 2017


    Photographer: Waynne Lee
    Notes: Markings to still be applied
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    Internet Sources
     Australian Defense Force Serials
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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     Terry Fletcher
    Waynne Lee
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