The English Electric Canberra in Australian Service

In Australia the Government Aircraft Factories (GAF) built the Canberra under licence and was known as the Mk.20, and the first GAF-build aircraft flew on the 29th of May, 1953. Here we feature a few interviews from those who navigated the Canberra in Vietnam and parts of a film about pilots converting to the type in 1960.

Contents
00:00 Intro
00:42 Background
02:17 US B-57
02:47 Government Aircraft Factory Mk.20
03:52 Conversion to Canberras film
04:31 Jet Training
06:08 Avon Engine
06:54 Martin-Baker Ejection Seat
07:50 Altitude Training
08:59 Bombing Training
13:51 No. 2 Squadron RAAF
14:20 Bob Howe as a navigator
16:04 Lance Halvorson as a navigator
17:40 Bombing in Vietnam
18:00 Bob Howe on Bombing in Vietnam
26:50 Lance Halvorson on dangers in the Canberra
30:25 Canberras after Vietnam

Lance and Bob on the Canberra:
   • Navigating in the Canberras in the 19...  
   • Lance Halvorson Butterworth to Vietna...  
   • RAAF Canberra Bomber in the Early 60s...  
   • Bombing Over South Vietnam | Navigato...  
   • 2 Squadron Operations Over South Viet...  
   • Dealing with a bomb hang-up in a Canb...  
   • 2SQN in Vietnam | Life on base | bomb...  

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