Unknown (to me) over Cambridgeshire

[Keith Edkins]

Forgive my boundless ignorance and the minimal photo quality, but what is
this? Seen over east Cambridgeshire, England 13th Aug.

Keith

[Pjmac35]

"Keith Edkins" > wrote in message
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> Forgive my boundless ignorance and the minimal photo quality, but what is
> this? Seen over east Cambridgeshire, England 13th Aug.
>
> Keith
>
>

Looks like a WB-57, a much-modified Canberra weather reconnaisance aircraft
built in US by Martin.


Regards

Pat Macguire

[Andrew B]

"Keith Edkins" > wrote in message
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> Forgive my boundless ignorance and the minimal photo quality, but what is
> this? Seen over east Cambridgeshire, England 13th Aug.
>
> Keith

My guess would be a Canberra T.4 as there don't appear to be wing tip tanks
or any nose bulges but there were many modifications and variants so I would
not be sure.

It could be Air Atlantique's T.4 Canberra, I think the B2/6 they have has
tip tanks but again not sure.
--
Andrew

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
(Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.)

[Bob Harrington]

"Pjmac35" > wrote in
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> "Keith Edkins" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Forgive my boundless ignorance and the minimal photo quality, but
>> what is this? Seen over east Cambridgeshire, England 13th Aug.
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
>
> Looks like a WB-57, a much-modified Canberra weather reconnaisance
> aircraft built in US by Martin.

I'll second that. I believe the only current operator of the type is
NASA.

(Sorry about the URL wrappage)

http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?aircraft=Martin%20WB-57F%
20Canberra

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?
aircraft_genericsearch=Martin%20B-57%20Canberra&distinct_entry=true

Bob ^,,^

[Pjmac35]

"Keith Edkins" > wrote in message
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> Forgive my boundless ignorance and the minimal photo quality, but what is
> this? Seen over east Cambridgeshire, England 13th Aug.
>
> Keith
>
>

I think this is it...


http://jsc-aircraft-ops.jsc.nasa.gov/wb57/docs/WB-57FBrochure.pdf
Regards

Pat Macguire

[NOCKERS[_2_]]

On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:16:22 GMT, "Pjmac35" >
wrote:

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>"Keith Edkins" > wrote in message
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>> Forgive my boundless ignorance and the minimal photo quality, but what is
>> this? Seen over east Cambridgeshire, England 13th Aug.
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
>
>I think this is it...
>
>
>http://jsc-aircraft-ops.jsc.nasa.gov/wb57/docs/WB-57FBrochure.pdf
>Regards
>
>Pat Macguire
>
Could be, but no wing pods

[NOCKERS[_2_]]

On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:54:41 GMT, NOCKERS >
wrote:

>On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:16:22 GMT, "Pjmac35" >
>wrote:
>
>>
>>"Keith Edkins" > wrote in message
...
>>> Forgive my boundless ignorance and the minimal photo quality, but what is
>>> this? Seen over east Cambridgeshire, England 13th Aug.
>>>
>>> Keith
>>>
>>>
>>
>>I think this is it...
>>
>>
>>http://jsc-aircraft-ops.jsc.nasa.gov/wb57/docs/WB-57FBrochure.pdf
>>Regards
>>
>>Pat Macguire
>>
>Could be, but no wing pods
A little more info http://www.bywat.co.uk/wj874.html

[Pjmac35]

"NOCKERS" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:54:41 GMT, NOCKERS >
> wrote:
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>>On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:16:22 GMT, "Pjmac35" >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Keith Edkins" > wrote in message
...
>>>> Forgive my boundless ignorance and the minimal photo quality, but what
>>>> is
>>>> this? Seen over east Cambridgeshire, England 13th Aug.
>>>>
>>>> Keith
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>I think this is it...
>>>
>>>
>>>http://jsc-aircraft-ops.jsc.nasa.gov/wb57/docs/WB-57FBrochure.pdf
>>>Regards
>>>
>>>Pat Macguire
>>>
>>Could be, but no wing pods
> A little more info http://www.bywat.co.uk/wj874.html

How about this?

Regards

Pat Macguire

[Keith Edkins]

"Pjmac35" > wrote in message
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>
> "Keith Edkins" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Forgive my boundless ignorance and the minimal photo quality, but what is
>> this? Seen over east Cambridgeshire, England 13th Aug.
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
>
> Looks like a WB-57, a much-modified Canberra weather reconnaisance
> aircraft built in US by Martin.
>
>
> Regards
>
> Pat Macguire
>

Thanks for that. No doubt it is a NASA flight from Mildenhall, as described
in:

http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=144&article=31872&archive=true

Keith

[Mick Hoare]

Looks to like a Martins Canberra Bomber or NASA MartinGeneral Dynamics
RBWB-57F
Mick
"Keith Edkins" > wrote in message
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> Forgive my boundless ignorance and the minimal photo quality, but what is
> this? Seen over east Cambridgeshire, England 13th Aug.
>
> Keith
>
>

[Pjmac35]

"Keith Edkins" > wrote in message
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> "Pjmac35" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Keith Edkins" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Forgive my boundless ignorance and the minimal photo quality, but what
>>> is this? Seen over east Cambridgeshire, England 13th Aug.
>>>
>>> Keith
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Looks like a WB-57, a much-modified Canberra weather reconnaisance
>> aircraft built in US by Martin.
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Pat Macguire
>>
>
> Thanks for that. No doubt it is a NASA flight from Mildenhall, as
> described in:
>
> http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=144&article=31872&archive=true
>
> Keith
>

Spot on!

(Glad to be of help)

Pat Macguire

[Tom Inglima]

The airplane is a Martin B-57F. It is a version of the English Electric
Canberra. The "F" was a very limited rebuild of the B-57B with much bigger
wings, different engines including two additional small engines in pods
slung under the wings. This was an intelligence gathering airplane. NASA
took off the two underwing engines and used (or maybe uses) it for upper
atmosphere research.

Tom Inglima

To the best of my knowledge none are left in USAF service but NASA
"Keith Edkins" > wrote in message
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> Forgive my boundless ignorance and the minimal photo quality, but what is
> this? Seen over east Cambridgeshire, England 13th Aug.
>
> Keith
>
>