sam - EE Canberra [1 of 2]

English Electric Canberra [T4 - WE188]

Design started in 1946, and the first jet-powered medium bomber entered service with the RAF in 1950. In 1957 a Canberra set a world altitude record of 70,310ft.

The SAM example first flew in 1952, and served as a target tug for the RAF before being returned to British Aerospace.

Cockpit access required a certain amount of flexibility ...