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    Airframe Family: English Electric Canberra
    Latest Model:Canberra B.6
    Last Military Serial:XH568 DRA
    Construction Number:71105
    Last Civil Registration:G-BVIC
    Compressed ID:English Electric Canberra B.6 sn XH...
    Latest Owner or Location:Airpower Inc, Lampson Airport, Lakeport / Kelseyville, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Canberra B.6.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XH568.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Defence Research Agency with s/n XH568.

    23 September 1989


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Canberra B.2/6 of the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Bedford on display at the 1989 RAF Leuchars Airshow.

    From 25 October 1993 to 3 May 1994

    To Frances Melissa Gill with new c/r G-BVIC.

    3 May 1994

    To Classic Aviation Projects Ltd, Dakota House, Coventry Airport, Baginton, Coventry keeping c/r G-BVIC.

    By June 1996


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photographed at Cosford.

    By June 1996


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photographed at Cosford.

    23 June 1996


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye
    Notes: RAF Marham, UK

    20 March 2003

    Civil registration, G-BVIC, cancelled.

    To Airpower Inc, Lampson Airport, Lakeport/Kelseyville, CA.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     Thomas Delvoye
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