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    Airframe Family: English Electric Canberra
    Latest Model:Canberra PR.9
    Last Military Serial:XH131 RAF
    Construction Number:SH.1721
    Compressed ID:English Electric Canberra PR.9 sn X...
    Latest Owner or Location:Ulster Aviation Society (Long Kesh Hangar), Lisburn, Mazetown, Lisburn, Northern Ireland

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    Dates

    Event

    1951

    Constructed as a Canberra PR.9.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XH131.

    29 May 1993


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: At RAF Mildenhall Air Fete 1993, coded AF

    29 May 1993


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Canberra PR.9 of 39 Squadron on static display at the 1993 RAF Mildenhall Air Fete.

    20 July 2005


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye
    Notes: Kleine Brogel, Belgium

    20 July 2005


    Photographer: robert roggeman
    Notes: SPOTTERSDAY.

    20 July 2005


    Photographer: robert roggeman
    Notes: SPOTTERSDAY.

    13 September 2008


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Photographed in 2008 during its period of storage at Kemble Airfield - In Dec 2010 it was transported to the Ulster Avion Society

    16 July 2010


    Photographer: Simon Wallwork
    Notes: This Canberra PR.9 is ex 39 Sqn XH131. It was getting ready to be moved from Kemble, back to N.Ireland, where it was originally built- now on display at Long Kesh.

    12 December 2010

    Transported by ground. Delivered to Ulster Aviation Society Heritage Centre, Ireland.
    Dismantled at Kemble and transported by road to the museum in Northern Ireland.

    13 December 2010

    Based at Ulster Aviation Society (Long Kesh Hangar), Lisburn, Mazetown, Lisburn, Northern Ireland.
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