English Electric Canberra R2175, March 1972, Salisbury Airport. Heading down the taxyway to the threshold of 06. This is one of the Canberras with the 'Local Nose', a mod replacing the nose cone with a three window one, modified/manufactured by the RhodAF. Possibly a photo recon model. (photo, Robin D.W.Norton)

English Electric Canberra * Current *
15 Canberra B.2 obtained from Britain during 1959 and flown out to Rhodesia from June 1959, followed by 3 T.4 trainers in March 1961. Used by 5 Sqn for the bomber role. Many aircraft have been withdrawn when they reached the end of their fatigure life. Two aircraft were constructed from cannibalised spares taken from grounded aircraft. One B.2 and one T.4 were supplied from Britain in 1981. Withdrawn in late 1983.

Serial	c/no.	Prev. Identity	Delivered	Fate/Notes
R2005	SH1624/SBH2365	WH867	June 1959	RRAF159/RRAF200. wfu Sept 1977
R2051	71125	WH653	June 1959	RRAF160/RRAF201. wfu Jul 1971
R2502	71137	WH662	June 1959	RRAF161/RRAF202. wfu Mar 1979
R5203	71150	WH672	June 1959	RRAF162/RRAF203. w/o 3 Oct 1979
R2504	71173	WH707	14 June 1959	RRAF163/RRAF204. wfu Aug 1979. to Military Museum, Gweru
R2055	SH1612/SBH2353	WH855	June 1959	RRAF164/RRAF205. wfu
-	SH1628/SBH2369	WH871	4 June 1959	RRAF165/RRAF206 wfu Feb 1967
-	SH1640/SBH2369	WH883	4 June 1959	RRAF166/RRAF207 wfu Jul 1968
R2085	71116	WJ571	June 1959	RRAF167/RRAF208. PR mods 1971, wfu Jul 1978
R2059	HP159B	WJ572	June 1959	RRAF168/RRAF209 wfu Dec 1971
R2510	HP165B	WJ578	June 1959	RRAF169/RRAF210. w/o 16 Nov 1971
-	HP173B	WJ606	June 1959	RRAF170/RRAF211. wfu Nov 1963
R5212	R/R3/EA3/6627	WK108	June 1959	RRAF171/RRAF212. w/o 28 Oct 1969
-	HP179B	WJ612	June 1959	RRAF172/RRAF213. wfu Apr 1966
R2514	HP158B	WH664	June 1959	RRAF173/RRAF214. w/o 5 Apr 1974
R2155	71132	WH658	Mar 1961	T.4 RRAF173/RRAF215. conv to B.2 Jun 1972, reconv T.4 Nov 1974, wfu Oct 1977
R2156	71152	WH674	Mar 1961	T.4 RRAF174/RRAF216/R2516. conv to B.2 1970, wfu 12 Jan 1977
R2175	HP180B	WJ613	Mar 1961	T.4 RRAF175/RRAF217. wfu Nov 1974
XR2158			1970	B.2 composite from spares (mainly R2065), wfu 30 Oct 1971
R2519			1972	B.2 composite from spares*, conv PR duties 1975, wfu 3 Dec 1981
R2250	71142	WH666	28 Mar 1981	B.2 wfu 5 Dec 1983
R2215	71350	WJ869	28 Mar 1981	T.4 wfu 5 Dec 1983

* Rear fuselage R2055, wings R2075, nose & centre fuselage RRAF213.

References:

1. Rhodesian Air Force, A Brief History 1947-1980 (W A Brent, 1987)
2. Britain's Rebel Air Force (Roy Nesbit & Dudley Cowderoy, 1998)
3. African Military Aviation (W A Brent, 1994)
4. Air (WLAG) September 1989