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Canberra Cyprus Run Showed RAF Jet Speed and Reach
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1955

Canberra Cyprus Run Showed RAF Jet Speed and Reach

On 28 February 1955, Air Vice Marshal J. R. Whitley made a record Canberra flight from Scampton to Nicosia, demonstrating Britain’s jet-age reach.

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1955
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Canberra Cyprus Run Showed RAF Jet Speed and Reach Featured
On 28 February 1955, Air Vice Marshal J. R. Whitley made a record Canberra flight from Scampton to Nicosia, demonstrating Britain’s jet-age reach.
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