CANBERRA ASSOCIATION

With the English Electric Canberra having been in RAF service for 55 years (from May 1951 to June 2006), there are thousands of people worldwide who have had contact in some way with the UK’s first jet bomber. The Canberra Association was set up to provide a focus for those thousands with Canberra connections, enthusiasts, collectors and those with a healthy interest of this great aircraft.

The Association’s Honorary President is Air Vice Marshal B Brownlow, CB OBE AFC FRAeS. John, as he is known, has extensive Canberra experience since he was on the service liaison team to visit Warton before the type entered service in 1951. The Honorary Sectretary is Phil Spencer, an ex-RAF and BAC Warton Canberra airframe specialist.

ASSOCIATION AIMS
The provisional aims of the Canberra Association are:

Promote the outstanding memory of the Canberra aircraft and provide a contact organisation which will also publish newsletters and assist in the organisation of reunions.

Promote all aspects of the history of the Canberra and create an archive of related material.

Assist in the establishment of a Canberra Trust to support the flying operations of civilian-registered Canberra aircraft to ensure their continued operation and public appearance.

MEMBERSHIP
Membership is open to everyone with a past or present involvement with the Canberra and all those with an interest in it. The anual membership fee, which includes issue of newsletters and general correspondance, is £10 – [ that is ten UK pounds ]. To receive your registration form, send a large stamped and self-addressed envelope to :

The Canberra Association
PO Box 799
St Ives
Cambridgeshire
PE27 5YU
Great Britain

E-mail your enquiry to the Association