CANBERRA WK163 – AIR TEST DAY

WK163 – AIR TEST DAY AT BAGINGTON – 20 MAY 2000s


All photos, except the first two, by Les Bywaters

In Air Atlantique’s hangar during its winter servicing. [ Photo : Dave Jackson ]	David Piper gets WK163 airborne. [ Photo : Dave Jackson ]
David Piper taxies in from the first air test.	“Brakes!”
The crew debrief on the pan under the gathering clouds.	David Piper and “Dusty” Millar expanding the debrief . . .
Crew Chief Roger Joy prepares to check the engine oil	Roger checks the intake as Dave Jackson refits the engine panel. Note the “Air Atlantique” colour green for the starter “bullets”.
“Im sure it’s this map . . .” Navigator Geoff Burns prepares for the second flight.	” . . .and then I think we’ll go that way.” Pilot Andy Rake discusses the profile of the second flight with navigator Geoff Burns.
It is beginning to rain as Andy Rake fires up the Avons . . .	“. . . and moves off for the second flight.
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