Canberra Forms First All-Jet Bomber Squadron

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2179

Date Released

17 Jan 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1West Ham 2 Blackpool 1: Wembley is the Goal
2. 2Canberra Forms First All-Jet Bomber Squadron
3. 3France Mourns General De Lattre
4. 4Winston Hears Truman on "State of the Union"
5. 5Troops Take Part in Atom Bomb Test
6. 6Denmark Honours Carlsen
7. *French Gain First Victory at Murrayfield
8. *Ski Champs Race "Giant Slalom"

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

Squadron of RAF’s most deadly bombers make first practice flight.

Keywords

Aviation; Military

Locations

Lincolnshire

Library number

20085

Length of story (in feet)

75

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