7 Best recon bomber ever. RB57DII at Hill AFB, 2677 DSES squadron. Goes very high in the sky. (media.patriots.win) posted 81 days ago by muddobber 81 days ago by muddobber +7 / -0 4 comments share 4 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (4) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 1 ▼ – muddobber [S] 1 point 81 days ago +1 / -0 Had to be the short wing version. B57A model was the English model we copped and improved to go high. permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – racer513 1 point 81 days ago +1 / -0 It was the Canberra. I don’t know if it had a USAF designation. It used big shotgun cartridges to bang start the motors which was problematic. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – muddobber [S] 1 point 81 days ago +1 / -0 Yes problem. would sheer starter shaft quite often. permalink parent save report block reply
Had to be the short wing version. B57A model was the English model we copped and improved to go high.
It was the Canberra. I don’t know if it had a USAF designation. It used big shotgun cartridges to bang start the motors which was problematic.
Yes problem. would sheer starter shaft quite often.