Robert Taylor Canberra aviation prints.

The Royal Air Force Canberra aircraft aviation art prints. Robert Taylor Canberra aviation prints. Robert Taylor Canberra aircraft aviation prints.  Full range of Canberra  signed limited edition art prints by Aviation artist Robert Taylor. published by The Military Gallery and available from Cranston Fine Arts. Look out for the two print promotional packages available at great discounts.

The Canberra is still in service today and is probably the longest serving operational military aircraft ever, worldwide, likely to achieve an incredible 50 years in 2001. First flown in 1949, it became Britain's first jet bomber, entering the Royal Air Force as the B2 with 101 squadron at Binbrook in 1951. Canberra saw action in Malaya against terrorists in 1955 and again in the Suez crisis of 1956. The versatility of the basic airframe is proved by its adoption for training, electronic counter measures, target towing, photo reconnaissance and intruder operations, in addition to the normal bombing role for which it was designed. Depicted in the painting is a B2 in the early black and grey colour scheme which it carried when introduced. In production for 10 years, 678 British-built Canberras were completed, plus a further 451 license-built in Australia and America.