Canberra WK163 to be returned to flight

The Vulcan to the Sky Trust aims to return English Electric Canberra WK163 back to flight with a new campaign.

English Electric Canberra B2 AN0787839
By Mike Freer – Touchdown-aviation [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

This warbird was formely a world altitude record holder when it flew to 70,310 ft in 1957.

The team is now trying to restore it in time to celebrate the centenary of the RAF in 2018 and to become the only flying Canberra in Europe.