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No. 39 (1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit) Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the English ElectricCanberra PR9 from RAF Marham, Norfolk. This image is Crown copyright protected. ... English Electric Canberra B.2. ... RAF Marham is a Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the UK Armed Forces. ... The English Electric Company was formed in 1918 and, during that year and 1919, acquired control of Dick, Kerr & Co of Preston, England, Willans & Robinson of Rugby , England, and the Phoenix Dynamo Manufacturing Company of Bradford. ... English Electric Canberra B.2. ... RAF Marham is a Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England. ... For alternative meanings see: Norfolk (disambiguation) Norfolk (pronounced NOR-fk) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ...
History
39 Squadron was founded at Hounslow in 1916 with a range of fighters in an attempt to defend against German Zeppelin raids on London. Hounslow is part of the London Borough of Hounslow in Greater London. ... LZ127 Graf Zeppelin, the most traveled airship in history A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship (or dirigible) pioneered by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century. ... St Stevens Tower - The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London (see also different names) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...
It is currently the last remaining operator of the Canberra English Electric Canberra B.2. ...