B(I)8 CANBERRAS
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  Listed here are all the B(I)8 Canberras that were produced in the UK. The majority of these Canberras served with the RAF's Strike Squadrons in Germany from the mid 1950s until the early 1970s. Swapping of aircraft between the strike squadrons was fairly common so the various owners of each B(I)8 on the list are indicated by a green-filled cell in the particular squadron's column. Some B(I)8's were converted to Interdictors specially for other air forces and have their own columns.
Where available, a link is provided from an aircraft's serial number to a photo and potted history in the B(I)8 Galleries.
B(I)8s which crashed are shown with their "comment" in RED
  Serial 3 Sqd 14 Sqd 16 Sqd 59 Sqd 88 Sqd India Peru Comment
0 VX185               Prototype, (ex-PR.3/B.5)
1 WT326               1st prod a/c. Crashed - spun-in 27/11/55
2 WT327               Trails a/c
3 WT328               Trails - Crashed Shoreham Tail Actuator 7/5/56
4 WT329               Record London-Cairo, RNZAF, Crashed 2/11/60
5 WT330 Y   Y Y       Crashed Akrotiri - engine fail 10/11/65
6 WT331         Y     Crashed - asym at Sharja 5/7/59
7 WT332 Y   Y   Y     To Nordhorn Range as a target 1980
8 WT333               Trails, Survivor
9 WT334     Y   Y     Crashed - Nordhorn 16/2/60
10 WT335         Y     Crashed - Hochneukirch 8/9/59
11 WT336 Y Y     Y     Decoy at Gutersloh 1972. No final info
12 WT337   Y Y   Y     To Nordhorn Range as a target 1977
13 WT338           Y   Built for India 1958
14 WT339 Y Y Y   Y     FF Barkstone Heath 1987
15 WT340 Y   Y   Y   Y To Peru as 251 1975
16 WT341 Y Y Y   Y     Fire Section, RAF Little Rissington 1973
17 WT342 Y   Y   Y   Y To Peru as 249 1975
18 WT343             Y Diverted off contract. To Peru as 474, 1956
19 WT344     Y   Y   Y Peru as 245 1971. Crashed, Brazil 30/6/72
20 WT345 Y Y Y Y       Decoy at Laarbruch 1971. No further info
21 WT346 Y Y Y   Y     Survivor - In NZ Museum
22 WT347               Trials a/c. Fire Section Catterick 1973
23 WT348             Y Diverted off contract. To Peru as 475, 1956. Written off 1972
24 WT362 Y Y     Y     Fire Section Catterick. Nose extant?
25 WT363 Y Y Y Y Y     Crashed - collided with XM278 11/6/68
26 WT364 Y   Y Y     Y To Peru as 250 1975
27 WT365   Y Y   Y     Scrapped 1972, 23 MU Aldergrove
28 WT366   Y Y Y Y     Crashed - Xanten Germ 5/10/71
29 WT367             Y Diverted off contract. To Peru as 476. Crashed 11/6/59
30 WT368 Y Y Y   Y   Y To Peru as 247, 1975
31 XH203           Y   Diverted off contract. To India 1958, IF896
32 XH204 Y     Y       Crashed - controls jammed 9/5/67
33 XH205           Y   Diverted off contract. To India as IF897
34 XH206             Y Diverted off contract. To Peru 478, 1956
35 XH207       Y       Crashed in bad weather at Sorpe dam 4/3/59
36 XH208 Y     Y       Decoy at RAFG Bruggen 1971
37 XH209     Y Y       Decoy at RAFG Gutersloh 1972
38 XH227           Y   Diverted off contract. To India as IF899
39 XH228 Y     Y       FFS Catterick 1973
40 XH229           Y   Diverted off contract. To India
41 XH230           Y   Diverted off contract. To India
42 XH231 Y             Crashed - Osnabruck February 1965
43 XH232           Y   Diverted off contract. To India
44 XH233           Y   Diverted off contract. To India
45 XH234 Y   Y Y     Y To Peru as 252, 1975
46 XH235           Y   Diverted off contract. To India
47 XH236           Y   Diverted off contract. To India
48 XH237           Y   Diverted off contract. To India as IF907
49 XH238           Y   Diverted off contract. To India
50 XH239           Y   Diverted off contract. To India
51 XH240           Y   Diverted off contract. To India
52 XH241           Y   Diverted off contract. To India
53 XH242           Y   Diverted off contract. To India
54 XH243           Y   Diverted off contract. To India
55 XH244           Y   Diverted off contract. To India
56 XK951 Y Y Y       Y Converted B(I)68. To Peru as 248
57 XK952 Y Y Y Y       Last noted 71 MU Bicester 1973
58 XK953           Y   Diverted off contract. To India
59 XK959           Y   Diverted off contract. To India
60 XM244 Y Y Y         Decoy at RAFG Gutersloh. At fire dump 1990
61 XM245 Y   Y         Nordhorn Range as target, 1972
62 XM262 Y   Y         FFS Catterick 1973
63 XM263 Y   Y       Y Converted B(I)68. To Peru as 255 1977
64 XM264 Y Y Y         Survivor at Peter Junior's Museum at Hermeskiel
65 XM265     Y         Decoy at RAFG Bruggen, last noted 1988
66 XM266 Y       Y     Crashed at Tiverton Nov 1961
67 XM267 Y   Y         Crashed - Akrotiri Dec 1970
68 XM268 Y   Y         FFS Catterick 1973
69 XM269   Y Y   Y     Nordhorn Range as target 1972
70 XM270     Y   Y     Crashed - RAFG Gutersloh June 1966
71 XM271 Y   Y Y       Sold as scrap 1990 (from PEE Foulness)
72 XM272   Y     Y     RAF Marham for fire fighting 1972
73 XM273 Y Y     Y   Y Converted B(I)68. To Peru as 253 1975
74 XM274 Y   Y         Decoy at RAFG Laarbruch 1971
75 XM275 Y   Y         RAF Wattisham for fire fighting 1972
76 XM276 Y           Y Converted B(I)68. To Peru as 256, 1978
77 XM277 Y Y Y   Y     RAF Chivenor for fire fighting. Sold as scrap 1975
78 XM278 Y Y Y       Y Converted B(I)68. To Peru as 257, 1978
79 XM279 Y   Y         Marshalls, broken for spares for India, 1974
80 XM936 Y     Y     Y Converted B(I)68. To Peru as 254, 1976
81 XP289               Diverted off contract for New Zealand. B(I)12 NZ6110, 1961
82 XP290               Diverted off contract for New Zealand. B(I)12 NZ6111, 1961