Mick Crewe's photo shows XH207, fitted with a gunpack, during an Open Day at RAFG Jever in 1958.

Ready for collection on 31 October 1956, this B(I)8 stayed with English Electric for its first two months under a trial installation program for Low Altitude Bombing System work (LABS) before being sub-contracted to Marshalls on 4 January 1967. Three months later XH209 was loaned to the Controller (Air) for an unspecified reason. Next in its travels, this B(I)8 was transferred to RAE Farnborough Armament Department (3 July 1957) where it spent a month before returning to Marshalls on 15 August the same year. Again, a month later, it was moved to 15MU (5 Sepember 1957) where, I assume, the aircraft was given a thorough service prior to being issued into the charge of the RAF.
XH209 was first issued to 59 Sqn in Germany, then back to the UK for a spell with the RAF's Handling Squadron on 27 January 1958. However, it was returned to 59 Sqn where it flew until it was transferred to 16 Sqn. This transfer was before 59 Sqn was renumbered to 3 Sqn because XH209 didn't fly with 3 Sqn.

XH231 was built by Short Bros and was ready for collection on 11 April 1957. Initially, on 26 April 1957, it passed to the English Electric Co for trial installations of various modifications. The work was sub-contracted to Marshalls of Cambridge and was completed by 6 June 1957. XH 231 was issued to the RAF and, after acceptance servicing at 33 MU, RAF Lyneham, it was issued to the charge of 59 Sqn [RAFG Geilenkirchen]. On 27 August 1957, it was loaned to the RAE Armament Dept for 200lb TMB Electric System trials. These lasted a month and on 16 September 1957, XH231 was back with 59Sqn. It stayed with 59 Sqn when they re-numbered to 3 Sqn and, apart from a short time with 88 Sqn at RAFG Widenrath, it finished its time on that squadron.
Photographed here during its second sojurn with 3 Sqn, this picture shows XH231 with a gun-pack attached in the rear of the bomb bay.
XH231 crashed near Osnaburck, Germany, on 3 February 1965 - both crew were killed.

When the B(I)8s left Germany, XH234 was flown to RAF St Athan where, on 30 June 1972, it was declared as Non Effective Aircraft (NAE). Eighteen months later it was sold to Marshalls of Cambridge (22 January 1974) who converted it to B(I)68 standard for Peru. Tested at Marshalls as G-52-7, it was delivered to Peru on 22 October 1974 as "252".

XK951 was one of a three-aircraft part-contract for B(I)8s that were built as replacements in 1956. The other two were XK952 and XK953 (which went to India as B(I)58 IF895). XK951 had a fairly easy service life serving first with 88 Sqn at Wildenrath, before being transferred to 16 Sqn and finally to 3 Sqn at RAFG Geilenkirchen. In 1973, XK951 was converted by Marshalls to B(I)68 standard for Peru being delivered in 1975 as 248.

"Jock" Speirs' was a navigator on B(I)8s, his photo shows XK952 with 59 Sqn in 1959.
XK952 was one of a three-aircraft part-contract for B(I)8s that were built as replacements in 1956, (see XK951 above). XK952 was built in 1956 and, after acceptance checks, was one of the first B(I)8s issued to the charge of 59 Sqn at RAF Geilenkirchen. It stayed with the squadron after 59 was re-numbered to 3 Sqn in Jan 1961. March 1963 saw it on loan to the Controller (Aircraft) where a series of EMC trials were undertaken by A&AEE, returning to 3 Sqn a month later. XK952 was transferred to 16 Sqn (Laarbruch - 1966?) and then, once again, being loaned to the Ministry of Aircraft in the November of that year. It returned to 16 Sqn in March 1967 briefly before being moved onto 14 Sqn at Wildenrath - and then returned to 16 Sqn in 1970 when 14 Sqn shut down Canberra operations. When 16 Sqn shut down their Canberra operations in 1972, XK952 was moved to RAF St Athan where it was declared Non Effective Aircraft - as were most of the RAF's B(I)8s. Moved again in 1974 to RAF Manston's Fire Fighting School, XK952's life was over, but it was last noted in 1974 at 17MU, RAF Bicester.

When 3 Sqn converted to Harriers in 1972, XM262 was flown to RAF St Athan where it was declared Non-Effective Aircraft on 16 May of that year. Eventually, after languishing for nearly a year at St Athan, XM262 was Struck Off Charge on 23 March 1973 and moved to the Fire Fighting School at Catterick.

A wonderful photo of this 16 Sqn B(I)8 cleaning up just after take off. This B(I)8 served with 16 Sqn and 3 Sqn in Germany until it was declared a "Non Effective Aircraft" in 1972. It was moved to RAF St Athan for a couple of years before being sold to Marshall's of Cambridge in 1974. There, it was converted to B(I)68 configuration for Peru. It was test flown as G-52-10 and delivered to Peru in 1977 as 225.