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On This Day 21 May

🕰 On This Day

🗓 21 May 1951

✈️ Jet Bomber

Having taken delivery a year earlier on this day the English Electric Canberra B2 the RAF's first jet bomber entered full service with 101 Squadron at RAF Binbrook.

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On This Day 21 May

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