Great Planes : B-57 Canberra

For educational purposes

The Martin B-57 Canberra was the U.S. license-built version of the English Electric Canberra, serving as America's first jet bomber to drop bombs in combat (Vietnam War) for the USAF, Pakistan, and Taiwan.

With specialized variants performing high-altitude reconnaissance for NASA and the Air Weather Service until the last military ones retired in the mid-1980s.

These twin-engine tactical bombers featured a unique rotary bomb bay and were key in the Cold War, with modified versions (RB-57F) used for atmospheric sampling and research at extreme altitudes.