Martin WB-57 (N926NA)

Here's an interesting article about the Canberra.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160309-why-nasa-still-flies-an-old-british-bomber-design

The B-57A was introduced by the USAF in 1954. Designed and produced originally by British English Electric, a license for the light bomber was sold to Glenn L. Martin in 1953. Dozens of variants were built, with the RB-57 seeing extensive use in Vietnam. The one shown is one of the last two left in active service.

A B-57 unit of the Australian Air Force served with our forces in Vietnam. They had only one lose during the war and I was the Tactical Air Controller on duty the day of the loss. They flew an air support mission near the DMZ and a North Vietnamese SAM missile hit the aircraft. That was in 1971 just before the Aussie unit was pulled out of Vietnam. If memory serves me right, even though hit by a missile, the aircraft did manage to land safely. The Aussies were good allies in Vietnam. They did have ground forces fighting with us over there.

B-57 units of the Vietnam War.
http://www.ebook777.com/b-57-canberra-units-vietnam-war-osprey-combat-aircraft-85/

Most (if not all) of the high altitude photos taken of shuttle lift-offs were taken by the NASA WB57 A/C.
I smiled every time I saw someone comment about "that photo was taken from the International Space Station".

In my days working at Dryden, this was always a head-turner when it arrived or departed....

nice photo...thanks

Great Photo Max.............