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英国皇家空军的“堪培拉”侦察机自从原型机首飞后50多年至今仍然非常有效,要想找到相当的替代物成了英国空军面临的最棘手的问题之一。2001年12月,英国国防大臣胡恩在该机参与阿富汗行动后评论道:“尽管‘堪培拉’服役久已,可它提供的情报收集与侦察能力是当今世界上几乎任何其它飞机无法比拟的。”“堪培拉”设计始于二战即将结束。1949年5月13日,该机原型机 A.1喷气轰炸机在沃顿机场首飞,1951年开始服役时是中型轰炸机,1952年年底成为照相侦察
The Royal Air Force's “Canberra” reconnaissance aircraft has remained remarkably effective for more than 50 years since the first flight of the prototype, and finding a comparable alternative is one of the most troubling issues facing the British Air Force. In December 2001, British Secretary of Defense Hoon commented after the plane's involvement in the operation in Afghanistan: “Although Canberra has been serving a long time, it can provide intelligence gathering and reconnaissance capabilities that are unmatched by almost any other aircraft in the world today. ”“ Canberra ”design began in World War II is about to end. May 13, 1949, the aircraft prototype A.1 jet bomber flew at the Wharton Airport, 1951 began serving medium-sized bomber aircraft, by the end of 1952 to become photographic reconnaissance