Final as well, in the sense that it was the last shot that I took at the Museum. I thought of returning to it on my 2024 trip, but had new places to see instead. I'd certainly like to return. Whether it will ever happen, who knows?

I described the English Electric Canberra in image 30373. As I mentioned:
"This is A84-230. It was built in 1955, and taken on strength with the RAAF on 27 January 1956. I can't confirm that it really was with 2 squadron...(but) ... the odds seem good. Around 1972 it was modified for cartographic missions, before being sent to the Museum in November 1983."

In this close up I can see (and you may or may not be able to see, depending on size) that this aircraft does bear the insignia of 2 Squadron RAAF.

As I also mentioned in the previous image:
"2 Squadron were the last to relinquish their Canberras, well beyond their intended replacement date, on 30 June 1982."

Note the date of the last flight stencilled above the crew hatch; "Last Flight 7 Nov 83". (Coming up to 30 years before the shot was taken, over 40 before I'm writing this description.)

That flight was from the Amberley Air Force Base in Queensland to Pearce AFB north of Perth.

On 17 November of the same year the wings were removed, and the plane was transported by road to the Bull Creek Museum.

The Crew stencil refers to two flying crew and the ground chief.

The Canberra was indeed intended to have a crew of 2 (pilot and navigator) but it never really got past needing to have a bomb aimer as well. (Not for non-bombing flights, though. I imagine that A84-230 ceased to need one when it changed from bombing to cartography, but it may have still needed a cartographer.) In any case, two would do for the final ferry flight.

The pilot sat on the left in the raised cockpit bubble. The navigator sat behind him, which is why the "Emergency Rescue" panel exists in the roof. (The navigator had a small window on the port side but otherwise the post was a tad claustrophobic.) The bomb aimer's position was in the nose but there was no seat there; just a mattress to lie on. However the ejector seat was in the rear and in one report that I read by a former bombardier, they had to be able to get to it in 30 seconds blindfolded as part of their training.

In the highly improbable case that anyone has viewed and read this far, I hope that you've enjoyed this admittedly imperfect gallery from long ago. I do hope to be able to add to it some day.

Addendum: My personal opinion is that Facebook is a sociopathic organisation that steals other peoples' intellectual property (including the images in this gallery) despite being explicitly denied permission to do so.