An English Electric Canberra, TT.18 WJ574 has recently been moved to the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum in Titusville, Florida and is being prepped for static display.
One of the most popular and successful of the first-generation of jet powered light bombers, the Canberra entered service for the RAF in 1951. The design was so successful that the United States built the plane under license as the Martin B-57 Canberra, the plane entering US service in 1953. The first U.S. jet bomber to drop bombs during combat, the Canberra remained in service as a tactical bomber and reconnaissance aircraft until 1983. In fact there are currently two Canberras in active service to this very day, a pair of Martin RB-57F Canberras, which while they are officially operated by NASA, are on active duty providing support to operations within Afghanistan acting as the operating platform of the U.S. Military’s Battlefield Airborne Communications Node system, or BACN.
Born in Milan, Italy, Moreno moved to the U.S. in 1999 to pursue a career as a commercial pilot. His aviation passion began early, inspired by his uncle, an F-104 Starfighter Crew Chief, and his father, a military traffic controller. Childhood adventures included camping outside military bases and watching planes at Aeroporto Linate. In 1999, he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, to obtain his commercial pilot license, a move that became permanent. With 24 years in the U.S., he now flies full-time for a Part 91 business aviation company in Atlanta. He is actively involved with the Commemorative Air Force, the D-Day Squadron, and other aviation organizations. He enjoys life with his supportive wife and three wonderful children.
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