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To begin, I would like to thank @canberra kid and @Antti_K for their help and support in answering a few basic questions about a particular Canberra: WH660 which was planned to make the first launches of the Vickers Red Dean active radar-guided air-to-air missile. It was scheduled to be the first aircraft to link the Red Dean to the AI.18 radar which, itself, was scheduled to be fitted in the 'Thin Wing Javelin' but did find service in the Sea Vixen. The Red Dean was cancelled early in 1956 and WH660 never carried the Red Dean, although Canberra WD956 did launch earlier, unguided, Red Dean development rounds. The inspiration came from this book: 'Black Box Canberras' by Dave Forster. I purchased it on a whim but it has definitely become my 2020 Book of the Year. My starting point was a first crack at a Red Dean using polystyrene sheet and rod. Seen here next to a Firestreak for comparison: it was going to be a big missile! Here is an image of WH660' nose in comparison with one of a B.6 (Mod). Alleycat make a B.6 (Mod) nose and you will see it's similar but not identical. So, taking the Alleycat resin part as s starter, I've been re-shaping it using a drill and a file! I admit it looks slightly 'dodgy'... More to follow. Kind regards, Neil
