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FM213 is an Avro Lancaster, one of only two airworthy examples in the world. It was built in Malton, Ontario at Victory Aircraft as construction number 3414 and rolled out in July 1945. Built as a Mark X bomber, it was no longer needed in Europe and transferred directly to storage at CFB Trenton .
The Avro Lancaster is a British four-engine heavy bomber used by the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces during World War II. Of the 7,377 aircraft built, 3,736 were lost during the war (3,249 in action and 487 in ground accidents).
The Avro Lancaster, commonly known as the Lancaster Bomber, is a British Second World War heavy bomber.It was designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax, both bombers having been developed to the same specification, as well as the Short Stirling, all three aircraft being four-engined heavy bombers adopted by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the same era.
The 1948 Royal Air Force Avro Lancaster crash took place on 3 September 1948, operated by the Royal Air Force with an Avro Lancaster B Mk III GR. The aircraft crashed on the slopes of "Colle dei Lecci" on the island of Montecristo (at about 300 m, 980 ft altitude). The crash and subsequent fire resulted in the deaths of all seven occupants of ...
In his arsenal he had a new bomber in service that was now coming to the force in significant numbers. A four engine aircraft, the Avro Lancaster had excellent range, a tremendous lift capacity and was fast. It was hoped that this would be enough to tip the scales in favor of the bomber crews. Flying a direct route was out of the question.
Flying Officer P Ingleby, the navigator of a Lancaster of No. 619 Squadron based at RAF Coningsby, seated at his table in the aircraft The squadron was formed out of elements of 97 Squadron [ 7 ] [ 8 ] at RAF Woodhall Spa in Lincolnshire on 18 April 1943, equipped with Lancaster Mk.III bombers, as part of 5 Group in Bomber Command .
PA278 was one of a batch of 265 Lancasters built by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd at its Broughton factory near Chester between June 1944 and September 1945. On completion it was assigned to 103 Sqn of Bomber Command and flew operationally on a number of bombing attacks in March and April 1945.
G for George is an Avro Lancaster Mk. I bomber, squadron code AR-G and serial number W4783, operated by No. 460 Squadron RAAF during World War II. It is now preserved at the Australian War Memorial (AWM), Canberra, Australia.