Avro Lancaster MK.X (dial up warning)

My first outing since my surgery's feeling a little run down so my images are not up to par and do to cramped spacing had to use my well hated kit zoom lens.

I'm posting these so everyone can see some history that is not available for people to see on a normal basis.


Probably the most famous Allied bomber of World War II, the Lancaster had impressive flying characteristics and operational performance. The Lancaster was the RAF's only heavy bomber capable of carrying the 12,000-lb Tallboy and 22,000-lb Grand Slam bombs. The aircraft demonstrated superbly its right to fame with the daring and precise raids on the Ruhr dams in May 1943, and also the sinking of the German battleship Tirpitz in November 1944. Thousands of Canadian aircrew and other personnel served with the RCAF and RAF's Lancaster squadrons in England; and thousands of Canadians at home worked at Victory Aircraft in Malton (Toronto), Ontario, where they produced over 400 Lancaster Mk X's. In total, more than 7300 Lancasters rolled off the production lines in Britain and Canada. Only two still fly.













Some of the static display,nice represention of the uniforms.











Thanks for looking and if you have any questions about the Avro feel free to ask.

[tsp]

thanks for posting. That is such an awesome aircraft. I think I might have to make a trip to go see it.

I was lucky enough to see it fly one year at the airshow and just kept thinking to myself, I wonder what it would have sounded like with a whole squadron of bombers flying overhead.