Avro Lancaster 164329 226002022 2008-07-16T11:48:34Z 217.12.14.240 fix SABS link :''"Lanc" redirects here. Distinguish from [[lank]] (adjective), and from [[Amon Lanc]] (a place in Tolkien's fiction).'' <!-- This article is a part of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft]]. Please see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/page content]] for recommended layout. --> {{Infobox Aircraft |name= Avro Lancaster |type= [[Heavy bomber]] |manufacturer= [[Avro]] |image= Image:Avro Lancaster B I PA474.jpg |caption= Royal Air Force Avro Lancaster B I ''PA474'' of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. |designer= [[Roy Chadwick]] |first flight= [[8 January]] [[1941 in aviation|1941]] |introduced= {{avyear|1942}} |retired= {{avyear|1963}} (Canada) |status= |primary user= [[Royal Air Force]] |more users= [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] |produced= |number built= 7,377 |unit cost= [[GBP|£]]45-50,000 when introduced<br/><span style="font-size: 80%">≈£1.3-1.5 million in 2005 currency</span> |developed from= [[Avro Manchester]] |variants with their own articles= [[Avro Lancastrian]]<br/>[[Avro Lincoln]]<br/>[[Avro York]] }} The '''Avro Lancaster''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] four-engine [[World War II|Second World War]] [[bomber aircraft]] made initially by [[Avro]] for the British [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF). It first saw active service in 1942, and together with the [[Handley-Page Halifax]] it was one of the main heavy bombers of the RAF, the [[Royal Canadian Air Force|RCAF]] and squadrons from other [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] and [[Europe]]an countries serving within [[RAF Bomber Command]]. The "Lanc" or "Lankie," as it became affectionately known,<ref> Cotter 2005, p. XIII.</ref> became the most famous and most successful of the Second World War night bombers, "delivering 608,612 tons of bombs in 156,000 sorties."<ref> Taylor 1969, p. 314.</ref> Although the Lancaster was primarily a night bomber, it excelled in many other roles including daylight precision bombing, and gained worldwide renown as the "Dam Buster" used in the 1943 [[Operation Chastise]] raids on Germany's [[Ruhr Area|Ruhr Valley]] dams. ==Design and development== [[Image:Lancaster MkX Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum 1.jpg|thumb|right|Profile of the forward section of a Lancaster, showing the FN5 turret, bomb aimer's perspex blister and the Merlin engines]] [[Image:Whoa 006.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tail gunner|Tail-end Charlie]]'s FN20 turret on a Canadian Lancaster]] [[Image:British WW2 bombers comparison.png|thumb|right|Diagram comparing the Lancaster with its contemporaries; the [[Short Stirling]] and the [[Handley Page Halifax]].]] The origins of the Lancaster lie in a twin-engined bomber design submitted to meet ''[[List of Air Ministry Specifications|Specification P.13/36]]'', which was for a new generation of twin-engined medium bombers for "world-wide use", the engine specified as the [[Rolls-Royce Vulture]]. The resulting aircraft was the [[Avro Manchester]], which, although a capable aircraft, was troubled by the unreliability of the Vulture. Only 200 Manchesters were built and they were withdrawn from service in 1942. [[Avro]]'s chief designer, [[Roy Chadwick]], was already working on an improved Manchester design using four of the more reliable but less powerful [[Rolls-Royce Merlin]] engines on a larger wing. The aircraft was initially designated Avro Type 683 Manchester III, and later re-named the [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]]. The prototype aircraft ''[[Serial number|BT308]]'' was assembled by Avro's experimental flight department at [[Manchester]]'s [[Ringway Airport]] from where test pilot H.A. "Bill" Thorn took the controls for its first flight on Thursday, [[9 January]] [[1941]]. The aircraft proved to be a great improvement on its predecessor, being "one of the few warplanes in history to be 'right' from the start."<ref> Winchester 2005, p. 27.</ref> Its initial three-finned tail layout, a result of the design being adapted from the Manchester I, was quickly changed on the second prototype ''DG595 '' and subsequent production aircraft to the familiar twin-finned specification also used on the later Manchesters (below). Some of the later orders for Manchesters were changed in favour of Lancasters; the designs were very similar and both featured the same distinctive greenhouse cockpit, turret nose and [[twin tail]]. The Lancaster discarded the stubby central third tail fin of the early Manchesters and used the wider span tailplane and larger elliptical twin fins from the later Manchester IA. The Lancaster is a mid-wing cantilever monoplane with an oval all-metal fuselage. The wing was constructed in five main sections, the fuselage in five sections. All wing and fuselage sections were built separately and fitted with all the required equipment before final assembly. The tail unit had twin oval fins and rudders. The Lancaster was initially powered by four wing-mounted [[Rolls-Royce Merlin]] piston engines with three-bladed airscrews. It had retractable main landing gear and fixed tail-wheel, with the hydraulically operated main landing gear raised into the inner engine nacelles.<ref name="janes"> Bridgman, Leonard. ''Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II''. New York: Crescent Books, 1988. ISBN 0-517-67964-7.</ref> The majority of Lancasters built during the war years were manufactured by [[Avro]] at their factory at [[Chadderton]] near Manchester and test flown from [[Woodford Aerodrome]] in [[Cheshire]]. Other Lancasters were built by [[Metropolitan-Vickers]] (1080, also tested at Woodford) and [[Armstrong Whitworth]]. The aircraft was also produced at the [[Austin Motor Company]] works in [[Longbridge]], [[Birmingham]] later in the Second World War and postwar by [[Vickers-Armstrongs]] at [[Chester]]. Only 300 of the '''Lancaster B II''' fitted with [[Bristol Hercules]] engines were constructed; this was a stopgap modification caused by a shortage of Merlin engines as fighter production was of higher priority. Many BII's were lost after running out of fuel.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} The '''Lancaster B III''' had [[Packard]] Merlin engines but was otherwise identical to contemporary B Is, with 3,030 B IIIs built, almost all at A.V. Roe's [[Newton Heath]] factory. The B I and B III were built concurrently, and minor modifications were made to both marks as new batches were ordered. Examples of these modifications were the relocation of the [[Pitot tube|pitot head]] from the nose to the side of the cockpit, and the change from [[de Havilland]] "needle blade" propellers to [[Hamilton Standard]] or [[Nash-Kelvinator Corporation|Nash Kelvinator]] made "paddle blade" propellers.<ref>"The Design and Development of the Avro Lancaster", Manchester Branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society</ref> Of later variants, only the Canadian-built '''Lancaster B X''' manufactured by [[Victory Aircraft]] in [[Malton, Ontario]] was produced in significant numbers. A total of 430 of this type were built, earlier examples differing little from their British-built predecessors, except for using [[Packard]]-built Merlin engines and American-style instrumentation and electrics. Late-series models replaced the [[Nash & Thomson|Frazer Nash]] mid-upper turret with a differently configured Martin turret, mounted slightly further forward for weight balance. A total of 7,377 Lancasters of all marks were built throughout the duration of the war, each at a 1943 cost of [[GBP|£]]45-50,000 (approximately equivalent to £1.3-1.5 million in 2005 currency).<ref>Webb, Dominic. [http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2006/rp06-009.pdf "Inflation: The Value of the Pound 1750-2005."] ''House of Commons Library'', [[13 February]] [[2006]]. p. 16-17. Retrieved: [[14 July]] [[2006]].</ref> The test pilot [[Alex Henshaw]] is the only known pilot to have [[barrel roll]]ed a Lancaster bomber, a feat considered almost impossible because of the slow speed of the aircraft.<ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/sd2/spitfirefactory/man.htm The Man Himself: A passion for the sky (Alex Henshaw)] angelfire.com. Retrieved: [[23 February]] [[2008]].</ref> ===Crew accommodation=== In a standard Lancaster as used in the war, the crew were accommodated as follows: starting at the nose, the [[Bombardier (air force)|bomb aimer]] had two positions to man. His primary location was lying prone on the floor of the nose of the aircraft, where he had access to the controls for the [[bombsight]] head in front, with the bombsight [[Analog computer|computer]] on his left and bomb release selectors on the right. He would also use his view out of the large transparent perspex nose cupola to assist the navigator with map reading. To man the Frazer Nash FN5 nose turret, he simply had to stand up and he would be in position behind the triggers of his twin Browning .303 guns. The bomb aimer's position contained the nose parachute exit in the floor. Moving backwards, on the roof of the bomb bay the pilot and [[flight engineer]] sat side-by-side under the expansive canopy, with the pilot sitting on the left on a raised portion of the floor. The flight engineer sat on a collapsible seat (known as a "second [[dicky seat]]") to the pilot's right, with the fuel selectors and gauges on a panel behind him and to his right. Behind these crew members, and behind a curtain fitted to allow him to use light to work, sat the [[Flight Officer|navigator]]. His position had him facing to port with a large chart table in front of him. An instrument panel showing the airspeed, altitude and other details required for navigation was mounted on the side of the fuselage above the chart table. The radios for the wireless operator were mounted on the left-hand end of the chart table, facing towards the rear of the aircraft. Behind these radios, facing forwards, on a seat at the front of the main spar sat the wireless operator. To his left was a window, and above him was the [[Astrodome (aviation)|astrodome]], used for visual signalling and also by the navigator for [[celestial navigation]]. Behind the wireless operator were the two [[Spar (aviation)|spars]] for the wing, which created a major obstacle for crew members moving down the fuselage even on the ground. On reaching the end of the bomb bay the floor dropped down to the bottom of the fuselage, and the mid upper gunner's Frazer Nash FN50 or FN150 turret was reached. His position allowed a 360° view over the top of the aircraft, with two Browning .303 guns to protect the aircraft from above and to the side. To the rear of the turret was the side crew door, on the starboard side of the fuselage. This was the main entrance to the aircraft, and also could be used as a parachute exit. At the extreme rear of the aircraft, over the spars for the tailplane, the rear gunner sat in his exposed position in the FN20, FN120 or Rose Rice turret. In the FN20 and FN120 turrets he had four Browning .303 guns, and in the Rose Rice turret he had two .50 Brownings. Neither of the mid upper or rear gunner's positions were heated, and the gunners had to wear electrically heated suits to prevent [[hypothermia]] and [[frostbite]]. Many rear gunners insisted on having nearly all perspex removed from the turret to give a completely unobstructed view. ===Armament=== ====Defensive==== While eight .303 in machine guns were the most common Lancaster armament, twin .50 turrets were later available in both the tail and dorsal positions. A Preston-Green mount was available for a .50 cal mounted in a ventral blister, but this was mostly used in RCAF service. This blister was later the location for the [[H2S radar]]. A [[Nash & Thomson]] FN-64 periscope-sighted twin .303 ventral turret was also available but rarely fitted as it was hard to sight. (Similar problems afflicted the ventral turret in the [[B-25 Mitchell|North American B-25]]C and other bombers). Some unofficial mounts for .50 cal or even 20&nbsp;mm guns were made, firing through ventral holes of various designs. ====Bombs==== An important feature of the Lancaster was its extensive [[bomb]] bay, at 33&nbsp;feet (10.05&nbsp;m) long. Initially the heaviest bombs carried were 4,000&nbsp;lb (1,818&nbsp;kg) [[Blockbuster bomb|"Cookies"]]. Bulged doors were added to allow the aircraft to carry 8,000lb and later 12,000lb "Cookies". Towards the end of the war, attacking special and hardened targets, the B I Specials could carry the 21&nbsp;foot (6.4&nbsp;m) long 12,000&nbsp;lb (5,448&nbsp;kg) "[[Tallboy bomb|Tallboy]]" or 25.5&nbsp;foot (7.77&nbsp;m) long 22,000&nbsp;lb (9,979&nbsp;kg) "[[Grand Slam bomb|Grand Slam]]" "earthquake" bombs: the Lancaster was able to deliver the heaviest bombs made. To carry the "Grand Slam" extensive modifications to the aircraft were required which led to them being redesignated as B I (Specials). The modifications included removal of the mid-upper turret, two guns from the rear turret, removal of all of the cockpit armour plating and installation of Rolls-Royce Merlin Mk 24 Engines which had better take-off performance. The bomb-bay doors were removed and the rear end of the bomb bay cut away to clear the tail of the bomb. Later the nose turret was also removed to further improve performance.<ref> The exact weight in kilograms of the "Tall Boy" and "Grand Slam" bombs differs according to source. The figures given are the most common.</ref> Bombsights used on Lancasters included:<ref>[http://www.lancaster-archive.com/bc-bombsights.html Bombsights]</ref> ;[[Mark IX CSBS|Mark IX Course-Setting Bombsight (CSBS)]]. :This was an early preset vector bombsight that involved squinting through wires that had to be manually set based on aircraft speed, altitude and bombload. This sight lacked tactical flexibility as it had to be manually adjusted if any of the parameters changed and was soon phased out in favour of the bombsights below. ;[[Mark XIV bombsight]] :A vector bombsight where the bomb aimer input various details of the bombload, target altitude and wind direction, and the analogue computer then continuously calculated the trajectory of the bombs and projected an inverted sword shape onto a sighting glass on the sighting head. Assuming the sight was set correctly, when the target was in the cross hairs of the sword shape, the bomb aimer would be able to accurately release the bombs. ;[[T1 bombsight]] :A Mark XIV bombsight modified for mass production and produced in the USA. Some of the pneumatic gyro drives on the Mk XIV sight were replaced with electronic gyros and other minor modifications were made. ;[[Stabilizing Automatic Bomb Sight]] :Also known as "SABS", this was an advanced bombsight mainly used by 617 Squadron for precision raids. Like the American [[Norden bombsight]] it was a tachometric sight. ===Radio, radar and countermeasures equipment=== The Lancaster had a very advanced communications system for its time. Most British-built Lancasters were fitted with the [[R1155]] receiver and [[T1154]] transmitter, whereas the Canadian built aircraft and those built for service in the Far East had American radios. These provided radio direction-finding, as well as voice and [[Morse code|Morse]] capabilities. ;[[H2S radar|H2S]] :Ground looking navigation radar system - eventually, it could be homed in on by the German night fighters' [[Naxos radar detector|NAXOS]] receiver and had to be used with discretion. ;[[Fishpond]] :An add-on to H2S that provided additional (aerial) coverage of the underside of the aircraft to display attacking fighters on the main H2S screen. ;[[Monica radar|Monica]] :A rearward-looking radar to warn of night fighter approaches. However, it could not distinguish between attacking enemy fighters and nearby friendly bombers and served as a homing beacon for suitably equipped German [[night fighter]]s. Once this was realised, it was removed altogether. ;[[GEE (navigation)|GEE]] :A receiver for a navigation system of synchronized pulses transmitted from the UK - aircraft calculated their position from the time delay between pulses. The range of GEE was 3-400 miles. ;[[Boozer (radar detector)|Boozer]] :A system of lights mounted on the aircraft's instrument panel that lit up when the aircraft was being tracked by [[Würzburg radar|Würzburg ground radar]] and [[Lichtenstein radar|Lichtenstein airborne radar]]. In practice it was found to be more disconcerting than useful, as the lights were often triggered by false alerts in the radar signal-infested skies over Germany. ;[[Oboe (navigation)|Oboe]] :A very accurate navigation system consisting of a receiver/transponder for two radar stations transmitting from widely separated locations in southern England which together determined the range and the bearing on the range. The system could only handle one aircraft at a time, and was fitted to a [[pathfinder (RAF)|Pathfinder]] aircraft, usually a fast and manoeuvrable [[De Havilland Mosquito|Mosquito]] rather than a heavy Lancaster, which marked the target for the main force. ;[[G-H (navigation)|GEE-H]] :Similar to Oboe but with the transponder on the ground allowing more aircraft to use the system simultaneously. GEE-H aircraft were usually marked with two horizontal yellow stripes on the fins. ;[[Village Inn (codename)|Village Inn]] :A radar-aimed gun turret fitted to some Lancasters in 1944. ==Operational history== [[Image:Avro Lancaster Mk 1 ExCC.jpg|thumb|right|Avro Lancaster B I]] [[Image:Lancaster over Hamburg.jpg|thumb|Avro Lancaster over Hamburg]] [[Image:Avro Lancasters flying in loose formation.jpg|thumb|right|Avro Lancasters of No. 50 Squadron (No. 5 Group), based at Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK]] The first RAF squadron to convert to the Lancaster was [[No. 44 Squadron RAF]] in early 1942. Lancasters flew 156,000 sorties and dropped 608,612 tons of [[bomb]]s between 1942 and 1945. Just 35 Lancasters completed more than 100 successful operations each, and 3,249 were lost in action. The most successful survivor completed 139 operations, and was scrapped in 1947. A famous Lancaster bombing raid was the 1943 mission, codenamed [[Operation Chastise]], to destroy the dams of the [[Ruhr Area|Ruhr Valley]]. The mission was carried out by [[No. 617 Squadron RAF|617 Squadron]] in modified Mk IIIs carrying special drum shaped [[bouncing bomb]]s designed by [[Barnes Wallis]]. The story of the mission was later made into a film, ''[[The Dam Busters (movie)|The Dam Busters]].'' Also famous was a series of Lancaster attacks using Tallboy bombs against the [[German battleship Tirpitz|German battleship ''Tirpitz'']], which first disabled and later sank the ship. Lancasters from Bomber Command were to have formed the main strength of [[Tiger Force (air)|Tiger Force]], the Commonwealth bomber contingent scheduled to take part in [[Operation Downfall]], the codename for the planned invasion of [[Japan]] in late 1945, from bases on [[Okinawa]]. RAF Lancasters dropped food into the Holland region of the occupied [[Netherlands]], with the acquiescence of the occupying German forces, to feed people who were in danger of starvation. Named after the food [[Manna]] which miraculously appeared for the Israelites in the book of [[Exodus]], the aircraft involved were from 1, 3 and 8 Groups, and consisted of 145 [[de Havilland Mosquito|Mosquitoe]]s and 3,156 Lancasters, flying between them a total of 3,298 [[sortie]]s. The first of the two RAF Lancasters chosen for the test flight was nicknamed "[[Bad Penny (aircraft)|Bad Penny]]" from the old expression: "a bad penny always turns up." This bomber, with a crew of seven men (five Canadians including pilot Robert Upcott of [[Windsor, Ontario]]), took off in bad weather on the morning of [[29 April]] [[1945]] without a ceasefire agreement from the German forces, and successfully dropped her cargo. A development of the Lancaster was the [[Avro Lincoln]] bomber, initially known as the Lancaster IV and Lancaster V. These two marks became the Lincoln B1 and B2 respectively. There was also a civilian airliner based on the Lancaster, the [[Avro Lancastrian|Lancastrian]]. Other developments were the [[Avro York|York]], a square-bodied transport and, via the Lincoln, the [[Avro Shackleton|Shackleton]] which continued in airborne early warning service up to 1992. In 1946, four Lancasters were converted by Avro at [[Bracebridge Heath]], [[Lincolnshire]] as freighters for use by [[British South American Airways]], but proved to be uneconomical and were withdrawn after a year in service. Four Lancaster IIIs were converted by [[Cobham plc|Flight Refuelling Limited]] as two pairs of tanker and receiver aircraft for development of [[Aerial refueling|in-flight refuelling]]. In 1947, one aircraft was flown non-stop 3,355 miles from London to Bermuda. Later the two tanker aircraft were joined by another converted Lancaster and were used in the [[Berlin Airlift]], achieving 757 tanker sorties. During its [[Argentina|Argentinian]] service, Lancasters were used in several military [[Coup-de-etat|coup]]s. ==Variants== [[Image:Lancaster I NG128 Dropping Load - Duisburg - Oct 14 - 1944.jpg|thumb|right|Lancaster B I ''NG128'' dropping its load over [[Duisburg]] on 14 October 1944. The aircraft is carrying [[List of World War II electronic warfare equipment|Airborne Cigar]] (ABC) radio jamming equipment, as shown by the two vertical [[Antenna (radio)|aerials]] on the fuselage.]] [[Image:Avro Lancaster B Mk II ExCC.jpg|thumb|right|Avro Lancaster B II]] ;B I :The original Lancasters were produced with [[Rolls-Royce Merlin|Rolls-Royce Merlin XX]] engines and [[SU carburetor|SU]] [[carburettors]]. Minor details were changed throughout the production series - for example the [[Pitot tube|pitot]] head design was changed from being on a long mast at the front of the nose to a short fairing mounted on the side of the fuselage under the cockpit. Later production Lancasters had Merlin 22 and 24 engines. No designation change was made to denote these alterations.<ref> Franks 2000, pp. 83–84.</ref> ;B I Special :Adapted to take first the super-heavy "[[Tallboy bomb|Tallboy]]" and then "[[Grand Slam bomb|Grand Slam]]" bombs. Upgraded engines with paddle-bladed propellers gave more power, and the removal of gun turrets reduced weight and gave smoother lines. For the Tallboy, the bomb bay doors were bulged; for the Grand Slam, they were removed completely and the area faired over. For some Tallboy raids the mid upper turret was removed. This modification was retained for the Grand Slam aircraft, and in addition the nose turret was later removed. Two airframes (''HK541'' and ''SW244'') were modified to carry a dorsal "saddle tank" with 1,200 gallons mounted aft of a modified canopy for increasing range. No. 1577 SD Flight tested the aircraft in India and Australia in 1945 for possible use in the Pacific,<ref> Franks 2000, p. 83.</ref> but the tank adversely affected handling characteristics when full and [[Aerial refuelling|flight refuelling]] was later used instead. ;PR 1 :B 1 modified for photographic reconnaissance, operated by RAF No. 82 and No. 541 Squadrons, wartime. All armament and turrets were removed with a reconfigured nose and a camera carried in the bomb bay. The type was also operated by 683 Squadron from circa 1950 for photographic reconnaissance based at [[Aden]] and subsequently [[RAF Habbaniya|Habbaniya]] in [[Iraq]] until disbanded 30 November 1953. ;B I (FE) :In anticipation of the needs of the [[Tiger Force (air)|Tiger Force]] operations against the Japanese in the Far East (FE), a tropicalized variant was based on late production aircraft. The B I (FE) had modified radio, radar, navaids and a 400 gallon tank installed in the bomb bay. The mid-upper turret was also removed. ;B II :[[Bristol Hercules]] (Hercules VI or XVI engines) powered variant, of which 300 were produced by [[Armstrong Whitworth]]. One difference between the two engine versions was that the VI had manual mixture control, requiring an extra lever on the throttle pedestal. These aircraft were almost always fitted with an FN.64 ventral turret and pronounced step in the bulged bomb bay. ;B III :These aircraft were fitted with [[Packard]]-built Merlin engines and produced at the same time as the B I, the two marks being indistinguishable externally. The minor differences between the two variants were related to the engine installation, and included the addition of slow-running cut-off switches in the cockpit, a requirement due to the [[Bendix Corporation|Bendix]] [[Stromberg]] pressure-injection carburettors fitted to the Packard Merlin engines. ;B III (Special) :Known at the time of modification as the "Type 464 Provisioning"<ref>Avro manufacturing drawing Z2852</ref> Lancaster, this variant was built to carry the "Upkeep" [[bouncing bomb]] for the dam busting raids. The bomb bay doors were removed and Vickers-built struts to carry the bomb were fitted in their place. A hydraulic motor, driven by the pump previously used for the mid upper turret was fitted to spin the bomb. Lamps were fitted in the bomb bay and nose for the simple height measurement system which enabled the accurate control of low-flying altitude at night. The mid-upper turret was removed to save weight, and the gunner moved to the front turret to relieve the bomb aimer from having to man the front guns so that he could assist with map reading. ;ASR III/ASR 3 :B III modified for air-sea rescue, with three dipole ventral antennas fitted aft of the [[radome]] and carrying a lifeboat in the re-configured bomb bay. The armament was often removed and the mid-upper turret faired-over, especially in postwar use. Observation windows were added to both sides of the rear fuselage, a port window just forward of the tailplane, and a starboard window into the rear access door. A number of ASR 3 conversions were fitted with Lincoln-style rudders.<ref> Franks 2000, p. 87.</ref> ;GR 3/MR 3 :B III modified for maritime reconnaissance. ;B IV :The B IV featured an increased wingspan and lengthened fuselage and new [[Boulton Paul]] F turret (two X [[Browning M2|0.5in]]) with re-configured framed "bay window" nose glazing. The prototypes (''PW925'', ''PW929'' and ''PW932'') were powered by two-stage Merlin 85s inboard and later, Merlin 68s on the outboard mounts. The prototypes became the basis of the renamed [[Avro Lincoln|Lincoln B 1]]. ;B V :Increased wingspan and lengthened fuselage, two-stage Merlin 85s. Later renamed [[Avro Lincoln|Lincoln B 2]] ;B VI :Nine aircraft converted from B IIIs. Fitted with Merlin 85s which had two-stage superchargers, giving improved high altitude performance. These aircraft were only used by [[Pathfinder (RAF)|Pathfinder units]], often as "Master Bomber". The dorsal and nose turrets were often removed and faired-over. ;B VII :The B VII was the final production version of the Lancaster. The [[Glenn L. Martin Company|Martin]] 250CE mid-upper turret was re-positioned slightly further forward than on previous Marks, and the Nash & Thomson FN-82 tail turret with twin Browning 0.5&nbsp;in machine guns replaced the FN.20 turret with four 0.303 [[M1919 Browning machine gun|Browning machine guns]]. ;B X :The B X was a Canadian-built B III with Canadian- and US-made instrumentation and electrics. On later batches the heavier Martin 250CE was substituted for the Nash & Thomson FN-50 mid-upper turret, mounted further forward to maintain [[centre of gravity]] balance. Canada was a long term operator of the Lancaster, utilising modified aircraft in postwar maritime patrol, search and rescue and photo-reconnaissance roles until 1964. The last flight by the RCAF was flown on June 4, 1964 at the Calgary International Air Show. ==Operators== {{seealso|List of Avro Lancaster operators}}: *{{ARG}} *{{AUS}} *{{flag|Canada|1921}} *{{flag|Egypt|1922}} *{{FRA}} *{{NZL}} *{{POL}} *{{SWE}} *{{UK}} *{{USSR}} ==Surviving aircraft== [[Image:G for george panorama.jpg|thumb|right|Lancaster B I ''W4783'' [[G for George]]]] [[Image:AvroLancasterRIAT2005.jpg|thumb|right|[[Battle of Britain Memorial Flight]] Lancaster at [[RIAT]] 2005]] [[Image:Lancaster VR-A.jpg|thumb|right|The Lancaster Mk X ''FM213'' of the [[Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum]] painted as "VR-A" and called the "Mynarski Memorial" Lancaster]] There are 17 known largely complete Avro Lancasters remaining in the world. Two Lancasters remain in airworthy condition: ;Lancaster B I ''PA474'' "City of Lincoln" :Operated by the [[Battle of Britain Memorial Flight]] since 1973.<ref>[http://bbmf.co.uk/bomber.html Battle of Britain Memorial Flight]</ref> The paint scheme is periodically changed to represent notable Lancasters, and the aircraft is currently flown as ''EE139'' ''Phantom of the Ruhr'', bearing the codes ''HW-R'' on the port side and ''BQ-B'' on the starboard side.<ref>Aircraft R of [[No. 100 Squadron RAF]] and B of [[No. 500 Squadron RAF]]</ref> ;Lancaster B X ''FM213'' :This aircraft was retired from active duty with the RCAF on [[6 November]] [[1963]], then stored at Dunnville, ON. FM213 had 4,392.3 hours on the airframe when it was handed over, which was an amazing record for a combat aircraft. It would probably have been sold for scrap metal except for the intervention of The Royal Canadian Legion in Goderich.<ref name="Page">Page 1989</ref> :The aircraft has been operated by [[Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum]] since 1988. The aircraft is flown in the paint scheme of ''KB726'' ''VR-A''<ref>No. 419 Squadron</ref>, and is known as the "Mynarski Memorial Lancaster" in honour of Canadian VC winner [[Andrew Charles Mynarski|Andrew Mynarski]].<ref name="Page"/> Only four Lancasters that served in the Bomber Command campaign over Europe survive, none of them airworthy: ;Lancaster B I ''R5868'' "S-Sugar" :The oldest surviving Lancaster flew 137 operations, originally as "Q-Queenie" with [[No. 83 Squadron RAF]] from [[RAF Scampton]] and then as "S-Sugar" with [[No. 463 Squadron RAAF|No. 463]] and [[No. 467 Squadron RAAF|No. 467]] RAAF Squadrons from [[RAF Waddington]]. This aircraft was the first RAF heavy bomber to complete 100 operations (going on to fly 137 sorties<ref> Winchester 2004, p. 27.</ref>). It is now on display at the [[RAF Museum]], [[Hendon]]. ;Lancaster B I ''W4783'' [[G for George|"G-George"]] :Was operated by [[No. 460 Squadron RAAF]] and completed 90 sorties. It was flown to Australia during the war for fundraising purposes, and was assigned the Australian serial A66-2. The aircraft was later placed on display at the [[Australian War Memorial]], [[Canberra]], and underwent a thorough restoration between 1999 and 2003. ;Lancaster Mk 10AR ''KB839'' :Built by Victory Aircraft and delivered to [[No. 419 Squadron RCAF]] in January 1945. The aircraft completed 26 sorties, wearing the code letters VR-D. It was returned to Canada after the end of the war in Europe, and modified to Mk 10AR Arctic Reconnaissance specification. After being struck off charge, the aircraft was preserved at [[Greenwood Military Aviation Museum]], [[Nova Scotia]], where it is currently displayed outside.<ref>[http://acam.ednet.ns.ca/newslet/mar2003/kb839.htm KB-839 March ACAM Newsletter<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ;Lancaster Mk 10P ''KB882'' :Built by Victory aircraft in 1945 and delivered to Britain, the aircraft joined [[No. 428 Squadron RCAF]] in March of that year. Flown on six operational sorties over Germany, the aircraft was returned to Canada in June 1945 and entered storage. In 1952 the aircraft was modified to Mk 10P configuration and flew with [[No. 408 Squadron RCAF]]. In 1964 the aircraft was purchased by the City of [[Edmundston, New Brunswick]] and has since been on outside display at the Municipal Airport. The following surviving Lancasters were used as training aircraft or were constructed too late to see operational service in the [[World War II|Second World War]]: [[Image:Just Jane taxi.JPG|thumb|Right|Lancaster ''Just Jane'' during taxi run in April 2008]] ;Lancaster B VII ''NX611'' "Just Jane" :Served with the [[Aeronavale]] until the 1960s, when it was flown back to Britain. At one stage the aircraft was kept at [[Blackpool]], and following the removal of R5868, served as [[gate guardian]] at [[RAF Scampton]]. NX611 now resides at the [[Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre]] at the former [[RAF East Kirkby]], and is frequently taxied at high speed along a length of the wartime runway. ;Lancaster B VII ''NX622'' :Served with the Aeronavale until 1962, when it was donated to the RAAF Association. It is now restored and displayed at the [http://www.raafawa.org.au/wa/museum/lanc/history.htm RAAF Association museum] in [[Bull Creek, Western Australia]] ;Lancaster B VII ''NX664'' :This aircraft served with the Aeronavale until it suffered a heavy landing at [[Wallis Island]]. It was recovered in 1984 to [[Le Bourget]] and has been under restoration since. ;Lancaster B VII ''NX665'' :Equipped with H2S radar, is preserved at the [[Museum of Transport and Technology]] (aka MOTAT) in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]. This aircraft served with the Aeronavale until the 1960s, when it was presented to the museum. The airframe originally lacked the mid-upper turret, having been built with the mountings for a Martin 250CE. An earlier FN50 was retrofitted in the late 1980s which required modifications to the aircraft's structure as the turret mounts had to be moved rearwards. ;Lancaster B X ''KB889'' :Delivered to Britain in March 1945 and returned to Canada that June without seeing any service, this aircraft was later converted for Maritime Reconnaissance use. Struck off charge by the RCAF in 1965, the aircraft was displayed in Ontario before being sold to prolific warbird collector Doug Arnold in the UK in 1984. The aircraft was put on the UK register as ''G-LANC'', but was never flown. Sold in 1986 to the [[Imperial War Museum Duxford|Imperial War Museum]], the aircraft was restored over eight years to static condition, and has been on display since 1994 as ''NA-I''. ;Lancaster B X ''KB944'' :Built in Canada in 1945 by [[Victory Aircraft]]. Later that year, after briefly serving overseas, it was put into stored reserve in Canada where it went on to spend most of the following years, except for a brief period in 1952 serving with 404 Maritime Patrol Squadron at Greenwood, Nova Scotia. In 1964 the RCAF refurbished this aircraft and placed it in the [[Canadian Forces|Armed Force]]’s historical aircraft collection where it is now on display in the [[Canada Aviation Museum]]. ;Lancaster B X ''KB976'' :This aircraft was delivered to Britain in May 1945 but saw no action. Returned to Canada in June 1945, the aircraft was converted to Mk.10 (AR) specification, being struck off charge in 1964. Lancaster KB-976 made the last official flight as an RCAF aircraft on [[4 June]] [[1964]] at the Calgary International Air Show with F/L Lynn Garrison, as captain, and F/L Ralph Langemann as co-pilot. Lynn Garrison then purchased KB-976 from Crown Assets Disposal Corporation as an addition to his historic collection. He created the Air Museum of Canada in April, 1964. KB-976 was sold for an abortive conversion to a [[Aerial firefighting|fire bomber]]. Sold in 1974 to the [[Strathallan Collection]] in Scotland, ''KB976'' was flown across the Atlantic and then statically displayed until 1987. Bought by collector Charles Church, the aircraft was moved to Woodford for restoration to airworthy condition, where the airframe was damaged in a hangar collapse. The rebuild was abandoned and the aircraft was later sold to Doug Arnold before finally being bought by [[Kermit Weeks]] in 1992. The aircraft has since been stored at his [[Fantasy of Flight]] museum in Florida awaiting restoration. ;Lancaster B X ''FM104'' :Was donated to the City of Toronto in 1964 and placed on a pedestal on Lakeshore Drive. After sitting outside for 36 years, the aircraft was removed from the pedestal and placed on loan to the Toronto Aerospace Museum,<ref>[http://www.torontoaerospacemuseum.com/ Toronto Aerospace Museum<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The aircraft is now under long-term restoration to static display condition. With spare parts from the remainder of FM118, it is planned to be complete as a museum quality piece in 2015. ;Lancaster B X ''FM136'' :Manufactured in 1945 by Victory Aircraft Ltd., assigned to No. 20th and 30th Maintenance Units in England, never issued to active Squadron. Returned to Canada and converted to Maritime Reconnaissance. Taken on strength by No.404 ‘Buffalo’ (MP) Squadron (Greenwood, Nova Scotia)[http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/14wing/squadron/404_e.asp] as RX-136. Transferred to No.407 ‘Demon’ (MP) Squadron (Comox, BC)[http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/19wing/squadron/407_e.asp]. Struck off strength April 1961. Lancaster FM-136 was purchased from Crown Assets Disposal Corporation by Lynn Garrison, in 1961. He created The Lancaster Memorial Fund to see the aircraft displayed, in 1962, on a pedestal at McCall Field, Calgary, as a memorial to those who trained under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. It was subsequently moved to Aerospace Museum of Calgary [http://www.asmac.ab.ca/html/aircraft.html] in 1992. New shelter built for it in 2007. ;Lancaster B X ''FM159'' :Arrived in Europe after the fighting ended and never saw combat. After returning to Canada and being placed in storage, it served from 1953 to 1955 with the No. 103 Search and Rescue Unit in [[Greenwood, Nova Scotia]] before being transferred to [[Comox, British Columbia]] to serve as a maritime and ice patrol aircraft. It was withdrawn from RCAF service in 1958 and purchased in 1960 by a trio of men from [[Nanton, Alberta]] with a view to building a war museum in their town. The aircraft is currently on display at the [[Nanton Lancaster Society Air Museum]] and is one of only two surviving Lancasters to offer guided tours of its interior, the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum also offers guided tours of the [[Andrew Charles Mynarski| Mynarski Lancaster]] by appointment.<ref>[http://secure.warplane.com/index.html Canadian Warplane Heritage<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ;Lancaster Mk 10P ''FM212'' :Withdrawn from RCAF service in 1962 and placed in storage. The City of [[Windsor, Ontario]] purchased the aircraft for use as a memorial and mounted it on a pedestal in Jackson Park in 1965. It was damaged by weather and poor maintenance and replaced by [[Supermarine Spitfire|Spitfire]] and [[Hawker Hurricane|Hurricane]] replicas on [[26 May]] 2005. Currently being restored by the [[Canadian Historical Aircraft Association]], this Lancaster has been renamed "'''Bad Penny'''" to commemorate the first RAF [[Avro Lancaster]] into Holland during [[Operation Manna]] to save the [[Dutch people|Dutch]] from starvation in the closing days of [[World War II]], [[April 29]] [[1945]].<ref>dramatized in a children's book called [http://www.badpennybook.com A Bad Penny Always Comes Back]</ref> On [[29 April]] [[2007]] (to coincide with the 62nd anniversary of Operation Manna) FM212 was removed from storage in Jackson Park and towed to the Sears parking lot of Devonshire Mall where it was on display and open for tours through the aircraft. On [[13 May]] [[2007]], FM212 was towed from Devonshire Mall to [[Windsor Airport]] where it will again be placed in storage and undergo extensive restoration to return the aircraft back to a taxiable condition over the next few years. See the link under ''External links'' for details of the known survivors. ==Specifications (Lancaster)== [[Image:Avro Lancaster.png|thumb|right|300px|Orthographic projection of the Lancaster B Mk.I, with profiles detailing the B Mk.I (Special) with ''Grand Slam'' bomb, Hercules-powered B Mk.II with bulged bomb-bay doors and FN.64 ventral turret and the B Mk.III (Special) with the ''Upkeep'' store.]] {{aircraft specifications <!-- if you do not understand how to use this template, please ask at [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Aircraft]] --> <!-- please answer the following questions --> |plane or copter?=plane |jet or prop?=prop <!-- Now, fill out the specs. Please include units where appropriate (main comes first, alt in parentheses). If an item doesn't apply, like capacity, leave it blank. 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Amongst those who received the [[Victoria Cross]] were: * Squadron Leader [[Ian Willoughby Bazalgette]] * Wing Commander [[Guy Gibson]] * Warrant Officer [[Norman Cyril Jackson]] * Pilot Officer [[Andrew Mynarski]] * Squadron Leader [[John Dering Nettleton]] * Squadron Leader [[Robert Anthony Maurice Palmer]] * Flight Lieutenant [[William Reid (VC)|William Reid]] * Flight Sergeant [[George Thompson (VC)|George Thompson]] * Group Captain [[Leonard Cheshire]] * [[Edwin Swales]] ==Popular culture== The Avro Lancaster featured prominently in the 1954 film, ''[[The Dam Busters (film)|The Dam Busters]]'', and a number of B VII Lancasters in storage were modified to the original configuration of the B III (Special) for use on screen. It also featured in a 1989 British commercial for [[Carling Black Label]] [[lager]] which reused footage in a Dam Busters parody sequence in which a German soldier on top of a dam was catching the bombs in the manner of a [[football (Soccer)|football]] [[goalkeeper]]. The pilot of the attacking Lancaster then delivers the brand slogan: "I bet he drinks Carling Black Label!" The commercial ran for many years, frequently appearing in commercial breaks for both the 1954 film and documentaries about [[Operation Chastise]].<ref> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWZVDiVvKsg Carling Black Label]</ref> ==See also== {{aircontent |related= * [[Avro Manchester]] * [[Avro York]] * [[Avro Lancastrian]] * [[Avro Lincoln]] |similar aircraft= * [[B-17 Flying Fortress]] * [[B-24 Liberator]] * [[Focke-Wulf Fw 200]] * [[Handley-Page Halifax]] * [[Heinkel He 177]] * [[Junkers Ju 290]] * [[Petlyakov Pe-8]] * [[Piaggio P.108]]B * [[Short Stirling]] * [[Vickers Windsor]] * [[Me-264]] |lists= * [[List of aircraft of the RAF]] |see also= }} ==References== ====Notes==== {{Reflist|2}} ====Bibliography==== {{refbegin}} * ''A.P. 22062A-P.N.: Pilot's and Flight Engineer's Notes for Lancaster. Mark I - Four Merlin XX, 22 or 24 Engines. Mark III - Four Merlin 28 or 38 Engines''. London: [[Air Ministry]], May 1944. No ISBN. * Chant, Christopher. ''Lancaster: The History of Britain's Most Famous World War II Bomber''. Bath, UK: Parragon, 2003. ISBN 0-75258-769-2. * Cotter, Jarrod. ''Living Lancasters: Keeping the Legend Alive''. Thrupp, Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing, 2005. ISBN 0-7509-4192-8. * Franks, Norman. ''Claims to Fame: The Lancaster''. London: Arms & Armour Press, 1995. ISBN 1-85409-220-0. * Franks, Richard A. ''The Avro Lancaster, Manchester and Lincoln: A Comprehensive Guide for the Modeller''. London: SAM Publications, 2000. ISBN 0-9533465-3-6. * Holmes, Harry. ''Avro Lancaster (Combat Legend series)''. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd., 2002. ISBN 1-84037-376-8. * Jackson, A.J. ''Avro Aircraft since 1908, 2nd edition''. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1990. ISBN 0-85177-834-8. * Jacobs, Peter. ''The Lancaster Story''. London: Arms & Armour Press, 1996. ISBN 1-85409-288-8. * Mackay, R.S.G. ''Lancaster in action''. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications Inc., 1982. ISBN 0-89747-130-X. * Moyes, Philip J.R. ''Avro Lancaster I & II''. Kidlington, Oxford, UK: Vintage Aviation Publications Ltd., 1979. ISBN 0-905469-65-8. * Page, Bette. ''Mynarski's Lanc: The Story of Two Famous Canadian Lancaster Bombers K726 & FM213. '' Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press, 1989. ISBN 1-55046-006-4. * Robertson, Bruce. ''Lancaster - The Story of a Famous Bomber''. Watford, Hertfordshire, UK: Argus Books Ltd., 1964 (5th impression 1977). ISBN 0-900435-10-0. * Sweetman, Bill. ''Avro Lancaster''. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1982. ISBN 0-7106-0132-8. * Taylor, John W. R. "Avro Lancaster". ''Combat Aircraft of the World from 1909 to the present''. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969. ISBN 0-425-03633-2. * Winchester, Jim. "Avro Lancaster". ''Aircraft of World War II: The Aviation Factfile''. Kent, UK: Grange Books plc, 2004. ISBN 1-84013-639-1. {{refend}} ==External links== {{commons|Avro Lancaster}} *[http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/lanc1.html RAF Avro Lancaster 60th Anniversary article] *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/image_galleries/lancaster_gallery.shtml Photo Gallery of Lancaster landing in Coventry for repairs] *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/24/a8955624.shtml The Longest Lancaster Operation - 10 Hours 25 Minutes] *[http://www.raafawa.org.au/wa/museum/lanc/history.htm The Avro History] * [http://www.austinmemories.com Austin Memories] *[http://www.lancastermuseum.ca/lancs.html Surviving Birmingham and Manchester made Avro Lancasters] *[http://www.rosshetherington.com/?p=76 Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - Flypast Croome Park 2007] * [http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/bomber.html PA474 of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight] * [http://www.spitcrazy.com/mynarski_memorial_lancaster.htm FM 213 of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum] * [http://www.lancasterrestoration.com Lancaster Drawings online] * [http://www.lancastermuseum.ca/ Lancaster FM159 - The Nanton Lancaster] * [http://www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/george/ The Australian War Memorial G for George page] * [http://www.shlrc.mq.edu.au/~robinson/museum/R1155.html R1155 radio receiver] *[http://www.skegnessuk.org/holiday_information/WW2_Lancaster_Bomber_Taxi_Run.html Video-Lancaster Bomber Taxi Run at Aviation Museum] * [http://www.warbirdalley.com/lanc.htm Warbird Alley: Lancaster page - Information about Lancasters still airworthy today] *[http://www.plastikowe.pl/galerie/lotnictwo/avro-lancaster-bi Photo gallery of Avro Lancaster B I R5868] *[http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=8725040788918615931 Last Flight of Lancaster A2-C of 514 Squadron] *[http://www.bombercrew.com/ Lancaster Bomber Crews and Their Experiences] *[http://www.qsl.net/pe1ngz/airforce/lancaster/lancaster-equipment.html The Lancaster's electronic equipment] *[http://www.lancfm212.ca/ The Lancaster FM212 Restoration Project] *[http://www.raafawa.org.au/wa/museum/lanc/history.htm RAAF Association Aviation Heritage Museum] ===Video of Avro Lancasters=== *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On7ThcJqItE Video of Lancaster takeoff - filmed from inside the aircraft] *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piAbRmJW174 Video of Lancaster engine start] *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGoecJ2v9Ko Video of a Lancaster taxying] *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhF8CnJVQPQ Video of a Lancaster taking off] *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-UFCyrunpY Video of a Lancaster closeup flyby] *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH55dwlDVPE Short video describing the Avro Lancaster] *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx-KI1wh1uU Video #1 of Avro Lancaster] *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eszRXRnOA8 Video #2 of Avro Lancaster] *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY3UJKLy6UQ Video #3 of Avro Lancaster] {{Avro aircraft}} {{RAF WWII Strategic Bombing}} {{Swedish military aircraft}} {{aviation lists}} [[Category:British bomber aircraft 1940-1949]] [[Category:Avro aircraft|Lancaster]] [[Category:1942 introductions]] [[Category:Aviation in Lancashire]] [[Category:Multiple engine aircraft]] [[Category:Propeller aircraft]] [[bg:Авро Ланкастър]] [[cs:Avro Lancaster]] [[da:Avro Lancaster]] [[de:Avro Lancaster]] [[es:Avro Lancaster]] [[fr:Avro Lancaster]] [[gl:Avro Lancaster]] [[it:Avro 683 Lancaster]] [[he:אוורו לנקסטר]] [[lb:Avro Lancaster]] [[ms:Avro Lancaster]] [[nl:Avro Lancaster]] [[ja:アブロ ランカスター]] [[no:Avro Lancaster]] [[pl:Avro Lancaster]] [[pt:Avro Lancaster]] [[ru:Avro Lancaster]] [[fi:Avro Lancaster]] [[sv:Avro Lancaster]] [[tr:Avro Lancaster]]