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The prototype Lancaster first flew in 1941, a development of the Avro
679 Manchester which had suffered from unreliable Rolls-Royce Vulture
engines. The Lancaster B.1 (3425 built) was followed in 1942 by the B.11
(301 built), the B.111 (3039 built) and the B.V111 (180 built). The B.X
was built by Victory Aircraft in Canada. The mainstay of Bomber Command
during the war, the Lancaster was flown by about 60 squadrons. After the
war some were operated by the French Navy and others were converted as
civil transports. Only two remain airworthy, the Battle of Britain
Memorial Flight B.1 and the Canadian registered example illustrated
below.
C-GVRA
c/n FM213
United Kingdom
7 seat heavy bomber first flown in 1943
Engines: 4x 1390hp(1037kW) Packard Merlin 28
Length: 69’4”(21.13m)
Height: 20’6”(6.24m)
Wingspan: 102’0”(31.08m) No.built: 430
Range: 2530miles(4071km)
Cruising speed: 200mph(321kmh) Empty weight: 36,457lb(16,561kg)
Maximum take-off weight: 72,000lb(32,688kg)
Another view of C-GVRA is shown below.
Avro Lancaster B.111 Side view 1/144 scale
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