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Avro 683 Lancaster X

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Avro 683 Lancaster X

Avro 683 Lancaster X

Highlights:

  • Used in many successful (primarily nighttime) bombing raids, including the May 1943 Operation Chastise by No. 617 Squadron RAF ("the Dambusters"), "the Lanc" was probably the most widely known heavy bomber of the Second World War
  • Continued to serve with the RCAF after the war - in maritime patrol, photo survey, search-and-rescue, and navigator training - until 1965
  • Had a wartime crew of seven: a pilot, a flight engineer, a navigator, a bomb aimer, a radio operator and two gunners
  • Usually had a postwar crew of eight: two pilots, a flight engineer, two navigators and three radio officers
  • Flown by many Canadians during the Second World War, including Pilot Officer Andrew Charles Mynarski, who won a posthumous Victoria Cross for bravery during an attack on Cambrai, France
  • First Flight was in June 1941 (Lancaster I)

Image Gallery:

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CASM-10652

History:

The "Lanc" was arguably the best heavy bomber used in Europe in Second World War. Although somewhat vulnerable to fighter attack, it was relatively fast, had a high ceiling, and could carry enormous loads for its size. Victory Aircraft at Malton, Ontario, produced the first Canadian-built Lancaster, a Mark X, first flown August 1, 1943. Many Canadian-built Mark Xs served overseas with No.6 Group. The Lancaster continued in the RCAF until 1965 for maritime patrol, photo survey, search and rescue, and navigator training.

Wartime crew was a pilot, flight engineer, navigator, bomb aimer, radio operator and two gunners. Peacetime maritime patrol crew was two pilots, flight engineer, two navigators, and three radio officers. A late Mark X, the museum aircraft has a Martin upper turret with two 50-calibre guns. Maritime patrol versions had no top turret, and only the front turret was armed with two .303-calibre machine guns. Drafty, noisy, and uncomfortable on long flights, the Lancaster was nevertheless strong, reliable, and a delight to fly. Pilot Officer A.C. Mynarski won a posthumous Victoria Cross for bravery in a Canadian Lancaster during an attack on Cambrai, France.

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Second World War Exhibition, Canada Aviation and Space Museum

Provenance:

Transfer from RCAF

Built in 1945, this is the most complete Lancaster X in existence, remaining very close to its wartime condition. It was delivered overseas to No. 425 Alouette Squadron RCAF in May 1945, but arrived too late to take part in bombing operations and was placed in long-term storage the same year.

In 1952, it served with No. 404 Maritime Patrol Squadron RCAF in Greenwood, Nova Scotia for a short period of time. The RCAF restored the aircraft in 1964, applying the nose art and squadron markings of an aircraft from No. 428 Squadron, RCAF. The tiny bombs painted on the port side of the nose indicate the number of sorties the aircraft made. The Lancaster was placed in the RCAF's historic aircraft collection in 1964, and was transferred to the Museum, along with the rest of the collection, later that year.

Technical Information:

Wing Span 31.09 m (102 ft)
Length 21.1 m (69 ft 6 in)
Height 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Weight, Empty 15,985 kg (35,240 lb)
Weight, Gross 29,484 kg (65,000 lb)
Cruising Speed 322 km/h (200 mph)
Max Speed 438 km/h (272 mph)
Rate of Climb 277 m (910 ft) /min
Service Ceiling 7,530 m (24,700 ft)
Range 2,671 km (1,660 mi)
Crew seven (wartime)
Power Plant

four Rolls-Royce (Packard) Merlin 224, 1,620-hp, 12 cylinder Vee engines

Avro Lancaster plan

AVIATION
Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Artifact No.
1967.0640
Manufacturer
Victory Aircraft Ltd.
Manufacturer Location
Canada
Manufacture Date
1945
Acquisition Date
1964
Registration Number
KB 944 (RAF)
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