United Kingdom: Warplanes of the Second World War preserved: Avro Lancaster

Avro Lancaster

The aim of this web site is to locate, identify and document Warplanes from the Second World War preserved in the United Kingdom.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website.  Photos are by the author unless otherwise credited.  Any errors found here are by the author, and any additions, corrections or amendments to this list of Warplane Survivors of the Second World War in the United Kingdom would be most welcome and may be e-mailed to the author at hskaarup@rogers.com.

(Ronnie Macdonald Photo)

(Kogo Photos)

Avro Lancaster B Mk. I (Serial No. PA474), No. 617 Squadron, “City of Lincoln”, coded WS-J, painted as (Serial No. DV385), “Thumper Mk. III”, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Coningsby, Lincolnshire.  Airworthy.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Avro Lancaster B Mk. I (Serial No. R5868), “S-Sugar”, No. 467 Squadron, RAAF, Royal Air Force Museum Hendon, London.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

(Jim IWM Duxford Photo)

Avro Lancaster Mk. X (Serial No. DV372), “Old Fred”, forward fuselage, PO-F, No. 467 (RAAF) Squadron, Imperial War Museum, Lambeth.

(David Merrett Photos)

Avro Lancaster B Mk. X, RCAF (Serial No. KB889), Reg. No. G-LANC, Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire.

(Eastkirkby Photo)

(IdreamofJeanie Photo)

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Avro Lancaster B Mk. VII (Serial No. NX611), “Just Jane”, Reg. No. G-ASXX, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirby, Lincolnshire. Taxi runs.

(AlfvanBeem Photo)

Avro Lancster B. Mk. X (Serial No. KB976/KB994), Reg. No. G-BCOH, composite forward fuselage, damaged, Boscombe Down Aviation Collection, Wiltshire.

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