Lancaster (Total: 7,377, Canadian: 82, Group 82)
Avro Lancaster

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
The Avro Lancaster is a British Second World War heavy bomber. It was designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax, both bombers having been developed to the same specification, as well as the Short Stirling, all three aircraft being four-engined heavy bombers adopted by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the same wartime era.
The Lancaster has its origins in the twin-engine Avro Manchester which had been developed during the late 1930s in response to the Air Ministry Specification P.13/36 for a capable medium bomber for "world-wide use". Originally developed as an evolution of the Manchester (which had proved troublesome in service and was retired in 1942), the Lancaster was designed by Roy Chadwick and powered by four Rolls-Royce Merlins and in one version, Bristol Hercules engines. It first saw service with RAF Bomber Command in 1942 and as the strategic bombing offensive over Europe gathered momentum, it was the main aircraft for the night-time bombing campaigns that followed. As increasing numbers of the type were produced, it became the principal heavy bomber used by the RAF, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and squadrons from other Commonwealth and European countries serving within the RAF, overshadowing the Halifax and Stirling. Wikipedia
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF906
s/n NF906
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 906
Merlin
Known Units: 218 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF907
s/n NF907
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 907
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF908
s/n NF908
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 908
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF909
s/n NF909
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 909
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF910
s/n NF910
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 910
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF911
s/n NF911
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 911
Merlin
Known Units: 218 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF912
s/n NF912
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 912
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF913
s/n NF913
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 913
Merlin
Known Units: 103
With No. 103 Sqn (PM-H). Missing on operation to Dessau 7/8 Mar 1945last update: 2025-February-05
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF914
s/n NF914
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 914
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF915
s/n NF915
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 915
Merlin
Known Units: 622 Sqn
Delivered to No. 622 Sqn (GI-U) 18 Aug 1944. Missing on operation to Bonn 24/25 Dec 1944.
Claim by Hptm Werner Baake Stab I/NJG1 - North of Leuchefeuer at 18:50. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 Part 5 - Theo Boiten) Crashed at Grevenbroich.
last update: 2025-February-05Lancaster Mk.I serial NF916
s/n NF916
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 916
Merlin
Known Units: 15 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF917
s/n NF917
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 917
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF918
s/n NF918
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 918
Merlin
Known Units: 50 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF919
s/n NF919
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 919
Merlin
Known Units: ;50
With No. 50 Sqn. Missing on operation to Darmstadt 11/12 Sep 1944.last update: 2025-February-05
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF920
s/n NF920
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 920
Merlin
Known Units: 617 Sqn
Delivered to No. 617 Sqn (KC-E). Took part in the attack on battleship Tirpitz from Russian base at Yagodnik 11/12 Sep 1944. On the second attack on Tirpitz on 29 October 1944, it was damaged by flak and crashed in Sweden.last update: 2025-February-05
Bombing Tirpitz 1944-10-29 to 1944-10-29
617 (B) Sqn (RAF) Lossiemouth
Battleship Tirpitz
The aircraft (KC-E), piloted by Flying Officer DW Carey DFC RAAF, flew from Milltown, Scotland at 01:14, to attack the battleship Tirpitz which had been moved from Alten Fjord to Tromso Fjord in Norway after the partially successful attack by 617 and 9 squadrons on September 11, 1944 (Operation Paravane). On this operation (Operation Obviate) the target was covered in cloud, and despite making several bombing runs, none of the crews could not get a satisfactory view of the target. Thus, none of the bombers scored a hit on the battleship, although there was one near miss. The aircraft was badly damaged by flak and in no condition to make it back to Scotland, so the crew flew it through the mountains to Sweden and crash landed in a bog near Porjus, Lapland . Carey was injured but the rest of the crew were unharmed. They were all interned in Sweden.
There was one Canadian on board, Pilot Officer DH McLennan. The Pilot, Flying Officer DW Carey was with the Royal Australian Air Force, and the remaining crew members were with the RAF. They were Flying Officer GA Witherick DFM, Pilot Officer AM McKie and Flight Sergeants LW Franks and AE Young)
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF921
s/n NF921
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 921
Merlin
Known Units: ;50
Delivered to No. 50 Sqn 13 Aug 1944. Missing from operation to Koningsburg 29/30 Aug 1944. 33 flying hours.last update: 2025-February-05




Lancaster Mk.I serial NF922
s/n NF922
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 922
Merlin
Known Units: 50 Sqn;50 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF923
s/n NF923
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 923
Merlin
Known Units: 617
Delivered to No. 617 Sqn (AJ-M) 13 Aug 1944. Took part in the Tirpitz raid of 14 Sep 1944, from Yagodnik in the USSR (Operation Paravane). Missing on operation to the Dortmund-Ems Canal 23/24 Sep 1944.last update: 2025-February-05
Bombing Ladbergen (Dortmund-Ems Canal) 1944-09-23 to 1944-09-24
617 (B) Sqn (RAF) Woodhall Spa
The aircraft (KC-M), piloted by Flight Lieutenant GS Stout, DFC,RAF was returning to its base at Woodhall Spa from an abortive sortie to the Dortmund-Ems Canal near Ladbergen (they could not bomb because cloud obscured the target markers) . It was attacked by a night fighter, which knocked out three of the engines and started a fire. unable to jettison their Tallboy bomb, the crew abandoned the aircraft and it crashed close to the town of Lochem, the Netherlands . Two of the crew (Flight Lieutenant Stout and Flying Officer CEM Graham, MID, RAF) were killed, and a third (Pilot Officer AW Benting,RAF) died of his wounds on September 25.
There was one Canadian in the crew, Flying Officer WA Rupert, who successfully evaded. Of the other crew members, all in the RAF, Flying Officer RN Petch DFC and Flight Sergeant FL Whittaker evaded, and Flying Officer RJ Allen was taken prisoner.
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF924
s/n NF924
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 924
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF925
s/n NF925
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 925
Merlin
Known Units: 12 Sqn
Originally with No. 300 (Polish) Sqn. Transferred to No. 12 Sqn (PH-P) Sep 1944. Missing from Operation to Kleve 7/8 Feb 1945. (Robertson says crashed & burned on this date)last update: 2025-February-05





Lancaster Mk.I serial NF926
s/n NF926
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 926
Merlin
Known Units: 218 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF927
s/n NF927
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 927
Merlin
Known Units: 149 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF928
s/n NF928
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 928
Merlin
Known Units: 12 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF929
s/n NF929
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 929
Merlin
Known Units: 9 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF930
s/n NF930
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 930
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF931
s/n NF931
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 931
Merlin
Known Units: 550 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF932
s/n NF932
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 932
Merlin
Known Units: 550 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF933
s/n NF933
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 933
Merlin
Known Units: 101 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF934
s/n NF934
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 934
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF935
s/n NF935
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 935
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF936
s/n NF936
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 936
Merlin
Known Units: 101 Sqn
Delivered to No. 101 Sqn (SR-F) 16 Aug 1944. Equipped with ABC equipment. Missing on operation to Bochum 4/5 Nov 1944. 142 Operational hourslast update: 2025-February-05
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF937
s/n NF937
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 937
Merlin
Known Units: 9 Sqn
Delivered to No. 9 Sqn (WS-L) 16 Aug 1944. Missing on a daylight operation to Attenbeken, Netherlands 14 Feb 1945.last update: 2025-February-05
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF938
s/n NF938
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 938
Merlin
Known Units: 9 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF939
s/n NF939
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 939
Merlin
Known Units: 622 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF952
s/n NF952
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 952
Merlin
Known Units: 15 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF953
s/n NF953
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 953
Merlin
Known Units: 15 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF954
s/n NF954
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 954
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF955
s/n NF955
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 955
Merlin
Known Units: 218 Sqn;218 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF956
s/n NF956
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 956
Merlin
Known Units: 218 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF957
s/n NF957
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 957
Merlin
Known Units: 15 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF958
s/n NF958
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 958
Merlin
Known Units: 15 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF959
s/n NF959
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 959
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF960
s/n NF960
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 960
Merlin
Known Units: 115 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF961
s/n NF961
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 961
Merlin
Known Units: 218 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF962
s/n NF962
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 962
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF963
s/n NF963
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 963
Merlin
Known Units: 550 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF964
s/n NF964
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 964
Merlin
Known Units: 622 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF965
s/n NF965
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 965
Merlin
Known Units: 622 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF966
s/n NF966
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 966
Merlin
Known Units: 138 Sqn;514 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF967
s/n NF967
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 967
Merlin
Known Units: 12 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF968
s/n NF968
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 968
Merlin
Known Units: 514 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF969
s/n NF969
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 969
Merlin
Known Units: 149 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF970
s/n NF970
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 970
Merlin
Known Units: 149 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF971
s/n NF971
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 971
Merlin
Known Units: 149 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF972
s/n NF972
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 972
Merlin
Known Units: 149 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF973
s/n NF973
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 973
Merlin
Known Units: 149 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF974
s/n NF974
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 974
Merlin
Known Units: ;166
Delivered to No. 166 Sqn Aug 1944. Missing on operation to Frankfurt 12/13 Sep 1944.last update: 2025-February-05
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF975
s/n NF975
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 975
Merlin
Known Units: 576 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF976
s/n NF976
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 976
Merlin
Known Units: 576 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF977
s/n NF977
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 977
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF978
s/n NF978
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 978
Merlin
Known Units: 100 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF979
s/n NF979
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 979
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF980
s/n NF980
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 980
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF981
s/n NF981
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 981
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF982
s/n NF982
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 982
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF983
s/n NF983
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 983
Merlin
Known Units: 101 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF984
s/n NF984
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 984
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF985
s/n NF985
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 985
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF986
s/n NF986
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 986
Merlin
Known Units: 166 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF987
s/n NF987
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 987
Merlin
Known Units: 90 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF988
s/n NF988
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 988
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF989
s/n NF989
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 989
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF990
s/n NF990
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 990
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF991
s/n NF991
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 991
Merlin
Known Units: 44 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF992
s/n NF992
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 992
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF993
s/n NF993
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 993
Merlin
Known Units: 625 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF994
s/n NF994
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 994
Merlin
Known Units: 218 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF995
s/n NF995
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 995
Merlin
Known Units: 195 Sqn;90 Sqn
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF996
s/n NF996
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 996
Merlin
Known Units: 625 Sqn
Delivered to No. 625 Sqn (CF-J2) 20 Oct 1944. Missing on operation to Chemnitz 14/15 Feb 1945.last update: 2025-February-05
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF997
s/n NF997
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 997
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF998
s/n NF998
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 998
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06
Lancaster Mk.I serial NF999
s/n NF999
Armstrong Whitworth
NF 999
Merlin
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-06