Avro Lancaster
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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
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Lancaster JB593 was one of 550 aircraft built by A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd. Newton Heath Manchester under Contract No.1807 and Requisition No.8545 and delivered to No.106 Squadron at RAF Station Metheringham, Lincolnshire No.5 Bomber Group for operational service on Saturday 6th November 1943.
On Monday 5th June 1944 the aircraft was categorised "AC' and was repaired on site by another Unit or Contractor and returned to No.106 Squadron five days later. Having failed to return from the night's operation to attack Konigsberg on Tuesday 29thAugust 1944 Lancaster JB593 became the 212th aircraft from the Squadron to become non-effective and struck off charge by the Squadron, the 45th Squadron aircraft flying out of Metheringham, the 11th aircraft assigned to attack Konigsberg and the 2.127th aircraft from No.5 Bomber Group to become non-effective and struck off charge.
Lancaster JB593 was struck off charge by the Squadron on Wednesday 30th August 1944; Recorded on A.M. Form 78 the airframe had a total of 638 hours 5 minutes flying time logged against the airframe
source: Buzz Hope"and in the morning" data base
1943-11-06 Taken on Strength 106 2022-12-19
1944-08-30 Struck off Strength 106 Total on air frame 638 hours, 5 minutes 2022-12-19