Avro Lancaster
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
CASPIR Aircraft Groups:
RCAF On Strength (234), RCAF 6 Group (5), RCAF 400 Squadron (7), Canadian Aircraft Losses (1732)Lancaster Mk.X KB914
Converted to MR configuration by de Havilland Canada. Issued to No. 405 (MR) Squadron at RCAF Station Greenwood, NS on 14 May 1952. Had 134:00 logged time on that date. Coded "AG*914". Periodic inspection performed 13 January 1953. Dispatched to Iceland in January 1953, together with KB868, for ASW exercise. Both aircraft diverted on 31 January 1953 back to to Goose Bay, to join in search for a missing civilian Beech 18. Diverted to Torbay, Newfoundland in bad weather, but attempted to reach Goose Bay after two engines failed, probably due to icing. Crashed about 100 miles east of Goose Bay in early morning of 1 February 1953, 9 crew killed. Wreckage not located until 15 June 1953.
1945-06-28 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1945-12-31 Accept from other Air Force Received from RAF 2019-08-20
1953-03-19 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07