for the first time in 58 years, two Avro Lancasters would display together. This is the story of those unforgettable 6 weeks when the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's Lancaster visited the UK and along

Roosevelt. During these the idea of using Avro Lancaster's of Bomber Command to attack targets in Japan was raised. This lead to an offer for 40 Lancaster squadrons to be made available for use in the

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Avro had also submitted a design to meet Specification P.13/36 and both companies had orders for prototypes placed. While Avro continued with their twin-engined prototype, which would become the Avro

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general reconnaissance/bomber aircraft to replace the Avro Anson. For the latter specification the Canadian built Bristol Bolingbroke was earmarked, so Bristol began work on the torpedo bomber. Known

Halifax four-engined bombers now in service and with the Avro Lancaster entering service the Whitley's time in Bomber Command was coming to an end. Its last official sortie took place on the 29th April

the Avro Lancaster, Handley Page Halifax and Short Stirling, were now in service. The final time the Wellington would be used in major numbers by Bomber Command was on the 8th October 1943. There was

Blackburn along with Avro, Boulton Paul, Hawker and Vickers all submitted designs, however it would be Blackburn's Skua design which would see service and two prototypes were ordered during April 1935.