LANCASTER WU21 (NX664) Restoration of an Avro Lancaster by Ailes Anciennes-Le Bourget. The fuselage on display at the Paris Airshow in June 2001 VERSION FRANCAISE The French navy used 54 Avro Lancasters (32 B I and 22 B VII) between 1951 and 1964. They were bought not long after the Washington treaty, signed on April 4th, 1949, which set the pace for military cooperation between the European ...

The AVRO Lancaster fought a difficult battle in the night skies over Germany during WWII. Thousands of British and Canadian RAF and RCAF pilots lost their lives as German night fighters prowled in the darkness in an electronic game of cat and mouse. Radar, electronics, and sheer skill at combat were the test. At stake were the cities of Hitler's Third Reich and his war machine.

Avro Lancaster Type: Heavy Bomber Origin: Avro Models: Lancaster I to MR.7 Crew: Seven First Flight: January 9, 1941 Service Delivery: September 1941 Final Delivery From New: February 2, 1946 Number Produced: 7, 377 (430 Canadian built) Mark I: 3, 425 Mark II: 300 Mark III: 3, 039 Powerplant: Lancaster Mk. I: Model: Rolls-Royce Or Packard Merlin 20 or 22 Type: 12-Cylinder liquid cooled vee Number: ...