Thought to be Lancaster Mk. I R5727

 

Built in England then flown to Canada to act as the pattern aircraft for the Lancaster Mk.X, delivered August 1942.

 

Transferred to Trans-Canada Air Lines and converted to transport variant

No. 101 Squadron, RAF

Lancaster "GR-S"

 

Dropping incendiaries on an unspecified target

No 50 Squadron, RAF Lancaster "VN-T" in formation with other Lancaster's possibly also of No. 50 Squadron, during a daylight operation (c. 1944-45)

No. 50 Squadron, RAF Lancaster "VN-D" in formation with other Lancaster's possibly also of No. 50 Squadron, during a daylight operation (c. 1944-45)

Unidentified Lancaster

Unidentified Lancaster

No. 15 Squadron, RAF

Lancaster "LS-W"

 

The "brightness" of the aircraft code letters suggests that this is a post-war as many of the squadron's painted their normally dull red letters in white or yellow

Unidentified Lancaster Mk.II

 

Note: the bulged bomb doors

No. 83 Squadron, RAF

Lancaster "OL-Y"

No. 619 Squadron, RAF

Lancaster "PG-S"

No. 424 Squadron, RCAF

Lancaster "QB-P"

Unidentified Lancaster

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Updated: January 2008

Lancaster: Picture Archive

 

In Flight Images

Unidentified Lancaster

Possibly No. 50 Sqn, RAF Lancaster's

during a daylight G-H Boming Raid

"Buzz Job" an unidentified Lancaster performs a low level pass

Unusual view of what appears to be a brand new Lancaster