Aeroplane Monthly 1981-07
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R.Riding - Lancs in Mufti
Экспериментальная дозаправка топливом истребителя "Метеор" Mk.III от ЛЛ-танкера на базе "Ланкастера"
Lancaster G-33-2 refuelling Meteor F.Mk 3 EE397 over Poole during the latter’s record flight of August 7, 1949.
Flight Refuelling’s Lancasters G-AHJU and G-AHJT demonstrating in-flight refuelling at the 1946 SBAC show.
Flight Refuelling's Lancaster 3 tanker G-AHJW was one of the aircraft used on a series of flight refuelling trials over the Atlantic in co-operation with BSAAC between May and August 1947. 'JW crashed near Andover on November 22, 1948.
The barely civilianised Lancaster I, G-AJWM, ex PP741, complete with all turrets and double curvature bomb doors to accommodate a 22,000lb bomb, seen at White Waltham in August 1947.
The photographs show three of Flight Refuelling’s final four Lancasters at Tarrant Rushton in varying stages of disarray. All four aircraft were cannibalised during 1948-49.
View of the first civil registered Lancaster, G-AGJI, ex DV739, used by BOAC
Flight Refuelling's Lancaster G-AHJT seen in original scheme of overall black with yellow lettering.
Lancaster G-AHVN replaced G-AGJI of the BOAC Development Flight.
Avro Lancaster G-AHVN was acquired from BOAC and flown to Germany in 1948 and used as a tanker.
The ex-French Navy Lancaster B.Mk VII G-ASXX below letting down into Akrotiri, Cyprus, on its way from Australia to England in May 1965.
After a short term with BSAAC Lancaster G-AGVM was fitted with an outsize belly panier by Airtech Ltd at Thame and used to fly awkward loads on the Berlin airlift.