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List of Avro Lancaster operators

The following are operators of the Avro Lancaster:

List of Avro Lancaster operators

Military operators

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Argentina

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Argentine Air Force

From May 1948 to August 1949 the Argentine Air Force received 15 Lancasters (registered B-031 to B-045) previously operated by RAF.[1]

Australia

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Royal Australian Air Force[2]

Canada

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Royal Canadian Air Force[2]

Egypt

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Royal Egyptian Air Force

France

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Aeronavale – 54 transferred from the Royal Australian Air Force beginning in 1952

Poland

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Polish Air Forces on exile in Great Britain

Soviet Union

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Soviet Naval Aviation

Soviets were able to repair two of six Avro Lancasters which made forced landings near Yagodnik airfield, near Arkhangelsk during attacks on the German battleship Tirpitz. Both ex-617 Squadron Avro Lancasters were operated briefly as transports and long range reconnaissance aircraft before being retired due to lack of spare parts.[5]

Sweden

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Swedish Air Force
  • Försökscentralen (Swedish Test Establishment) at Malmen near Linköping received one Lancaster I (ex-RAF RA805) designated Tp 80 and the SwAF/n 80001. Aircraft was modified by Avro company for jet engine testbed duties and delivered from UK in May 1951. The only Swedish Lancaster crashed in 1956.[6]

United Kingdom

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Royal Air Force[2][7]
Fleet Air Arm

Civil operators

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Argentina

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Canada

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United Kingdom

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Marino, Celleto and Mosquera Air Enthusiast September/October 2001, pp. 65, 70.
  2. ^ a b c Mason 1994, p. 348.
  3. ^ Lyzun 2000, p. 21.
  4. ^ a b Kostenuk, S; Griffin, J (1977). RCAF Squadrons and Aircraft. Toronto: Samuel Stevens Hakkert & Co. ISBN 0-88866-577-6.
  5. ^ Kotelnokov 2007, pp.24–27.
  6. ^ Tp 80 – Avro Lancaster B Mk.1 (1951–1956) article Archived 2007-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Halley 1980, p. 353.
  8. ^ The Avro Lancaster in Royal Navy service article at Royal Navy Research Archive website Archived 2008-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Entries for year 1947 at the Plane Crash Info website.
  10. ^ Airline/Operator "Tr – Tz" entry at the Plane Crash Info website.

References

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  • Cotter, Jarrod. Living Lancasters: Keeping the Legend Alive. Thrupp, Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing, 2005. ISBN 0-7509-4192-8.
  • Franks, Richard A. The Avro Lancaster, Manchester and Lincoln: A Comprehensive Guide for the Modeller. London: SAM Publications, 2000. ISBN 0-9533465-3-6.
  • Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force. Tonbridge, Kent, UK:Air Britain (Historians), 1980. ISBN 0-85130-083-9.
  • Holmes, Harry. Avro Lancaster (Combat Legend series). Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd., 2002. ISBN 1-84037-376-8.
  • Jackson, A.J. Avro Aircraft since 1908, 2nd edition. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1990. ISBN 0-85177-834-8.
  • Jacobs, Peter. The Lancaster Story. London: Arms & Armour Press, 1996. ISBN 1-85409-288-X.
  • Lyzun, Jum. "From Warhorse to Workhorse: Lancaster Mk.10 Variants in Canada". Air Enthusiast. No. 86, March/April 2000, pp. 16–26.
  • Kotelnikov, Vladimir. "From Roundels to Red Stars". Aeroplane, January 2007, Vol 35 No. 1. pp. 24–27.
  • Kulikov, Viktor P. British Aircraft in Russia. Air Power History, Vol. 51, 2004.
  • Lake, Jon. Lancaster Squadrons 1942–43. Botley, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2002. ISBN 1-84176-313-6.
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  • Mackay, R.S.G. Lancaster in action. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications Inc., 1982. ISBN 0-89747-130-X.
  • Marino, Atilio; Celleto, Vladimiro and Javier Mosquera. "Argentina's 'Heavies': Avro Lancaster, Lincoln and Lancastrian in Military Service: Part One". Air Enthusiast, No. 95, September/October 2001. pp. 64–70.
  • Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London:Putnam, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.
  • Moyes, Philip J.R. Avro Lancaster I & II. Kidlington, Oxford, UK: Vintage Aviation Publications Ltd., 1979. ISBN 0-905469-65-8.
  • Page, Bette. Mynarski's Lanc: The Story of Two Famous Canadian Lancaster Bombers KB726 & FM213. Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press, 1989. ISBN 1-55046-006-4.
  • Postlethwaite, Mark. Lancaster Squadrons in Focus. Walton on Thames. Surrey, UK: Red Kite, 2001. ISBN 0-9538061-3-8.
  • Robertson, Bruce. Lancaster – The Story of a Famous Bomber. Watford, Hertfordshire, UK: Argus Books Ltd., 1964 (5th impression 1977). ISBN 0-900435-10-0.
  • Sweetman, Bill. Avro Lancaster. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1982. ISBN 0-7106-0132-8.
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