the most successful British bomber of World War II, the Avro Lancaster. The Manchester was not an auspicious starting place for what would eventually become one of the defining icons of World War II.

That formidable strategic bomber would ultimately be the iconic Avro Vulcan. Avro, the manufacturer of the similarly renowned Lancaster bomber ... not advance past the prototype stage.

Photo: Max Willcock/BNPS / The Mirror The Lancaster Bomber, or the Avro Lancaster, was a heavy bomber introduced in 1941 and already deployed in action the following year. Based on the Avro ...

The Avro Lancaster was definitely the most famous British bomber of WWII, but was it the best? When one thinks of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) contributions to the Allied victory in World War II ...

The RAF describes the Avro Lancaster as the most famous and successful RAF heavy bomber of World War Two. The prototype Lancaster took to the air for its first flight from Woodford, Manchester ...

It was known as the workhorse of the RAF’s bomber corps and took the fight ... in 1942 and the end of the Second World War, the Avro Lancaster flew around 150,000 sorties and dropped more ...

As part of the week's VE Day celebrations and commemorations, an Avro Lancaster bomber flew above Shropshire on Saturday as a tribute to the extraordinary courage and sacrifice of those who served ...