| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | PD328 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 683 Lancaster |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro 683/691 Lancaster/Lancastrian |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro 691 Lancastrian 1 |
| C/n (msn): | [ PD328 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Aries |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Sydney - Kingsford Smith InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSSY IATA: SYD Local: YSSY Other: - |
| Photo Date: | September 1946 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 408965 |
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PD328 was used for several long distance flights starting in 1944 initially in standard Lancaster configuration. It was modified along the lines of a Lancastrian for a series of polar flights. Its last epic journey was to New Zealand and Australia in 1946. In 1948 Aries was scrapped. Photo from: National Library of Australia This photo was added on 5 November 2021, and has since been viewed 532 times. |