Aircraft Photo of KB839 | Avro 683 Lancaster Mk10 | Canada - Air Force | AirHistory.net #868836
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:KB839
Military Code:VR-D
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 683 Lancaster
Aircraft Generic Type:Avro 683/691 Lancaster/Lancastrian
Aircraft Version:Avro 683 Lancaster Mk10
C/n (msn):37140
Operator Titles:Canada - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Daisy
Location
City / Airport:GreenwoodMap
Region / Country:Nova Scotia, Canada
Airport Codes:ICAO: CYZX   IATA: YZX   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:2 June 1998
Photo by:Wim Sonneveld
Photo ID: 868836
Photo Comment

The Memorial Park at Greenwoord has this Lancaster MkX on display. Built with Packard built Rolls-Royce Merlin 224 engines flight-tested on 2 September 1944, and flown to England on 1 January 1945. It returned to Canada after WW 2, as VR-D with nickname Daisy. It served in Nova Scotia for a few years, until retirement in 1961. It returned to Nova Scotia in 1964 to be preserved at Greenwood.

This photo is copyright © Wim Sonneveld, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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