Based largely on the design of the Lancaster, the Avro York served as both a military and civilian transport. Pre-production prototype ‘Ascalon’ was Churchill’s personal VIP transport. #ww2 #coldwar #avro #york #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft

The Avro Lancaster links its roots back to the Avro Manchester, a twin engine piston aircraft that was designed by Roy Chadwick. Designed with two Rolls Royce Vulture engines, the Manchester faced several performance and reliability issues, so Chadwick went back to the drawing board and designed a larger aircraft that was to be fitted with four Rolls Royce Merlin engines. The result was the Avro Lancaster. This Lancaster was built at the Vickers works in Trafford, near Manchester. After being co