Alan Farrow
New project at L.A.H.C.
Since 2017 the nose section of Lancaster KB976 has resided at East Kirkby. Built in Canada by the Victory Aircraft Works, Malton,Toronto.Returned to Canada it served in the R.C.A.F until the end of operational Lancasters in 1964. It was at Strathallan in Scotland with a civilian registration,later it went to British Aerospace at Woodford for restoration.A very bad accident when the hanger collapsed killed a 23 years old employee and a huge beam crushed the fuselage of the plane,a Nimrod was also wrecked. On going attempts have been made to restore KB976 it is now with the countries best and most knowledgeable team of Lanc restorers,the other bit of the main fuselage is at Air Adventure of Doncaster,some in Canada and the rest scattered far and wide.Hopefully it will all come together in the future.
photo Alan Farrow.
New project at L.A.H.C.
Since 2017 the nose section of Lancaster KB976 has resided at East Kirkby. Built in Canada by the Victory Aircraft Works, Malton,Toronto.Returned to Canada it served in the R.C.A.F until the end of operational Lancasters in 1964. It was at Strathallan in Scotland with a civilian registration,later it went to British Aerospace at Woodford for restoration.A very bad accident when the hanger collapsed killed a 23 years old employee and a huge beam crushed the fuselage of the plane,a Nimrod was also wrecked. On going attempts have been made to restore KB976 it is now with the countries best and most knowledgeable team of Lanc restorers,the other bit of the main fuselage is at Air Adventure of Doncaster,some in Canada and the rest scattered far and wide.Hopefully it will all come together in the future.
photo Alan Farrow.