& LANCASTRIAN
Development of the Avro
York began in 1941 by marrying
the wings, tail and undercarriage of the Lancaster with a
new "squared-off" fuselage.
First flown in 1942,
258 examples were produced between
1942 and 1946. One aircraft became a flying conference
room for Winston Churchill. Post-war the type was responsible
for nearly half of Britains contribution to the Berlin airlift.
The Lancastrian was
a fairly simple conversion of the
Lancaster bomber by adding a lengthened streamlined
nose and tailcone. Long range fuel tanks were fitted as
standard into what was the bomb bay.
The initial aircraft
were conversions of Lancasters carried
out in Canada, but post 1945 Avro built a number of new
examples for the RAF and BOAC. Due to its limited cubic
capacity the aircraft was mainly used for mail and VIP
passengers.
The CD includes the civil
and military flight manuals for
the Avro York and Lancastrian, has been scanned
from
the original flight manuals and retains any colour pages.
This CD contains:
1. RAF Pilot's
Notes for the Avro York C.1, AP 2484A-PN 2nd Edition
dated August 1946.
2. Avro manufacturers Operator's Handbook
for the Avro Type 685
"York", dated July 1946, approx 176 pages.
3. RAF Pilot's
Notes for the Lancastrian II & IV, AP 4154A & B-PN
dated July 1946.
"Lancastrian", dated April 1945, approx 170 pages.
| CD TITLE | YORK |
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