On July 25th, 1939, an odd-looking aircraft took off on its maiden flight from Manchester Ringway aerodrome, England, with Avro Chief Test Pilot Sam Brown at the controls. It sported three fins, of ...

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For close to half a century in Lancaster city, a venerable dining institution and a nightclub that served as an historic gathering place for the LGBT community operated at Orange and Water streets.

Some have joked that the yellow circle on the pilot’s seat of the Avro Lancaster gave German pilots something to aim for — seemingly very sporting of the English, but not true. The paint had a ...

As most of our readers will know, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 Just Jane is under restoration to airworthy condition with the Lincoln Aviation Heritage Center at former RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, ...

An investigation has been launched after a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) Lancaster bomber suffered an engine problem earlier, the RAF has confirmed. The Avro Lancaster PA474, which had been ...

The UK's last flying Lancaster bomber is to undergo months of maintenance meaning it will not feature in air displays next year. The Avro Lancaster PA474 is based at the Battle of Britain Memorial ...