| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | CF-CMS |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 683 Lancaster |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro 683/691 Lancaster/Lancastrian |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro 683 Lancaster 1 |
| C/n (msn): | [ R5727 ] |
| Operator Titles: | (Trans-Canada Air Lines - TCA) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Glasgow - PrestwickMap |
| Region / Country: | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGPK IATA: PIK Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | May 1944 to August 1944 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 758801 |
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CF-CMS was a British-built Lancaster bomber that was converted by Victory Aircraft in Canada to a transport for Trans-Canada Air Lines. It entered service as a transatlantic freighter in July 1943. Passenger approval was granted in 1944. CF-CMS crashed and burned at Dorval on June 1, 1945 while trialling Rolls Royce Merlin 85s in Avro Lincoln cowlings. Sometimes listed a Victory Aircraft Lancastrian 10. The designation used here is from the Historic Canadian Civil Aircraft Register Project. Photo from: Imperial War Museums This photo was added on 15 December 2024, and has since been viewed 17 times. |