| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | DS778 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 683 Lancaster |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro 683/691 Lancaster/Lancastrian |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro 683 Lancaster B2 |
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| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | September 1943 |
| Photo from: | RAScholefield Collection |
| Photo ID: | 7675 |
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The vast majority of Lancasters were powered by the inline Merlin engine. This is one of 200 powered by the Bristol Hercules radial engine. They were built in 1942/43 by Armstrong Whitworth as an insurance against shortages of Merlins. DS778 was flown by 408 (Canadian) Squadron based at RAF Balderton, Notts. It was lost on a raid on Kassel on 23 October 1943. From AWA 60 years ago. This photo was added on 13 September 2017, and has since been viewed 1373 times. |