Avro 683 Lancaster 10AR, KB882, City of Edmundston, N.B.
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Registration: KB882
Construction Number: Unknown
Military Unit: 882 / Air Transport Command
Model Avro 683 Lancaster 10AR
Operator: City of Edmundston, N.B.
Airport: Edmundston - St. Jacques (CYES), Canada - New Brunswick
Photographer: Mike Ody Collection via George Trussell
Date Taken: 1967 (approximate)
Date Submitted: 21/09/2012
Reported to have completed 19 WWII operational sorties before return to Canada in June 1945. Converted for MR role, then for Map Surveying and retired in 1964 whence it was purchased by the City of Edmundston and flown to St. Jacques Apt, Edmundston, N.B. in 1964 and mounted as shown. The aircraft was moved to CFB Trenton museum on 4 and 5 Oct 2017 to be refurbished as a ¨real¨ Lancaster. It took one month to dismantle it. 3 of the 4 Roll-Royce Merlin engines were in running condition even without having received maintenance in 53 years.
Picture ID:1366558