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This picture is © Mike Ody Collection via George Trussell and may not be used or published without permission.

Registration: FM104

Construction Number: Unknown

Code Number: RESCUE-104

Model Avro 683 Lancaster 10MR

Operator: Royal Canadian Air Force

Airport: In Flight, International Airspace

Photographer: Mike Ody Collection via George Trussell

Date Taken: 1964

Date Submitted: 09/08/2013

This Lancaster visited the RAF Cottesmore BoB Display in 1962. It was struck off charge in Sep 1964 and mounted on a pole in Toronto along the Lake Shore where it suffered from vandalism over the years. It was rescued in 1999 by the Canadian Air and Space Museum. Volunteers had made great progress in restoring the aircraft until the Museum was closed in 2011. The date of the image is a guess that it was taken shortly before its retirement.

Picture ID:1417178

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