Avro 683 Lancaster GRIII, SW283, Royal Air Force
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Registration: SW283
Construction Number: Unknown
Code Number: H-Q
Military Unit: SMR
Model Avro 683 Lancaster GRIII
Operator: Royal Air Force
Airport: Blackbushe Airport (BBS / EGLK), UK - England
Photographer: Robert Newton
Date Taken: 09/1955
Date Submitted: 01/03/2020
Operated by the RAF School of Maritime Reconnaissance at St Mawgan, coded H-Q. It was sold for scrap in May 1957. Lancasters were replaced by Shackletons by 1956, so this photograph was possibly taken sometime around 1955. [ABPic Edit - noted at Blackbush 10/09/55 during SBAC Show]
Picture ID:1692464