Metropolitan-Vickers - Trafford Park, Manchester
Avro Type 683 – Lancaster B I & B III. Serial Number W4761-W4800, W4815-W4864, W4879-W4905, W4918-W4967 and W4980-W4982 and W4983-W5012.
The second production batch of 200 aircraft ordered from Metropolitan-Vickers, Manchester, under Contract # B69275/40. It comprised 170 B I’s and 30 B III’s
B I’s (170) with Merlin 20 engines: W4761-W4800, W4815-W4864, W4879-W4905, W4918-W4967 and W4980-W4982
B III’s (30) with Merlin 28 engines : W4983-W5012
Delivered to Avro Woodford for assembly and testing. Deliveries commenced Sep 1942 and completed May 1943.
W4785 Missing front
