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Lancaster
Bomber B1

The Battle of
Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster B1, PA474 , one of the
two remaining airworthy Lancs in the world, recently went into
the Air Atlantique workshops at Coventry Airport for a full
overhaul. It flew into Coventry in October 2006 and left in
April 2007. The workmanship was of the highest quality and is a
tribute to the staff at Coventry and the RAF engineers who
undertook a complete strip of the airframe. The engines were
sent to a specialist for overhaul. The first photograph is of
the aircraft landing at Coventry followed by a series of pictures
taken 5 days before its departure.
Thanks to Mark
Abbott,
for his assistance in gaining access. I had a particular
interest in seeing the aircraft close up as my father was an
RAF Lancaster pilot.
© P.Riley

Flying into Coventry as Mickey
the Moocher in Oct 2006 |

Nose, in the Air Atlantique hangar -
April 2007 |

City of Lincoln emblem under cockpit
window - April 2007 |

Air Atlantique engineers - April
2007 |

Rear view from in the hangar - April
2007 |

Close up of starboard outer - April
2007 |

RAF flight crew & engineers - April
2007 |

From the front - April 2007 |

Bomb doors open - April 2007 |

New I.D. as Phantom of the Rhur,
artwork hidden at this stage - April 2007 |

RAF engineers on port inner - April
2007 |

Nose - April 2007 |

Back in the hangar after a test run
on all engines - April 2007 |
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