Created by Tom Horn on 6 Jan 2010, Last Update on 6 Jan 2010

Lancaster Test Flight - 9 Jan 1941

H.A. "Bill" Thorn took Avro Lancaster for its first flight. The aircraft proved to be a great improvement on its predecessor, being "one of the few warplanes in history to be 'right' from the start.

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Tags : Britain,Aerial,Europe,Combat

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