Book – FM159 The Lucky Lancaster

Description

One of 7377 Avro Lancasters built to wage war against the Nazis, FM159 is now one of only four taxiable Lancasters in the world.

It has flown widely over the Pacific, twice across the Atlantic, and to the northern-most point in Canada; survived frightening incidents with the RCAF; has twice almost been scrapped; was towed by a truck across grainfields and through a river; suffered the ravages of thieves and vandals; and stood outdoors only metres from a major highway for 31 years.

Today, as the Ian Bazalgette Memorial Lancaster, FM159 honours a Canadian Victoria Cross recipient and is the centre-piece of the Bomber Command Museum of Canada. 122 pages.