AIRCRAFT OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, 1939-1945: AVRO 683 LANCASTER. - Lancaster B Mark VI, JB675 at Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, after conversion from a B Mark III by Rolls-Royce Ltd, who installed 1,635 hp Merlin 85 engines and four-bladed propellers. Following performance trials at the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment, JB675 served a lengthy period of operational trials with Nos 7, 405, 635 and 76 Squadrons of the RAF before retirement to the Royal Aircraft Establishment. , Royal Air Force, Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment

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