Avro Lancaster NX611 nose art 'Just Jane' at Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby UK
The centrepiece of our museum is Avro Lancaster NX611 'Just Jane'. NX611 is one of only three working Lancasters worldwide. NX611 is currently in taxying condition but is being restored to airworthy condition. The Avro Lancaster Bomber is perhaps the most iconic aircraft of World War Two, most famous for dropping the bouncing bomb during the Dambuster's raid. It was the pride of Bomber Command from when it entered into operational service in 1942. 7,377 Lancasters were produced and over half of them were lost over the course of the war. The Lancaster's bomb bay was versatile and could carry a combination of loads. With some adaptation it was the only aircraft to be able to carry the 22,000lb Grand Slam bomb, the largest bomb to be carried by an aircraft in the war.
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