Avro Lancaster – Pilot’s Instrument Panel

Here, we shall look at the Avro Lancaster Bomber’s Pilot’s Instrument Panel in the aircraft, we shall go through all the gauges and equipment fitted onto the instrument panel, and refer to extracts from the wartime Air Ministry Pilot’s Notes.

Join me, as we take a tour of the Lancaster Pilot’s Instrument Panel, as we embark on a journey aimed at promoting UK Aviation Heritage.

Textual extracts from Air Ministry Air Publications are Crown Copyright and transcribed with the kind permission of the National Archives, London. All colour diagrams are based on original Air Ministry Air Publications mono illustrations and transcribed into colour by Bryan Atkinson with the permission of the National Archives, London.

Thanks must also be given to the following superb organisations for their kind support when Bryan Atkinson originally developed The Lancaster Explored PC CD-ROM back in 2004, all are listed below and are included once again in this series of videos.

Lancaster B.Mk.I, PA474. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
Lancaster B.Mk.I, R5868. Royal Air Force Museum, London.
Lancaster B. Mk.III, DV372. Imperial War Museum.
Lancaster B.Mk.X, KB889. Imperial War Museum, Duxford.
Lancaster B.Mk.VII, NX611. Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre.
The Norman Groom & Jeremy Hall Lancaster Nose Sections.

The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust.
The National Archives, London.


The material contained in this video is intended for historical, reference and entertainment value only, and is not to be construed as usable for aircraft or component restoration, maintenance, or use.

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Table of Contents:

00:00 - Introduction
00:45 - Instrument Flying Panel
02:45 - D F Indicator
03:02 - Landing Lamp Switches
03:32 - Undercarriage Indicator and Switch
04:26 - DR Compass Repeater
05:06 - Ignition Switches
05:14 - The Boost Gauges
05:30 - RPM Indicators
05:57 - Booster Coil Switch
06:05 - Slow Running Cut Out Switches
06:30 - IFF Detonator Pushbuttons and Switch
06:48 - Engine Ignition Switches
07:05 - Bomb Jettison Control
07:31 - The Oxygen Regulator
07:59 - Oxygen Economiser
08:07 - Propeller Feathering Buttons
08:51 - Triple Pressure Gauge
09:44 - Fire Extinguisher Pushbuttons
10:05 - Vacuum Change Over Cock
10:38 - The Suction Gauge
10:57 - Supercharger Gear Change Control Panel
11:30 - Flap Position Indicator and Switch
11:43 - Signalling Switchboxes
12:17 - Navigation Lamps Switch
12:26 - Automatic Controls
12:45 - P4 Compass
13:20 - P4 Compass Deviation Card
13:29 - Beam Approach Indicator
13:56 - The Watch Holder