Avro Lancaster – Bomb Aimer’s Station

Here, we shall look at the Avro Lancaster Bomber’s Bomb Aimer or Air Bomber’s Station in the aircraft. We shall look at various wartime diagrams and photographs, and refer to extracts from the wartime Air Ministry manuals.

Join us, as we take a tour of the Lancaster’s Air Bomber’s Station, 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
00:32 - Description of Nose of Lancaster
01:36 - The Bombsight
02:12 - Auto Steering Unit Mk.IV
02:32 - The Switchbox
03:25 - The Air Bomber's Starboard Panel
03:35 - Bomb Pre Selector Switches
04:06 - Bomb Jettison Pull
04:24 - The Stick Bomb Timing Device
04:37 - The Bomb Dropping Selector Box
04:51 - The Bomb Firing Switch
05:03 - 4000lb. Bomb Slip Heating Switch
05:33 - F.24 Camera Controls
05:43 - F.24 Camera and Heating Muff
06:02 - Forward Bomb Bay Inspection Door
06:14 - Oxygen Supply
06:26 - Bomb Sight Blister De-Icing
06:56 - Auto Control Gyros
07:27 - Parachute Stowage
07:37 - Parachute Exit
07:51 - The Handrail