Avro Lancaster – The Fuselage

Here, we shall look at the Avro Lancaster Bomber’s Fuselage. We shall look at wartime diagrams and photographs. We shall refer to extracts from the wartime Air Ministry manuals.

So sit back, as we take you on a tour of the Lancaster’s Fuselage Assembly, 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
00:33 - General Description of the Fuselage
01:44 - Fuselage Construction
02:59 - The Nose Portion
04:40 - The Front Centre Portion
07:28 - The Intermediate Centre Portion
09:09 - The Rear Centre Portion
11:09 - The Rear Fuselage
13:00 - The Bomb Doors
14:53 - The Canopy
15:39 - The Pilot's Seat
16:17 - Seat Armour
16:30 - Flight Engineer's Seat
17:28 - The Navigator's Seat
17:57 - The Wireless Operator's Seat
18:24 - The Rest Seat
19:19 - The Navigator's Table
20:41 - Thanks for Watching

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