Austion Motors Limited

Mancshester and Lancaster Production Data

 

Updated: September 2008

 

Plant:

Austin Motors Limited - Longbridge, Birmingham

 

Type:

Avro Type 683 – Lancaster Mk. I

S/N Range:

NN694-NN726, NN739-NN786 and NN798-NN816

Data:

Part of the first production batch of 100 aircraft built by Austin Motors Limited, Longbridge, Birmingham, under the first part of Contact No. 2827. NN694-NN726, NN739-NN786 and NN798-NN816. Deliveries commenced 3-44; completed 2-45 (average rate of production, slightly over 2 aircraft per week).

 

Type:

Avro Type 683 – Lancaster Mk. I

S/N Range:

NX548-NX589 and NX603-NX610

Data:

Part of the second production batch of 50 aircraft built by Austin Motors Limited, Longbridge, Birmingham, being the second third part of Contract No. 2827, NX548-NX589 and NX603-NX610. Deliveries commenced 2-45; completed 4-45 (average rate of production, approximately 7 aircraft per week).

 

Type:

Avro Type 683 – Lancaster Mk. VII

S/N Range:

NX611-NX648, NX661-NX703, NX715-NX758 and NX770-NX794

Data:

Part of the third Part of a production batch of 150 aircraft built by Austin Motors Limited, Longbridge, Birmingham, as third part of Contract No. 2827. NX611-NX648, NX661-NX703, NX715-NX758 and NX770-NX794. Deliveries commenced 4-45; completed 9-45 (average rate of production, approximately 6 aircraft per week).

 

22 aircraft sold to French Aeronavale – post war.

 

Type:

Avro Type 683 – Lancaster Mk. III

S/N Range:

TG758-TG799, TG813-TG856, TG870-TG908, TG921-TG945

Data:

Part of a production batch of 150 aircraft ordered from Austin Motors, Longbridge. TG758-TG799, TG813-TG856, TG870-TG908, TG921-TG945

 

Entire order was cancelled prior to any of the aircraft being built.