
Vickers-Armstrong
Mancshester and Lancaster Production Data
Updated: August 2010
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Plant: |
Vickers-Armstrong - Chester |
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Type: |
Avro Type 683 – Lancaster Mk. I |
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S/N Range: |
PA158-PA198, PA214-PA239, PA252-PA288, PA303-PA351, PA365-PA396, PA410-PA452, PA473-PA478 and PA509
Cancelled: PA479-PA508, PA510-PA512, PA526-PA563, PA579-PA625, PA646-PA687, PA701-PA737, PA752-PA799 and PA816-PA835 |
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Data: |
Part of the first production batch of 500 aircraft built by Vickers-Armstrong Ltd., Chester, under Contract No. 2791. PA158-PA198, PA214-PA239, PA252-PA288, PA303-PA351, PA365-PA396, PA410-PA452, PA473-PA478 and PA509. (265 other aircraft cancelled: PA479-PA508, PA510-PA512, PA526-PA563, PA579-PA625, PA646-PA687, PA701-PA737, PA752-PA799 and PA816-PA835.) Deliveries commenced 6/44; completed 9/45 (average rate of production, approximately 4 aircraft per week.) |
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Type: |
Avro Type 683 – Lancaster Mk. III |
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S/N Range: |
SX558-SX589, SX605-SX648, SX663-SX698, SX713-SX759, SX772-SX813, SX828-SX863, SX879-SX921 |
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Data: |
Part of a production batch of 279 aircraft ordered from Vickers Armstrong, Chester. SX558-SX589, SX605-SX648, SX663-SX698, SX713-SX759, SX772-SX813, SX828-SX863, SX879-SX921
Entire order was cancelled prior to any of the aircraft being built. |