The Royal Air Force calls the Avro Lancaster the "most famous and successful RAF heavy bomber of World War Two," but that doesn't mean its looks are going to win any beauty prizes.

The British Second World War heavy bomber will fly over the RAF Museum in Cosford on Saturday (May 31) to mark the launch of a fundraising appeal. The RAF Midlands Museum is inviting families from ...

Powered by four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, the Lancaster is the most famous and successful RAF heavy bomber from the Second World War. DON'T MISS Your guide to four days of VE Day 80 celebrations ...

This was definitely the most famous British bomber of WWII, with the BAE Systems info page going so far as to call the Lancaster “The most iconic heavy bomber of World War II.” ...

The British Avro Lancaster was a heavy bomber that was primarily used as a night-time bomber during World War Two and spearheaded the Allied strategic bombing campaign devised by RAF Commander in ...

In this riveting documentary, you'll take to the skies with the U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress, the British Lancaster and Soviet Tupolev as they drop massive ordnance over German territory, devastating ...

A Lancaster bomber is set to fly over Southampton as the city marks 80 years since the D-Day landings. An Avro Lancaster PA474 will take to the skies over the city on June 6 before flying over the ...

A D-Day hero believed to have been the last surviving Lancaster bomber pilot from the Second World War has died aged 100.. Peter John Gould received France's top military honour - the Legion d ...

The British aircraft that played the most effective part in the bombing was the type Murrow rode to Berlin, the Avro Lancaster, arguably the finest heavy bomber of the European war.

The heavy bombers were assigned serial numbers KB700 to KB999 and were outfitted with powerful Packard-built Merlin 28 engines. (Later Lancasters had Packard Merlin 224 engines.) When empty, the ...