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Serial #: KB976 Construction #: ? Civil Registration: CF-AMD CF-TQC G-BCOH |
Model(s): Lancaster B Mk. X Lancaster Mk. 10(AR) Victory Name: None Status: Restoration Last info: 2002 |
History:
Delivered to UK, May 1945, returned to Canada for RCAF, June 1945.
Delivered to RCAF as KB976.
- BOC: June 28, 1945
- SOC: May 26, 1964
Dr. E. Johnson, Calgary, Alberta, 1964-1969.
Air Museum Of Canada, Calgary, Alberta, 1965.
- Registered as CF-AMD.
Northwestern Air Lease, St. Albert, Alberta, 1969-1973.
- Registered as CF-TQC.
- Conversion to fire tanker started but not complete.
Sir W.J.D. Roberts/Strathallan Collection, Sept. 24, 1974-1987.
- Registered as G-BCOH.
- A newspaper article covering this transfer.
- Delivered to Strathallan by air from Edmonton, June 11, 1975.
Charles Church Ltd, Manchester, 1987-1990.
- Trucked to BAe Woodford for restoration to airworthy, Apr. 9, 1987.
- Badly damaged by hanger collapse, Woodward, August 12, 1987.
- Rebuild abandoned, Arrived dismantled Bedford, Nov. 1988.
-- Arrived with section of KB944 & RF342.
-- Planned restoration by Cranfield Institute of Technology.
- Stored 1988-1990.
Doug Arnold/Warbirds Of GB Ltd, Biggin Hill, August 1990-1992.
- Planned rebuild, using KB994 & Lincoln RF342.
Kermit Weeks/Weeks Air Museum/Fantasy of Flight, Polk City, FL, 1992-2002
- Under restoration.
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Source(s): Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003. Photo Source(s): Dennis Thompson. |
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