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LANCASTER/PA474



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Serial #: PA474
Construction #:
  V A C H 0052/D2973
Civil Registration:
  None
  Model(s):
  Lancaster B Mk. I
  Lancaster Mk. 1 (PR)
Name:
  Mickey the Moocher
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2002

History:
Built by Vickers, Chester works, 1945.
Flight Refueling Ltd, August 1952.
Royal Aircraft Establishment/College of Aeronautics, Cranfield, March 1954-1962.
- Used for aerofoil flight trials.
RAF Museum, RAF Henlow, Sept. 25, 1964-1973.
- Stored.
- Moved to RAF Waddington for restoration to airworthy, August 18, 1965.
- First flight, Nov. 7, 1967.
-- Flew as PA474/KM-B.
RAF Battle Of Britian Memorial Flight, Nov. 1973-2002.
- Wore markings of W4964/WS-J/"Jonnie Walker", 1994-1999.
- Currently wears markings of EE176/QR-M/"Mickey the Moocher".

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):
Damien Burke, Dave Stewart, Caz Caswell

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