Canadian Lancaster is given a wartime makeover

摘要

Staff and volunteers at the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum in Nova Scotia, Canada, are in the process of returning Avro Lancaster B.X KB839 to its World War Two appearance. The Lancaster had previously been on display in a post-war maritime reconnaissance scheme, having been obtained by the museum from the RCAF's Greenwood-based 14 Wing in 1964. The aircraft was received as a 'long-nose' variant before the decision was made to restore it back to wartime configuration, commemorating the contribution of Greenwood's 405 Pathfinder Squadron. Beginning the project, volunteers removed the elongated nose and shortened it by 31 inches. They extensively refurbished the item and successfully remounted it in 2015. The team has also removed the old paint and completed the application of World War Two-era camouflage colours.