Lancaster Aries - three photographs
Title
Lancaster Aries - three photographs
Description
Top - a modified Lancaster with undercarriage down just above the ground. Captioned 'Pressure pattern flying trial may 1946'.
Centre - side view of parked modified Lancaster with signatures annotated including R Ward. Captioned 'Aries May 1946, RAF Shawbury'.
Bottom - view of front fuselage and cockpit of a modified Lancaster with name 'Aries' and star on the nose. Annotated with signature of Wing Commander K C Maclure and captioned 'May 1946 RAF Shawbury'. Alongside is a list of places visited by this aircraft.
Centre - side view of parked modified Lancaster with signatures annotated including R Ward. Captioned 'Aries May 1946, RAF Shawbury'.
Bottom - view of front fuselage and cockpit of a modified Lancaster with name 'Aries' and star on the nose. Annotated with signature of Wing Commander K C Maclure and captioned 'May 1946 RAF Shawbury'. Alongside is a list of places visited by this aircraft.
Date
1946-05
Spatial Coverage
Coverage
Language
Format
Three b/w photographs and text mounted on an album page
Publisher
Rights
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Identifier
SWardEM893293v10005
Collection
Citation
“Lancaster Aries - three photographs,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed August 17, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/61297.