Roy Chadwick and Bill Thorn in cockpit of a Lancaster

Roy Chadwick and Bill Thorn in cockpit of a Lancaster

Taken from below, a pilot on the right sits at the controls and another man (Roy Chadwick) wearing parachute harness stands to the left. On the reverse 'A Lancaster goes up on test. Chief designer and test pilot. Roy Chadwick and Bill Thorn in 2nd and pilot's seats of a Lancaster. very one of the myriad instruments and indicators on the dashboard and round the fuselage must be checked, watched and test[..]'.

One b/w photograph

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