Avro Collection

Avro Shackleton MR2 WL751 overflying the Rock of Gibraltar
Avro Shackleton MR2, WL751, overflying the Rock of Gibralter

Avro Vulcan BMk1, Vickers Valiant BMk1, XD869, and Handley Page Victor BMk1, XA931

The first Avro Vulcan B2 XH533
The first Avro Vulcan B2, XH533

Avro Vulcan
Avro 698 Vulcan, British jet bomber Date: circa 1950

Lancaster Bombers ready to take off, 1942
Photograph of an Avro Lancaster heavy bomber at a British airfield, ready to take off, somewhere in England, 1942. Although the engines are already running

Avro Vulcan B2 armed with a Blue Steel stand-off bomb

Avro Vulcan B2 at night

Avro York C1 G-AGNN BOAC
A BOAC aircraft until sold to British South American Airways in 1947. Named Madras while at BOAC it was renamed Star Crest at BSa. It flew again with BOAC and then Skyways of London. Date: 1946

An Avro Vulcan B2 gives a birthday salute to Barnes Wallace
An Avro Vulcan B2 gives a birthday salute to Sir Barnes Wallis in September 1977. Date: 1977

Avro Lancaster I R5868s for Sugar being bombed up
Avro Lancaster I, R5868, s for Sugar, being bombed up. The veteran of 137 wartime sorties, was initially preserved as a gate guardian at its former base

Avro Vulcan B2

Avro Anson I MG182 1942
Avro Anson I, MG182. 1942. Date: 1942

Avro Vulcan B1 XA903
Avro Vulcan B1, XA903, used as an engine testbed for the Turbo Union RB199 for the Panavia Tornado

Avro Vulcan B1 XA900
Avro Vulcan B1, XA900

Avro Lancaster G-AHJW formerly ED866
Avro Lancaster, G-AHJW, formerly ED866, was used by Flight Refuelling until it crashed near Andover on 22 November 1948. Date: 1948

Avro 698 Vulcan B-2
RAF Avro Vulcan V-Bomber Date: 1950s

Avro 683 Lancaster I of No 467 Squadron bombing-up-became the mainstay of RAF Bomber Command, the type entering operations in February 1942

Avro Lincoln being refuelled at Blackbush prior to departure on a five-week tour of the Far East, Australia and New Zealand

Avro Vulcan B2 XH534 Farnborough
The second B2 Vulcan built was based at A&AEE Boscombe Down for trials until 1965. The Vulcan display was always one of the highlights of Farnborough Air Show. Date: 1960

The Bristol Brabazon under construction at Filton alongside an Avro Lancaster. 11 August 1948. Date: 1948

Avro Vulcan B2 climbs away

Avro Vulcan B2 at Heyford. James Gilbert photo

Avro Anson I MG182 1942
Avro Anson I, MG182. 1942. Date: 1942

An Afternoon At Home at a Modern Flying Club by Johns
Representative types of British light aeroplanes flying over a typical modern aerodrome. The green monoplane on the left is a Westland Widgeon

A Second World War Avro Lancaster bomber pictured leaving RAF St Athan after a refit. 15th May 1996

Avro 560 as flown by Bert Hinkler at the Lympne Light Aeroplane Trials in 1923. Date: 1923

Avro Vulcan B2 XH558 of No 27 Squadron RAF Scampton
Avro Vulcan B2, XH558, of No 27 Squadron, RAF Scampton, checks a North Sea oil rig. February 1975. This aircraft was restored to airworthiness by the Vulcan to the Sky Trust in 2007. Date: 1975

Avro Lancaster I Aries, PD328, of the Empire Air Navigation School, Shawbury, warming up prior to its England to Cape Town record-breaking flight of 32hrs 21min

Goodwood Revival Battle of
Goodwood Revival

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England, East Sussex, Beachy Head, Vulcan Jet Bomber taking part in the Airbourne air show

Avro 618 Ten / X / 10
Pilot Charles Kingsford-Smith and His Avro 618 Ten, Named Southern Star Unloading at Croydon after the First Flight from Australia with Christmas Post / Mail 16th December 1931 Date: 1931

James Charles Floyd CEng FRAeS (1914- )
James Charles Floyd, CEng, FRAeS (1914- ), former chief design engineer at Avro Canada during the Jetliner, CF-100 and CF-105 Arrow programmes. Date: 1914

Avro Canada CF105 Arrow I 25201
Avro Canada CF105 Arrow I, 25201, after undercarriage failure at touchdown, 11 June 1958. Date: 1958

Avro Tudor assembly line at Woodford

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Avro Shackleton MR1 VP256 of RAF Coastal Command
Avro Shackleton MR1, VP256, of RAF Coastal Command. August 1951. Date: 1951

Avro Lancaster ASRIII SW329 at RAF Northolt August 1948
Avro Lancaster ASRIII, SW329, at RAF Northolt, August 1948. Date: 1948

Former RAF flight engineer Alan Morgan in Lancasters, poses beside one of the famous Avro Lancaster bombers at the gate at RAF Scampton. 20th May 1980

Vulcan Delta bomber NQJ swoops spectacularly over the city of Coventry as a thank you to the people who helped save her. The plane crossed the city at 2000 feet to salute those in Coventry

Avro Lincoln
7th September 1948: An Avro Lincoln on display at the Farnborough Air Show. It is a heavy bomber, and has an experimental turbo propeller engine fitted in its nose

Avro 626 Prefect, NZ204, of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Avro Shackleton AEW2

A Sunbeam Dyak-powered Avro 504K parked alongside a Qantas Boeing 747B, VH-EBA

Avro Anson 19 VM331 1954
Avro Anson 19, VM331. 1954

Avro Vulcan production line

Avro Vulcan landing

Avro Lincoln RF403 testbed
Avro Lincoln, RF403, testbed for the Armstrong Siddeley Python turboprop. This aircraft was scrapped in Australia in 1958 following high altitude bombing trials at Woomera. Date: 1958

Avro Lincoln B2 RA657 used by Flight Refuelling
Avro Lincoln B2, RA657, used by Flight Refuelling for probe and drogue trials. Seen here with a Gloster Meteor F4, VZ389

Air Scouts learning to glide
Two Scouts sit in a Slingsby T.21 while another Scout connects it to a cable prior to launch at the first Air Scout Gliding Course at Lasham. An Avro York G-ANTK can also be seen in the background

Goodwood Revival Avro Lancaster flypast

Avro Shackleton MR. 2
Royal Air Force - Avro Shackleton MR.2, of No.8 Squadron, used as a flight crew trainer for the Shackleton Airborne Early Warning aircraft. Date: circa 1979

Avro 643 Mk. II Cadet VH-AGH
Avro 643 Mk.II Cadet VH-AGH (msn 990) of Marshall Airways in Australia Date: 1960s

Avro 685 York-shown is the first civilianised York delivered to British Overseas Airways Corporation in February 1944

Avro 685 York transport used the Lancasters wings, modified tail unit and engines One used by Winston Churchill as his personal aircraft

Avro 694 Lincoln, probably RE367, Aries III of the Empire Air Navigation School

An RAF Avro York

Avro Tudor 4 G-AHNK Star Lion of BSa
Avro Tudor 4, G-AHNK, Star Lion, of BSa

Avro Vulcan B1 XA894
Avro Vulcan B1, XA894, used as an engine testbed for the Bristol Siddeley Olympus 320 for the TSR-2

AVRO TUTOR
The 621 biplane is the standard training aircraft of the pre- WW2 RAF, a user- friendly and versatile biplane well known for its ability to fly upside-down on request

Avro 679 Manchester IA with its seven man crew about to board

Roy Chadwick with the first, short-lived Avro 534 Baby prototype, April 1919

The prototype Avro 638 Club Cadet, G-ACAY

Two Avro 626s, J306 and J309, of the Egyptian Air Force

Avro York C1

Vickers Valiant B(PR)K1 WZ376 refuels Avro Vulcan
Vickers Valiant B(PR)K1, WZ376, refuels Avro Vulcan B1, XH478

Avro 621 Tutors in Peking including A53 circa 1931
Avro 621 Tutors in Peking, including A53. circa 1931. Date: 1931

Avro 621 Tutors in Peking circa 1931
Avro 621 Tutors in Peking. circa 1931. Date: 1931

Avro 504 785
Avro 504, 785

Avro Anson I K6206 flying over HMS Furious
Avro Anson I, K6206, flying over HMS Furious

Avro Lincoln B2 RF355 in flight
Avro Lincoln B2, RF355, in flight

Heath / Avro Avian Plane
Mary Lady Heath, Irish aviator, and her Avro Avian: she was the first woman to fly solo from England to South Africa

Handley Page HP. 80 Victor 1st prototype WB771
Handley Page HP.80 Victor 1st prototype WB771 lined up for take-of, at the SBAC 1953 Farnborough Air Show. Visible in the right background are the Short SB.5 WG768, Short Seamew AS.1 XA209

Avro 695 Lincolnian G-ALPF
The sole UK registered Avro 695 Lincolnian G-ALPF (ex RAF Lincoln B.2 RE290)parked at Southend prior to being scrapped in 1952. Converted by Airflight Ltd

Royal Air Force Avro Shackleton MR. 3 Phase 3 XF701
Royal Air Force Avro Shackleton MR.3 Phase 3 XF701. The MR.3 Phase 3 had Armstrong Siddeley Viper auxiliary turbojet engines under the outboard engine nacelles

RAF Vulcan B Mk. 2 - RAF Waddington (Black Buck 1)
Royal Air Force Avro Vulcan B Mk.2 XM607 from the Waddington Bomb Wing at RAF Finningley. XM607 carried out the Black Buck 1 air-raid on Stanley Airport in the Falkland Islands on 30 April - 1 May

Avro Shackleton AEW. 2 at RAF Gibraltar
Avro Shackleton AEW.2 WL757 of 8 Squadron RAF at RAF Gibraltar circa 1988/89 Date: circa 1988 / 1989

Sempill British Aviation Mission to Japan, Avro 504
The Avro Flight (A) Staff, group photo with Avro 504. William Francis Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill AFC, AFRAeS (1893-1965)

Cierva C. 30A Avro 671 Rota Mk-1
Cierva C.30A Avro 671 Rota Mk-1 Parked with a Lancaster Behind Date: 1934

Miss Winifred Brown - winner King?s Cup Air Race
Miss Winifred Brown won the King?s Cup Air Race on 5 July 1930 in Avro Avian III, G-EBVZ. Date: 1930

Avro Shackleton MR.1A WB836
Royal Air Force - Avro Shackleton MR.1A WB836, of No.220 Squadron at the Avro factory on Langar airfield. Date: circa 1957

Avro York C.1 MW234 - PA-1
Aeronavale - Avro York C.1 MW234 / PA-1 at RAF Ballykelly in July 1961. (Aeronavale - French Naval Aviation) Date: 1961

Avro Lincoln B.2 G-APRJ
Avro 694 Lincoln B.2 G-APRJ (later G-29-1), of Napier Icing Research Ltd. at The SBAC Farnborough Air Show on 13 September 1959

Avro Lincoln Freighter ZP-CBR-97
Avro 694 Lincoln Freighter ZP-CBR-97 (msn Set.126, ex RE376) at Tollerton. One of three Lincolns modified with large panniers, intended for transporting meat in Paraguay

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"Avro: A Legacy of Aviation Excellence" Avro Shackleton MR2 WL751 gracefully soars over the iconic Rock of Gibraltar, showcasing the power and elegance of this remarkable aircraft. The Avro Vulcan BMk1 and Vickers Valiant BMk1, represented by XD869, stand as a testament to Avro's commitment to innovation and technological prowess. Witness the birth of greatness with the first-ever Avro Vulcan B2 XH533, a groundbreaking achievement in aviation engineering that would redefine strategic bombing capabilities. The mighty Avro Vulcan takes center stage, capturing hearts with its sleek design and unparalleled performance in both peacekeeping missions and air shows alike. Lancaster Bombers line up on the runway in 1942, ready for takeoff - a poignant reminder of Avro's crucial role during World War II in defending freedom from tyranny. Behold the awe-inspiring sight of Bristol Brabazon under construction at Filton; an ambitious project that aimed to revolutionize commercial aviation but faced numerous challenges along its path. An armed Avro Vulcan B2 proudly displays its Blue Steel stand-off bomb capability, highlighting its role as a formidable deterrent during times of heightened global tensions. Take flight aboard the historic Avro York C1 G-AGNN BOAC aircraft - an icon of British civil aviation that transported passengers across continents with comfort and reliability. In a heartfelt tribute to legendary engineer Barnes Wallace, an Avro Vulcan B2 performs a birthday salute - honoring his invaluable contributions to aviation history through innovations like bouncing bombs. As dusk settles in, witness the mesmerizing glow emanating from an imposing Avro Vulcan B2 against the night sky - symbolizing both strength and tranquility combined within one majestic machine.