Story of a Lanc – NX611 – Just Jane

Description

This (fifth) edition not only celebrates the 65^th birthday of the Lancaster but also the astounding news, announced in the local media on 19^th February 2010 of the Panton’s intention to restore this particular Lanc to ‘flying condition’.

This book covers the NX611 activities from 1945 to 2010, Austin Motor’s – Lancaster Production Line, the role they played in the French Service, the preserved sister of NX611 (WU15) and the history of the Merlin engines.  The same T.24/2 engines that brought it safely back Noumea to Britain (via Australia) in 64/65, supplied from Rolls Royce, Derby in 1957 are running the Lancaster today