Avro Lancastrian G-AGWJ 'Star Glow' of British South American Airlines seen at London Airport on 18 May 1946, just 3 months before it was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident in the Gambia. It flew the London to Buenos Aires route.

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BOAC used their Avro Lancastrians on the England to Australia route from May 1945. G-AGLW, named “Northampton”,was flown until 1950

Avro Tudor Vs were built for BSAA but never used as passenger airliners.  Refitted as fuel tankers and used on the Berlin Airlift.  G-AKCD was sold to William Dempster Ltd. and flown by them from 1950 to 1954

Avro Tudor 5 G-AKBZ was originally built for British South American Airways and named “Star Falcon”.  Used as a fuel freighter during the Berlin Airlift. It was taken on by BOAC in 1949 but never used.  It was stored for almost 10 years at Stansted Airport and eventually scrapped in 1959.  Probably shot at an open day at Stansted.

Avro Lancaster Mk VII NX611 in French Naval Air Arm livery at Bankstown in Sydney Australia. Eventually restored and bought in 1983 by the Panton Brothers she is now named “Just Jane” and taxis at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre at  East Kirkby

Avro Anson C.19 VM388 was a Royal Air Force communications and Transport aircraft. Here photographed at Biggin Hill in 1961

Avro 504K A3-4 H2174 served with the Australian Air Force from 1921 until 1929 as a basic trainer. Stored and then displayed for many years.  Now in storage in Australia.

The Shuttleworth Collection’s Avro 504K built in 1915 and rebuilt by Avro apprentices after the Second World War.  Used in the film Reach For The Sky which told the story of WW2 RAF pilot Sir Douglas Bader