Dates

Event

1945

Constructed as a Lancaster B.X by Victory Aircraft.

1945

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n KB976 {1}.
Delivered to the U.K.

1945

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n KB976 {1}.
Returned to Canada for service with the RCAF.

Circa 1952

Converted to a Lancaster 10AR.
The Area Reconnaissance conversion gave the airframe an extended nose. The conversion was carried out by Fairey Aviation of Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia.

Transferred to 408 Squadron, RCAF Rockcliffe, Ottawa, ON.

4 July 1964

Made the last RCAF Lancaster flight while appearing at the Calgary International Air Show.

1964

Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Canadian Air Force.

From 1964 to By 1969

To Doctor E. Johnson, Calgary, AB.
The delivery date is provided.

By 1965

To Air Museum, Calgary/LYNN Garrison, Calgary, AB with new c/r CF-AMD.

From 1969 to By 1973

To Northwestern Air Lease, Saint Albert, AB with new c/r CF-TQC.

Conversion to a fire tanker started but not completed.

Conversion to a fire tanker started but not completed.

From 1969 to April 1975

Grounded until purchased by the Strathallan Air Museum.

From 1974 to By 1987

To Strathallan Aircraft Collection/Sir William J. D. Roberts, Auchterader, Scotland with new c/r G-BCOH.

From 24 September 1974 to 13 February 1991

To William James Denby Roberts with new c/r G-BCOH.

1975

Ferry flight.
Became the last Lancaster to fly across the Atlantic.

From 16 May 1975 to 17 May 1975

Ferry flight.
Flown from Edmonton, via Toronto, Halifax, Gander, Reykjavik and Glasgow, a route of nearly 6000 miles.

20 September 1975

Photographer: Paul Thallon
Notes: 1975 photo at Strathallen

21 June 1976

Photographer: Paul Thallon
Notes: 1976 photo at Strathallan

15 July 1978

Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: The Strathallan Collections Lancaster was seen hangered at the 1978 Open Day.

From 1987 to By 1990

To Charles Church Ltd, Manchester.
Acquired by Mr. Church when the Strathallan museum closed. The intention was to return the airframe to flying condition.

1987

Transported by ground.
Moved by road to Woodford for restoration to flying condition.

Sadly Mr. Church perished in the crash of Spitfire V EE606.

1987

Damaged.
Badly damaged when the Woodford hangar roof collapsed.

The restoration effort was abandoned.

To Warbirds, Great Britain/Doug Arnold.
The remains were obtained by Doug Arnold.

1988

Transported by ground.
Arrived dismantled at Bedford along with the fuselage of RCAF s/n KB994 (obtained from Canada), and Avro Lincoln RAF s/n RF342 (previously with the Southend museum).

From By 1988 to By 1990

On behalf of the owner stored with/at Cranfield Institute, Technology.

By 1990

Some components stored Tattershall Thorpe.

1990

To Warbirds, Great Britain Ltd/Doug W. Arnold, Biggin Hill.

From Unknown to By 1992

To Warbirds, Great Britain Ltd/Doug W. Arnold, Bournemouth.

The intention was to restore KB976 using KB994 and Lincoln RF342.

From 13 February 1991 to 13 June 1991

To Aces High Ltd keeping c/r G-BCOH.

Circa 13 June 1991

Certificate of airworthiness for G-BCOH (AVRO LANCASTER MK10 AR, 277) issued.

13 June 1991

To Bitteswell Ltd, Spitfire Hangar, Biggin Hill Airport, Westerham, Kent keeping c/r G-BCOH.

By 1992

KB976 and KB994 were placed in storage at Biggin Hill. At this point the Lincoln components no long had a connection with this project having been transferred to a museum in Australia.

1992

Transported by ground.
Moved from Biggin Hill to Bournemouth.

1992

To Fantasy, Flight Museum/Weeks Air Museum/Kermit A. Weeks, Polk City, FL.

1993

Civil registration, G-BCOH, cancelled.
Sold to a new owner in the USA.

1993

Crated at Bournemouth for shipping to the USA.

To Fantasy of Flight/Kermit A. Weeks, Polk City, FL.
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It is thought the project with the Fantasy of Flight includes the centre section of KB976 and possibly other components. The project contains compoents of other airframes including the nose section of KB944. The nose section of KB976 went onto display with the Brooklands Museum in Weybridge. Also the Aeroventure Museum in Doncaster claims to hold a rear fuselage section of KB976.
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23 February 1993

Civil registration, G-BCOH, cancelled.

25 June 2013

Photographer: Mick Bajcar
Notes: Seen at Aeroventure at Doncaster but moved to East Kirkby in 2021 to assist with the return of G-ASXX to flight.

24 October 2021

Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: taken at Newquay Airport, Cornwall, UK. It has been stored in one of the old hardened shelters next to the Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre. Apparently, together with adjacent Shackleton parts was due to leave for export to Russia on 25 October 2021

24 October 2021

Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: taken at Newquay Airport, Cornwall, UK. It has been stored in one of the old hardened shelters next to the Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre. Apparently, together with adjacent Shackleton parts, was due to leave for export to Russia on 25 October 2021. Note: apparently the owner had intended to restore it using the rear section and other parts of the Shackleton.