Incredible video shows one of only two remaining Second World War-era Avro Lancaster Bombers flying over lake

By Jessica Martin
Published 7th Sep 2024, 14:16 BST
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Watch the moment one of only two remaining airworthy World War Two-era Lancaster Bombers soars over a lake - with members of the public gathering in the area to catch a glimpse of the aircraft.

Incredible footage shows one of only two remaining airworthy Second World War-era Avro Lancaster Bombers flying over the Lake District.

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Lancaster PA474, part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, flew over Lake Windermere on the evening of September 6.

Facebook user Mike Frost recorded the footage and posted it to the platform.

Lancaster PA474 flies over Lake Windermere.Lancaster PA474 flies over Lake Windermere.
Lancaster PA474 flies over Lake Windermere. | Mike Frost

The Avro Lancaster is the most famous and successful RAF heavy bomber of World War Two. 7,377 were built, however there are only two airworthy Lancasters left in the world.

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Lancaster PA474 was built at the Vickers Armstrong Broughton factory at Hawarden Airfield in Chester on May 31 1945 - just after VE day. The war in the Far East ended before she was deployed and she did not take part in any hostilities.

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