Being British by birth and now a naturalised Canadian that devoted 41 years to the Canadian Forces as an officer and pilot it is probably only natural that my interests gravitate towards aircraft sporting either Royal Air Force or Canadian roundels. Should that aircraft be of British origin, manufactured in Canada and flown by Canadian crews, then my interest is somewhat heightened. The Avro Lancaster B Mk X is one such aircraft. It is also an aircraft that generates images of 1,000 aircraft night raids reeking havoc on Nazi forces in an occupied Europe. Whilst most definitely an aircraft that was designed primarily as a weapon of destruction, the Lancaster also served after the war1 with a number of air forces in a variety of more peaceful roles. It was with that in mind that the idea of building two models of the Lane as a study in contrast came about - specifically a model of the RCAPs No 419 Squadron's Lancaster B Mk X, KB772 VR R and No 107 Rescue Units Lancaster Mk 10MR, FM104. There were 430 Lancaster B Mk Xs built at the Victory Aircraft plant in Malton, Ontario and I suspect that No 419 Squadron's FM726 VR^A is likely the most famous, not for what it did but rather for the actions of Pilot Officer Andrew Mynarski, VC who was a crew member on board that aircraft.
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