The story of the legendary Lancaster bomber and its brave pilots

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During the Second World War, RAF Lancaster bombers took the conflict into the very heart of Hitler's Third Reich, and flew some of the most daring operations of the war. Surprisingly, of the 7,377 Lancasters built only two survive today, one in Britain and one in Canada. Produced with the full cooperation of the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial ......

Designed by a team led by Roy Chadwick, the man responsible for the legendary Lancaster, the Vulcan was created to carry Britain's nuclear deterrent in the 1950s and 60s.

The story of A.V. Roe and Company Ltd (Avro) begins in the very earliest years of aviation, only a few years after man's first powered flight. Alliot Verdon Roe was one of Britain's pioneer aviators and in 1910 he founded the company that bears his name. Famous for well-designed, reliable aeroplanes, Avro's greatest achievements were two bombers, ......

With a design lineage that stretches back to the legendary Avro Lancaster and its successor the Avro Lincoln, the Avro Shackleton has a distinguished parentage. The Shackleton first entered service with the RAF in 1951 serving for 40 years.

The historic UK tour by the Canadian Lancaster features in this long and nostalgic look at this years Vulcan and Lancaster displays. We recorded "Veras" arrival, departure and several shows where she was accompanied by PA474, the Battle of Britain memorial Flight Lancaster. Also the emotional flybys with PA474 at East Kirkby over the taxying ......

A complete history of the design and development of Britain's iconic and 'V' bomber, covering the period from 1947 to 1984, when it was withdrawn. The history takes in trials and development, taking flight, and the Vulcan B.2 and Black Buck attacks in the Falklands War, and provides details of all 136 airframes including completion dates.

Producer's notes: The Imperial War Museum's September show at Duxford has now become one of the foremost shows on the airshow calendar with a huge variety of displays that included the Red Arrows and, for the first time in 4 years, the Avro Vulcan. This show was blessed with blue skies and clear air. History at this important museum site ......

Producer's notes: Vulcan Interactive delivers, a whole new entertainment dimension on J3VD. • 3 Hi-definition on-board cameras recorded an entire sortie from start-up to shut-down. • There's a full air show display and an air-to-air photography appointment on the way back. • Swap between the ground view and on-board view at ......

Producer's notes: Something quite extraordinary happened to the UK airshow circuit in 2009; jammed telephone lines, inundated web sites, capacity crowds, eyes skyward straining for a first glimpse of...., lumps in the throat, tears of joy, stunned silences as the subject of all this thunders onto the scene and four Bristol Siddley Olympus ......

Producer's notes: The Lancaster at War is a vivid account of the aircraft that became the mainstay of Britain's Bomber Command in the struggle to defeat Nazi Germany. Described as the outstanding heavy bomber of World War II, the Avro Lancaster played a major role in the long and savage bombing campaign to cripple Hitler's Third Reich. ......

In June 2007 a very special event happened in the aviation world. A restored Avro Vulcan Mark 2 - XH558 - took to the air again to help commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Falklands conflict. To coincide with this the memoirs of one of its test pilots, Tony Blackman, was published - the first ever book about test flying this monumental ......

A series of books that provide, for the first time, the detailed information every pilot needs to know about the aircraft they are flying. Each book in the series covers all aspects of a popular aircraft type and is illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams.

Publisher's notes: The best of the three RAF jet bombers to serve during the Cold War, the delta-winged Vulcan possessed speed and fighter-like manoeuvrability at low level despite its size. Designed as the Avro 698 and first flown in August 1952, the Vulcan entered service in February 1957. The aircraft operated as Britain's frontline nuclear ......