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Avro Lancaster 10 DC (drone carrier)

March 27 2012 at 9:37 AM

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From Tamiya Lanc MK-III in 1/48 scale modified to a Lanc MK 10 DC, painted with Silver # 11 from Humbrol. The Ryan KDA-4 Firebee drones are scrachtbuilt. This is a an old model built in 1997.

Modifications are like this. I removed all armament and radar, closed all turret machine gun slots, added some antennas under and on top of the fuselage and scrachtbuilt the drones using as base components fuel tanks in 1/32 scale from an old Revell F-15 model and plastic sheets. I made two pylons under the wings to carry the drones..

History:
In the end of the fifties(1957), the RCAF started a new training program for fighter pilot at Cold Lake Alberta ; they modified two canadian built Lancasters MK 10, PX-851 serial number KB-851 and PX-848 serial number KB-848 to carry Ryan's KDA-4 Firebee drones. Both aircraft belonged to the Central Experiment Proving Establishment/ Air Armament Detachment CEPE/AAED based at Cold Lake. The training program had a short life ending it's activities early in the sixties(1961).

More infos about this specific Lancaster MK-10 DC serial KB-851 coded PX-851:

KB851 C/N #37152 code.. VR-W

Flown to England in Jan.45; On raid to Hagen 15/16.3.45 c/o, W/C M.E. Ferguson flying VR-W was attacked by nightfighter, no damage (P)F/O D.B. Lambroughton,(RG)FS A.M.Dennis; Returned to Canada on 2.6.45 with #419(B) Sqdrn as code 'VR-W; converted on 23.1.57 to Mk10DC for trials with Ryan Firebee drones under outer wings; coded 'PX851' (1959/60); was at Cold Lake; SOC 28.8.61

Avro Canada Lancaster MK 10 drone carrier of Central Experimental Proving Establishment Detachment (CEPE/AAD)based at Cold Lake Alberta in 1960.

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Serge Dompierre

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fabulous work Serge! - Reinhard on Mar 27, 2012, 9:46 AM

Danke schön Reinhard - Serge Dompierre on Mar 27, 2012, 9:48 AM

One of the all-time most remarkable Lancaster builds I've ever seen, period. - Lynn on Mar 27, 2012, 10:21 AM

Thanks so much Lynn - Serge Dompierre on Mar 27, 2012, 1:33 PM

Wow! What a beautiful Lanc. n/t - Pete Morrison on Mar 27, 2012, 10:36 AM

Thanks Pete - Serge Dompierre on Mar 27, 2012, 1:33 PM

that is nice - bob mack on Mar 27, 2012, 11:34 AM

Thank you Bob - Serge Dompierre on Mar 27, 2012, 1:34 PM

Beautiful work Serge - Bob Yack on Mar 27, 2012, 12:08 PM

Thank you so much Bob - Serge Dompierre on Mar 27, 2012, 1:34 PM

Beautiful work Serge - Bob Yack on Mar 27, 2012, 12:08 PM

Way cool! - Todd Enlund on Mar 27, 2012, 3:27 PM

Thanks Todd - Serge Dompierre on Mar 27, 2012, 7:54 PM

Yeah, that's really something, Serge: Great work! n/t - Lee Griffin on Mar 27, 2012, 4:01 PM

Thank you very much Lee - Serge Dompierre on Mar 27, 2012, 7:55 PM

That's a fine job Serge ... - Paul Gibbons on Mar 27, 2012, 5:36 PM

Thank you very much Paul - Serge Dompierre on Mar 27, 2012, 8:16 PM

That's really nice! - Tom Dynia on Mar 27, 2012, 7:19 PM

Thanks Tom - Serge Dompierre on Mar 27, 2012, 8:17 PM

Excellent work Serge - Matt on Mar 27, 2012, 9:31 PM

Thanks very much Matt - Serge Dompierre on Mar 28, 2012, 8:54 AM

Re: Avro Lancaster 10 DC (drone carrier) - david hibscher on Mar 27, 2012, 10:45 PM

Thanks David - Serge Dompierre on Mar 28, 2012, 8:55 AM

You have outdone yourself Serge, just beautiful!! :o) - Steve Cook on Mar 27, 2012, 10:53 PM

Thank so much Steve - Serge Dompierre on Mar 28, 2012, 8:57 AM

Beautiful Lanc Serge - Darren Greenwood on Mar 28, 2012, 10:24 AM

Thanks Darren - Serge Dompierre on Mar 28, 2012, 2:00 PM

Très beau Lancaster - Gaetan Ruelle on Mar 28, 2012, 10:56 AM

Merci infiniment Gaëtan - Serge Dompierre on Mar 28, 2012, 2:28 PM

That is certainly most impressive Serge! - Don Fogal on Mar 28, 2012, 10:56 AM

Thank you very much Don - Serge Dompierre on Mar 28, 2012, 2:29 PM

Beautiful paint scheme! Very nice ! Well done Serge, congratulations! - Juan Andrés Mirabal on Mar 28, 2012, 7:20 PM

Muchas gratias Juan - Serge Dompierre on Mar 30, 2012, 2:01 PM

Man O man !! - Rod Bettencourt on Mar 28, 2012, 7:50 PM

Thanks very much Rod - Serge Dompierre on Mar 28, 2012, 8:40 PM

Super-stunning Serge-just fab!!! - Charles Whall on Mar 30, 2012, 1:26 PM

Thank you so much Charles - Serge Dompierre on Mar 30, 2012, 1:59 PM

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