aircraft, phonography

AVRO Tutor

AVRO Tutor

This is the sole surviving AVRO Tutor in flying condition (not sure if there are others in non-flying condition). Powered by a single Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IVC, 240 hp (180 kW).

The recording and the image are of the same aircraft operated and based at the Shuttleworth Collection.

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aircraft, phonography

AVRO Lancaster of the BBMF

This is the AVRO Lancaster operated by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

This recording well represents the slow lumbering but graceful approach of the Lancaster. All four Rolls Royce Merlins sound fantastic.

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PA474 is one of only two Lancasters remaining in airworthy condition out of the 7377 that were built – the other being in Canada . She was built in Chester in mid-1945 and was earmarked for the ‘Tiger Force in the Far East.

PA474 is one of only two Lancasters remaining in airworthy condition out of the 7377 that were built – the other being in Canada . She was built in Chester in mid-1945 and was earmarked for the ‘Tiger Force' in the Far East.

aircraft, phonography

Avro Anson

Sound of an AVRO Anson (XIX) of the Shuttleworth Collection. Powered by 2 Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah IX
radial engines, generating 350 hp (260 kW) each.

The recording is not of the aircraft in the image.

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AVRO Anson

Avro Anson WD413 of the Air Atlantique Classic Flight takes off