Dates

Event

Constructed as a Lancaster B.X by Victory Aircraft.

1945

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n KB994.
Delivered to the UK for the RAF.

1947

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n KB994.

Transferred to RCAF Claresholm, AB.

1947

To Victor Leonhardt, Drumheller, AB.

1947

Transported by ground.
Towed from Claresholm to the to the farm of Mr. Leonhardt.

Broken up for parts.

1963

Transported by ground.
The fuselage was moved to farm at Pidgeon Lake, AB.

To Neil Menzies, Edmonton, AB.
By this point all that remained of the airframe was the fuselage.

From 1984 to By 1988

To 408th Tactical Helicopter Squadron Museum, CFB Edmonton, AB.

Circa 1984

Transported by air.
Fuselage only, coded EQ K, moved by chopper from Pidgeon Lake to Edmonton.

Restoration started.

From 1988 to By 1990

To Charles Church Ltd, Manchester, UK.

1988

Transported by ship.
Moved in sections from Canada to Exeter.

1988

Transported by ground.
The fuselage components were moved to Cranfield.

1990

To Warbirds, Great Britain Ltd/Douglas W. Arnold, Biggin Hill, later Bournemouth.

From Unknown to By 1992

To Warbirds, Great Britain Ltd/Douglas W. Arnold, Bournemouth.

The fuselage was stored dismantled at Bedford, Biggin Hill. It was to be used in rebuild of G-BCOH.

1992

Transported by ground.
Moved from Biggin Hill to Bournemouth.

From 4 August 1993 to 31 January 2000

To Aces High Ltd with new c/r G-BVBP.

From By 1993 to By 1994

The fuselage sections were stored at North Weald.

From 1997 to By 2001

To Imperial Aviation Group/David Copley, North Coates.
Obtained by the group as a restoration project.

2000

Civil registration, G-BVBP, cancelled.

2 October 2000

To David Copley, The Grange, Goxhill, Barrow-Upon-Humber, Addressee Status: Gone Away with new c/r G-BVBP.

By 2001

To Flying A. Services/David Arnold, North Weald keeping c/r G-BVBP.

By 2001

Restoration started.
The forward fuselage was under restoration at North Weald.

22 February 2005

Civil registration, G-BVBP, cancelled.

2006

To Mark Pilkington, Sydney, NSW.
Obtained, along with parts of Lancaster KB976, by Mr. Pilkington for the planned restoration of Lincoln RF342 in Australia. It is thought the nose section has joined the KB976 project held by Kermit Weeks in Florida.

From November 2006 to March 2007

Transported by ship.
Moved to Australia.

March 2007

Based at Australian National Aviation Museum, Moorabbin, Melbourne, Victoria.
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To Moorabbin Air Museum, Moorabbin, Melbourne, Victoria.
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