Vickers-Armstrong’s (Aircraft) Limited, Castle Bromwich
Avro Type 683 – Lancaster B I. Serial Numbers HK535-HK579, HK593-HK628, HK644-HK664, HK679-HK710, HK728-HK773 and HK787-HK806
The first production batch of 200 aircraft ordered from Vickers-Armstrong’s (Aircraft) Limited, Castle Bromwich, on 30 Sep 1942, under Contract # 1336. The contract initially specified B II’s. This was changed to B III’s on 13 Feb 1943, and finally to B I’s on 28 Apr 1943.
Deliveries commenced in Nov 1943 and finished in Feb 1945.
HK535-HK579, HK593-HK628, HK644-HK664, HK679-HK710, HK728-HK773 had Merlin 22 engines initially installed. HK787-HK806 had Merlin 24 engines
