Avro Lincoln in RAF Service
The Avro Lincoln was originally called the Lancaster B.IV, but was renamed. The last piston engined heavy bomber to serve in the RAF, the Lincoln was operated from 1945 to 1963. Also used as test beds for early jet and turboprop engines, they played an important part in their development. Lincolns were also used for air to air refuelling and de-icing trials.
Prototypes
First Lincoln Prototype PW925 
First Lincoln Prototype PW925 
First Lincoln Prototype PW925
Avro Lincoln in RAF Service
Avro Lincoln B Mk.I RA638 Second production aircraft 
Avro Lincoln B Mk.I RE418 
Avro Lincoln B Mk.I Second production aircraft 
Avro Lincoln B Mk.I RF355 
Central Bomber Establishment Avro Lincoln B Mk.II RF498 DF-P Crusader East Sale 1947 
Avro Lincoln B Mk.II RF575 
Avro Lincoln B Mk.II RF523 ‘Thor II’ of the Empire Air Armaments School, RAF Manby 
Avro Lincoln B Mk.II RF513 
Avro Lincoln B Mk.II RF509 
Avro Lincoln B Mk.II RF409 of 617 Sqn RAF 
Avro Lincoln B Mk.II RF403 
Avro Lincoln B Mk.II RF386 
Avro Lincoln B Mk.II RF370 at Boscombe Down. 
Avro Lincoln B Mk.II RF342 
Avro Lincoln B Mk.II DX-F of 617 Sqn RAF 
Avro Lincoln B Mk.II at Boscombe Down 
Avro Lincoln B Mk.II at Boscombe Down 
Avro Lincoln B Mk.II 
Avro Lincoln B Mk.I RE259 
Avro Lincoln 
Avro Lincoln 
Avro Lincoln 
Avro Lincoln B Mk.II Aries II of the Empire Air Navigation School
Detail Photos
Avro Lincoln B Mk.II SX984 
Avro Lincoln Rear Turret 
Avro Lincoln Rear Turret 
Avro Lincoln Nose Gunner’s Position 
Avro Lincoln Nose Detail 
Avro Lincoln of 97 Sqn with the Rigger hard at work polishing. Note VHF aerial aft of turret. Date is May 1948, at Hemswell 
Changing the engine on an Avro Lincoln B.Mk 2 of 100 Squadron 
The crew of Avro Lincoln ‘Thor II’ from the Empire Air Armaments School at RAF Manby 
Armorer prepares Avro Lincoln bomber of No 57 Squadron, RAF Tengah, Singapore 1 May 1950 
Avro Lincoln B.Mk.II Cockpit
Re-Fuelling Trials
Avro Lincoln RA657 Refueling Trials Flight Refuelling Ltd with Gloster Meteor F4, VZ389 
Avro Lincoln RA657 Refueling Trials Flight Refuelling Ltd with a Gloster Meteor F4, VZ389 
Avro Lincoln RA657 Refueling Trials Flight Refuelling Ltd with an EF-84E
Engine Test Beds
Avro Lincoln Rolls-Royce Tyne Test-Bed 
Avro Lincoln B.Mk.II for Rolls-Royce Tyne engine testing 
Avro Lincoln Rolls-Royce Tyne Test-Bed at Farnborough 1956 
Avro Lincoln RE339 Test Bed for Armstrong Siddeley Python turboprops 
Bristol Siddeley Python turboprop on RF403 Test-Bed 
Avro Lincoln RE339 Test Bed for Armstrong Siddeley Python turboprops 
Avro Lincoln RE418 Test Bed for Bristol Thesus 
Avro Lincoln Test Bed for Bristol Thesus 
Avro Lincoln Test Bed for Bristol Thesus 
Avro Lincoln B.Mk.II for Napier Naiad engine testing 
Avro Lincoln RF402 Test Bed for Napier Naiad turbo-prop 
Avro Lincoln SX971 with an afterburning Rolls-Royce Derwent mounted ventrally 
Avro Lincoln for research of new anti-icing systems
