I thought Manchesters were temporarily dispersed at Cranage to get them away from the Avro factory in case of bombing, and pending delivery of reliable Vultures from R-R?

Robert Kirby’s book suggests that Avro had one pair of semi-reliable engines that they installed in the next one off the line, it was flown over to Cranage, then the engines were roaded back to Woodford ready for the next delivery flight.

So, not much hope of finding Vulture remains there? I’d love to be proven wrong though!

Now, I could recount a tale about Wellington remains at Byley in the mid-60s but that’s for another thread (and I’ve probably bored people with it before)…