Few or no operational wartime Lancasters were fitted with the dual control adaptation. I can’t be specific about the HCU machines.
The simple reason was that it was inefficient to lose two trained pilots when the aircraft were shot down / crashed.
Most pilots tried to train their flight engineer to land the aircraft in an emergency.
Moggy
PS: It’s dual, not duel
Sorry about that, Yes I did read that some crew where crossed trained and it was only Bomber Command that adopted single pilot operation dose make sense as you say Moggy why loose two pilots.
Many thanks all.
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