As I siad previoulsly I beleve the nose was fitted by Napiers, there was no exit door (as far as I know) in the nose of this Lincoln, from what I know it was a pure aerodynamics mod.

A bit of history
The aircraft was operated by Napiers of Luton, it was employed in a flying testbed role, into the icing of aircraft aerofoils and wings, the aerofoil was bolted in an upright position on to the back of the aircraft just infront of where the top turret would be on a Lancaster, infront of this would be a frame that could spray water on the the wingsection that was being tested, equipment in the body of the aircraft would mesure the build of of ice.

The aircraft then went to the Collage of Aeronautics at Cranfield where it was use for unknown flying dutys. RF342 was finaly retired from active service on 9th May 1967 when the aircraft was flown from Cranfield to Southend Airport making what is beleved to be the last flight of an Avro Lincoln, the aircraft was gifted to the Southend Historic Aircraft Museum for preservation.

AVRO LINCOLN B.2 G-APRJ/RF342
RAF
D NAPIER & SONS LTD LUTON 12-58;
COLLADGE OF AERONAUTICS, CRANFIELD 11-62/9-5-67;
SOUTHEND AIRPORT FLEW IN FOR MUSEUM 9-5-67;
S-H-A-M 72-83;
DOUG ARNOLD W-O-G-B BLACKBUSHE, HAMPSHIRE 10-5-83/10-9-86;
ACES HIGH NORTH WEALD 10-9-86/6-12-88;
CHARLES CHURCH MANCHESTER 10-9-88/8-90;
DOUG ARNOLD W-O-G-B BIGGIN HILL 8-90/15-2-91;
ACES HIGH NORTH WEALD 15-2-91/-;
STORED DISMANTALED OUT SIDE UP FOR SALE 95.
IMPERIAL AVIATION GROUP, NORTH COATES LINCOLNSHIRE 15-1-98
IMPERIAL AVIATION GROUP, SANDOFT, LINCOLNSHIRE 10-99/-

hope it helps

The Valiant is going to be stripped down taken by road to Southend where it is going to be re-built and then FLOWN! to Newark.

😮

It was that Mel Gibson film…

Max something or other….I think

“Thats the last time I lend it to the wife”

In 1946 two Chipmunks, pre-production prototype aircraft numbers 10 & 11, were shipped in packing cases from Canada to England for test flying and evaluation at de Havillands main production site at Hatfield. No 10 was to crash , but number 11 civilian registered G-AKDN has survived, and until Friday 5th July 2002 was hangered and flown from Bagby by Philip Derry, the original test pilot’s Great Nephew. It is now on its way home!

Found this of her loaded up ready for shipping.

You cant fly a Bucc in the UK because if the blown flaps go you have to land at arround 200kts, its a viatal system and without it the aircrat dose not like to fly for very long, the control gets sluggish its like flying a brick I’ve been told.

So odds on seeing a UK based flying Bucc ZERO.