I’m nearly at the other end of my working life, although sadly not in aviation, but I’ve learned how true the old saying is that ‘it is not what you know, but who you know that matters’. My advice is to get yourself in front of as many people as possible that might be able to help you. Show them your enthusiasm, demonstrate your commitment and loyalty and see what happens. I wish you every success! Remember, if you aim at nothing, that’s what you will hit!

I understand that a Manchester fuselage is believed to have been left in a Lincolnshire gravel pit, possibly as late as during the Fifties …..

Does anyone know if, and if so where, one of these is on display? The photograph on the HMVF suggests that there is at least one survivor…..

Being a scale plastic aircraft modeller too I am currently bashing an AVRO Lancaster into the Manchester. Due to the scale (1/32) I need some information
about the flight engineers panel, starboard side details. Apart from that, was the electrical panel identical to the Lancasters?
Thanks in advance.
Cees

Probably your best bet is to look in Rob Kirby’s Avro Manchester, The Legend Behind the Lancaster. I would think there might bes one useful photos in there…..

Thanks Ian, that’s possible. Will check whether the summary for the respective days make reference to search operations too. I’m sure I’ve seen a wartime map of the North Sea somewhere too with a grid overlaid, which might help make sense.

Another sortie detail listed (though I’ve only noted it once now) appears to be EMRO, if I’m reading the first letter right. Any thoughts on that one?

Maybe it’s Emergency Maritime Reconnaissance Operations???? But only guessing!