Types you’ll see alongside
de Havilland Canada Chipmunk, English Electric Canberra, Douglas C-47 Dakota, English Electric Lightning, Harrier family.
Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
On charge
Where to see the Avro Lancaster in the UK
The gazetteer records 12 Avro Lancaster airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 12 UK collections, in 6 regions: London & Around, East of England, South West England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, Northern England, South East England.
For flying Lancasters, day trips and the full visitor guide, read Where to see a Lancaster. This page is the reference list: every airframe on charge, by museum.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avro Heritage MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Stockport | Northern England | Avro Lancaster B.I 'S for Sugar' cockpit (replica) Replica |
| Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight Visitors CentreChecked 2026-10-08 | Lincoln | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Avro Lancaster B.I PA474 |
| Boscombe Down Aviation CollectionChecked 2026-10-08 | Salisbury | South West England | Avro Lancaster B.I cockpit section PD130 Cockpit or section |
| Hardwick Airfield MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Bungay | East of England | Avro Lancaster wing-tip section Cockpit or section |
| IWM DuxfordChecked 2026-10-08 | Cambridge | East of England | Avro Lancaster X KB889 |
| Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage CentreChecked 2026-10-08 | Spilsby | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Avro Lancaster B.VII 'Just Jane' (taxiing) NX611 |
| Metheringham Airfield Visitor CentreChecked 2026-10-08 | Lincoln | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Avro Lancaster forward fuselage replica ('Léon's Lancaster') Replica |
| Newark Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Newark | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Avro Lancaster B.I fuselage section W4964 Cockpit or section |
| Polish Bomber Squadrons Centre, RAF InghamChecked 2026-10-08 | Gainsborough | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Avro Lancaster cockpit replica (full-scale) Replica |
| Royal Air Force Museum LondonChecked 2026-10-08 | London | London & Around | Avro Lancaster I R5868 |
| Thorpe Camp Visitor CentreChecked 2026-10-08 | Lincoln | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Avro Lancaster nose and cockpit mock-up Replica |
| Wings Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Haywards Heath | South East England | Avro Lancaster MR.7 rear fuselage NE135 Cockpit or section |
3D model
The Lancaster B.I in 3D
A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as R5868, PO-S “S for Sugar” of No. 467 Squadron in 1944. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 215 models · download .glb (1.9 MB) · Plate 97 in The Hangar
Computed from the survey
Collection context
Where the type is thickest
Midlands & Lincolnshire has 6 collections recording the type.
Marks and variants recorded
Avro Lancaster MR.7 rear fuselage.
Why it matters
The short story
Bomber Command’s centrepiece — six hundred thousand sorties’ worth of freezing, flak-lit nights, the Dambusters’ mount, and the carrier of Grand Slam, the heaviest bomb of the war. Britain holds three complete: one flying with the BBMF, one taxiing at East Kirkby (ride bookable, ears optional), and ‘S for Sugar’ at Hendon with 137 ops on the nose.
Type notes
The Avro Lancaster in brief
| Type | Avro Lancaster (B.I/VII/X) |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 12 |
| Airframes recorded in this survey | 12 |
Serials are the gazetteer's survey snapshot of what each collection records on charge — restorations move between workshops and reserve hangars, so check the museum page for opening times and current display status before travelling. Every type across 119 museums is indexed in the Compendium.
Aircraft questions
Frequently asked
How many Avro Lancaster airframes are left in the UK?
The Aviation Gazetteer records 12 Avro Lancaster airframes in UK collections.
Which museum has the most Avro Lancaster airframes?
Avro Heritage Museum has the most in this survey, with 1 recorded airframe.