Introduction
Section 1 Military Service
Section 2 RCAF Mk10 AR Details Section 3 Canadian Civilian Life
Section 4 Preparations for Leaving Canada Section 5
Flights from Canada to Strathallan, Scotland

Section 6
Strathallan Life

Section 7
Leaving Strathallan
Section 8
To British Aerospace, Woodford
Section 9
1988 to present
Section 10
KB976 and KB994 Connection
Section 11
Nose and Fuselage Build
Section 12
Documents List 1
Section 13
Documents List 2
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Lancaster KB976 Section 4 - Preparations for Leaving Canada

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Photograph taken and provided by courtesy of Dick Richardson - April 1974 Edmonton Villeneuve.
This is the first sight Dick had of the aircraft on flying to Canada from Scotland with a view to buying her for the Strathallan Aircraft Collection.

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A close up view of the water tanks once removed at St Albert. They were 500 gallon capacity each.
These were replaced by the bomb bay doors which were be located and returned from a farm
some 60 miles away where they were being used as a fence.

Above photographs taken and provided by courtesy of Dick Richardson
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Water tanks now removed. A small section of the original bomb bay doors had been retained to work alongside the water tanks. This section had then to be joined back onto the re-fitted bomb bay doors.
Photograph taken and provided by courtesy of Dick Richardson
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Engine runs inside the hangar at St Albert Hangar
Above photographs taken and provided by courtesy of Dick Richardson
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Bomb bay doors fitted. Damaged propellor now repaired and installed also.
Photograph taken and provided by courtesy of Dick Richardson
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Also purchased from Northwestern Aviation was a selection of Lancaster turret parts as shown in the above pick-up truck
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Above photographs taken by and courtesy of Dick Richardson
Work continues to get KB976 fully airworthy for flight to Scotland.

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Photograph courtesy of Dennis Thompson
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Engine runs and tests at St Albert.
 Photograph taken and provided by courtesy of Dick Richardson
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Local newpaper cutting February 1975.
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Photograph taken and provided by courtesy of Dick Richardson
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Photograph taken and provided by courtesy of Dick Richardson
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St Albert and KB976 seen from the air.
Photograph taken and provided by courtesy of Dick Richardson
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Terry Harrold flew the aircraft out of St Albert to the RCAF Namao base for some further engineering work in conjunction with the RCAF, to include undercarriage retraction tests. Here the aircraft is airborn at St Albert, undercarriage locked down.
Photograph taken and provided by courtesy of Dick Richardson
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Flying out of St Albert, with a few local beat ups made as Terry flies his aircraft for the last time.
The water ditch on the left side is a landing strip for aircraft fitted with floats.

Photograph taken and provided by courtesy of Dick Richardson
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Landing at RCAF Namao.
Photograph taken and provided by courtesy of Dick Richardson
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Pictured in Canada during test flights
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Northwest Aviation (and KB976) owners Neil Menzies and Terry Harrold either side of Captain MacKenzie.
This is at St Albert, May 1975 prior to the flight back to Scotland.
In the background is one of the
Northwest Aviation B-25s waterbombers.
Photograph taken and provided by courtesy of Dick Richardson
Introduction
Section 1 Military Service
Section 2 RCAF Mk10 AR Details Section 3 Canadian Civilian Life
Section 4 Preparations for Leaving Canada Section 5
Flights from Canada to Strathallan, Scotland

Section 6
Strathallan Life

Section 7
Leaving Strathallan
Section 8
To British Aerospace, Woodford
Section 9
1988 to present
Section 10
KB976 and KB994 Connection
Section 11
Nose and Fuselage Build
Section 12
Documents List 1
Section 13
Documents List 2
Links 
Credits
Email Me