List of Avro Aircraft Types
Type
Name
Notes
Photograph
694
694 Lincoln
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Designed as a large variant of the Lancaster for war in the Far East
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Entered service after World War II had ended
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Last piston-engined bomber in the RAF
696
696 Shackleton
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Maritime reconnaissance aircraft nicknamed the 'Old Growler'
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Fitted with 4 x Rolls-Royce Griffon engines and contrarotating propellers
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Shackleton equipment was transferred to the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR.1
698
698 Vulcan
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Nuclear deterrent 1956 - 1969
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Fought in the Falklands War
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Avro Vulcans XM603 and XM602 (cockpit) on display at the Avro Heritage Museum
701
701 Athena
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Initially developed as a three-seat turboprop advanced trainer
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Redesigned as a conventional two-seat advanced trainer
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Replaced the Harvard at RAF Manby
706
706 Ashton
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Originally designated as the Tudor Mk IX
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High altitude test aircraft
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A total of six aircraft built
707
707
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Five unique prototypes developed alongside the Vulcan to test the characteristics of delta wing aircraft
720
720
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Rocket-powered fighter interceptor with additional turbojet
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Project cancelled by the Government before the prototype was completed
748
Avro 748 /
Hawker Siddeley 748
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Medium-sized airliner designed to replace the DC-3
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Could operate from unsurfaced airports
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Sold well and built under licence in India
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Operated with the Queen's Flight
780
780 Andover
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Military variant of the Avro 748
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Featured an extended fuselage and freight door
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Used for casualty evacuation, paratrooping and as a military transport
