Chadderton Factory (1939 - 2013) - 2

As the Lancaster production continued, Chadderton's massive design
team, under the direction of Roy Chadwick, continued to introduce
many excellent aircraft including the York, Lincoln and Lancastrian. The requirement for a long-range pressurised airliner resulted in the Tudor but, government interference saw a reduction in numbers with
production finally being cancelled. Sadly it was the crash of a Tudor in August 1947 which cost Roy Chadwick his life. However he had already instigated the design of the Shackleton, a maritime reconnaissance aircraft, which served with the Royal Air Force for over 40 years.

Chadwick, had also laid the foundations for an advanced four-jet, delta wing aircraft known as the Avro 698, but after his death the design was taken over by Stuart Davies, who had become the Company's Technical Director, with this type eventually becoming the mighty Vulcan. Three significant fires in 1959-1961 slowed production slightly.

In 1963, Avro was absorbed into Hawker Siddeley Aviation, with further changes being made in 1977 when H.S.A., became British Aerospace, then in 1999, BAE SYSTEMS.