For a description of the format and data included in
Production Tables, see here.
Produced Variants
Type 694 Lincoln B.Mk.I
Long-range bomber
for the RAF, originally designated Lancaster B.Mk.IV, to meet the requirements of Specification B.14/43. Four 1,750 h.p. Rolls-Royce Merlin 85 powerplants.
Type 694 Lincoln B.Mk.II
Originally designated Lancaster B.Mk.V; as the B.Mk.I with 1,750 h.p. Packard Merlin 68, 68A or 300 powerplants.
Type 694 Lincoln U.Mk.5
Drone
conversion of B.Mk.II, to meet the requirements of Specification D.171D&P. Conversion by Avro using kits supplied
by Flight Refuelling Ltd.
Type 694 Lincoln B.Mk.XV
Canadian
built equivalent of the B.Mk.I.
Type 694 Lincoln Mk.30
Australian built equivalent of the B.Mk.I.
Type 694 Lincoln
Mk.30A
Mk.30 with higher all up weight. Four 1,750 h.p. Rolls-Royce Merlin 85 or 1,650
h.p. Rolls-Royce Merlin 102 powerplants.
Type 694 Lincoln Mk.31 (GR.31)
General
reconnaissance version of Mk.30 for the RAAF, fitted with a longer nose. Four 1,750 h.p. Rolls-Royce Merlin 85 or 1,650
h.p.Merlin 102 powerplants.
Type 694 Lincoln
MR.31
Anti-submarine warfare and maritime reconnaissance version of Mk.31.
Lincoln B.2 Suffixes
Lincoln B.2 received suffixes
to the mark number to indicate the radar fit:
B.2/3G indicated that the aircraft had H2S Mk.IIIG, Gee Mk.II
and Rebecca Mk.II. B.2/4A had H2S Mk.IVA, Gee Mk.II and either Rebecca Mk.II or Mk.IV.
3 prototypes ordered from A.V. Roe and Co. Ltd., Chadderton,
to contract Acft/3183. Delivered between October 1945 and January 1946.
PW925, PW929, PW932
Prototypes
3
250
aircraft ordered from Metropolitan-Vickers Ltd., Manchester, to contract Acft/2221, 121 built as Lancasters I. Of the
remainder, 80 were delivered between January and September 1945 as 28 Lincoln B.Mk.I and
52 B.Mk.II, the remainder cancelled.
RA628 - RA655
B.Mk.I
28
RA640 - RA655 assembled
at Avro Chester.
RA656
- RA658
B.Mk.II
3
RA661 - RA693
33
RA709 - RA724
16
RA725
- RA749
25
RA763 - RA786
24
395 aircraft
ordered from A.V. Roe and Co. Ltd., Chadderton, to contract Acft/1807, 87 built as Lancaster III. Of the remainder, 50
were delivered between February and July 1945 as Lincoln B.Mk.Is,
112 delivered between July 1945 and April 1946 as Lincoln B.Mk.IIs. The remainder were cancelled.
RE227 - RE268
B.Mk.I
42
Avro Set Nos 1 - 42.
RE281 - RE288
8
Avro Set Nos 43 - 50.
RE289 - RE325
B.Mk.II
37
Avro Set Nos 51 - 87.
RE338 - RE380
43
Avro
Set Nos 88 - 130. RE364 & RE367 became Aries II & Aries III.
RE393 - RE424
32
Avro
Set Nos 131 - 162.
RE425
- RE435
11
RE449 - RE493
45
RE518 - RE561
44
RE575 - RE605
31
305 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe and Co. Ltd., Chadderton, to contract Acft/1807, originally as
Lancaster IV. Cancelled.
RE621 - RE670
B.Mk.II
50
RE683 - RE726
44
RE740 - RE785
46
RE798 - RE839
42
RE853 - RE895
43
RE918 - RE955
38
RE967 - RE999
33
RF111 - RF119
9
370 aircraft ordered from Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd., Bagington, to contract
Acft/239, 170 built as Lancaster B.Mk.Is and B.Mk.IIIs. The remainder were originally ordered as Lancaster B.Mk.IVs but
delivered between March 1945 and March
1947 as 2 Lincoln B.Mk.I and 198 B.Mk.II.
RF329 - RF332
B.Mk.II
4
RF333 - RF334
B.Mk.I
2
RF335 - RF370
B.Mk.II
36
RF383 - RF427
45
RF440 - RF485
46
RF498 - RF539
42
RF553 - RF577
25
100 aircraft ordered from Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., Castle
Bromwich, to contract Acft/1336. Originally ordered as Lancaster B.Mk.IV/V. Cancelled
RS102 - RS147
B.Mk.I/II
RS159 - RS189
RS203 - RS225
240 aircraft ordered from Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., Chester, to contract Acft/2791. Originally ordered
as Lancaster B.Mk.IV/V. Cancelled
RT140 - RT183
B.Mk.I/II
44
RT197 - RT228
32
RT245 - RT290
46
RT315 - RT350
36
RT362 - RT403
42
RT417 - RT456
40
70 aircraft ordered from Austin Motors Ltd., Longbridge Works, Birmingham, to contract Acft/2827.
30 aircraft delivered as Lancaster B.VII, the remainder of the contract converted to Lincolns. Cancelled.
RT700 - RT701
B.Mk.I/II
2
RT713 - RT750
38
150 aircraft ordered from Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., Castle Bromwich, to contract Acft/2791. Originally
ordered as Lancaster B.Mk.IV/V. Cancelled
SR707 - SR749
B.Mk.I/II
43
SR766 - SR790
25
SR814 - SR851
38
SR864 - SR907
44
800 aircraft ordered from A.V. Roe and Co. Ltd., Yeadon, to contract Acft/3858. 6 delivered between
August 1945 and April 1946 as 2 Lincoln B.Mk.I and 4 B.Mk.II, the remainder cancelled.
SS341 - SS386
B.Mk.I
46
SS399 - SS435
37
SS449 - SS480
32
SS493 - SS535
43
SS549 - SS589
41
SS603 - SS650
48
SS664 - SS698
35
SS713 - SS714
2
SS715 - SS718
B.Mk.II
4
SS719
- SS758
40
SS773 - SS815
43
SS828 - SS869
42
SS882 - SS925
44
SS937 - SS968
32
SS980 - SS999
20
ST113 - ST157
45
ST171 - ST215
45
ST228 - ST269
42
ST283 - ST327
45
ST339 - ST369
31
ST381 - ST425
45
ST438 - ST475
38
250 aircraft ordered from Metropolitan-Vickers Ltd., Manchester, to contract Acft/3859. Ordered as
Lancaster B.Mk.IV/V. Cancelled.
ST477 - ST513
B.Mk.I/II
ST528 - ST569
ST583 - ST627
ST641 - ST680
ST693 - ST735
ST748 - ST790
400 aircraft ordered from Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd., Bagington, to contract Acft/4069.
60 delivered between May 1947 and August 1949 as Lincoln B.Mk.II, the remainder cancelled.
SX923 - SX958
B.Mk.II
36
SX970 - SX993
24
SX994
- SX999
6
SZ113 - SZ158
46
SZ172 - SZ215
44
SZ228 - SZ259
32
SZ275 - SZ306
32
SZ319 - SZ363
45
SZ380 - SZ415
36
SZ429 - SZ471
43
SZ488 - SZ533
46
SZ547 - SZ556
10
250 aircraft ordered from Austin Motors Ltd., Longbridge Works, Birmingham, to contract Acft/2827.
Ordered as Lancaster B.Mk.IV/V, order changed to Lincoln then cancelled.
TG758 - TG799
B.Mk.I/II
42
TG813- TG856
44
TG870- TG908
39
TG921- TG958
38
TG970- TG999
30
TH113 - TH158
46
TH172 - TH182
11
200 aircraft ordered from Short Brothers and Harland, Swindon, to contract Acft/4269. Cancelled
TJ922 - TK288
B.Mk.I
200
600 aircraft ordered from Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., Chester,
to contract Acft/2791. Cancelled
TP823 - TR733
B.Mk.I/II
600
150 aircraft ordered from Metropolitan-Vickers Ltd., Manchester, to contract Acft/5126. Cancelled.
TZ245 - TZ436
B.Mk.II
150
28 aircraft ordered from Metropolitan-Vickers Ltd.,
Manchester, to contract Acft/2221. Cancelled.
VG925 - VG952
B.Mk.I
28
100 aircraft ordered from Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd., Bagington & Bitteswell,
to contract Acft/4069. Cancelled.
VK907 - VK943
B.Mk.II
37
VK958 - VK995
38
VL112 - VL136
25
26 aircraft ordered from Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth
Aircraft Ltd., Bagington & Bitteswell, to contract 6/Acft/3388. 21 delivered between June 1950 and March 1951 as Lincoln
B.Mk.II, the remainder cancelled.
WD122
- WD133
B.Mk.II
12
WD141 - WD149
9
WD150 - WD154
5
Total Production
532
3732
Type 694 Lincoln U.5 Conversions
Serial Range
Conv.
Canc'd
20
Lincoln B.2/3G allocated to A.V.Roe under contract 6/Acft/10876 for conversion to Lincoln U.5. None converted by A.V.
Roe but 2 aircraft transferred to
73
aircraft ordered as Lincoln Mk.30 from the Government Aircraft Factory,
Fishermans Bend, Melbourne, to DAP Demand No 1728. Delivered as 25 Lincoln
Mk.30, 36 Mk.30A and 12 Mk.31.
Delivered
between 1946 and 1953.
A73-1 - A73-25
Mk.30
25
A73-26 - A73-50
Mk.30A
25
Merlin 85B powerplants; A73-28 converted to
GR.Mk.31 by GAF in Dec 1952, later modified to MR.31 standard by the RAAF in
Nov 1953. A73-48 modified before delivery to
prototype Mk.31.
A73-51 - A73-61
Mk.30A
11
Merlin 102 powerplants; A73-55 to 57 and 59
to 61 were converted to GR.Mk.31 by GAF in early 1953.
A73-55, -57, -60 (June 1954) and -61 (July
1955) were later modified to MR.31 by GAF at dates shown.
A73-62 - A73-66
Mk.31
5
A73-62 (Oct 1955), -65 (Feb 1954) and
-66(July 1955) were modified by GAF to MR.31 at dates shown.
100 serials allocated by the British Aeronautical Commission
for Lincolns to be built by Victory Aircraft Ltd., Malton, Ontario, Canada, to contract AID-GB-9103A. Cancelled.
SA450 -
SA549
B.Mk.XV
100
100 aircraft ordered from Victory Aircraft Ltd., Malton,
Ontario, Canada, to contract AID-GB-9103A. Originally ordered as Lancasters. One delivered, remainder cancelled.
12 ex-RAF aircraft sold to A.V. Roe under contract 6/Acft/1416 and modified
by Short Brothers and Harland Ltd., Belfast, for export to Argentina under Avro Works Order SALES 104/17.
Delivered between September 1947 and
February 1948.
B-001 - B-012
1405-1416
B.2
(12)
Original serialsRE343, RE349 - RE356, RE408 - RE410
18 aircraft built by W.G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
Ltd., Bagington & Bitteswell and diverted to Avro for export to Argentina under Avro Works order SALES 104.
Built between December 1948 and March
1949, and delivered April 1949.
B-013 - B-030
1489-1506
B.2
18
B-022 converted to military
transport using parts from LV-ZEI/T-101 in February 1962.
1
aircraft converted by A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., Langar, Nottinghamshire, for the Argentine Air Force 'Fuerza Aerea de Tareas
Antarticas', in December 1951.
1407
LV-ZEI
Ex
B-003; reverted to military transport in December 1957 as T-68. Re-serialled T-101 in June 1959. Later parts used to convert
B-022 to transport.
1 aircraft
converted Airflight Ltd., Langley, in 1949 as a freighter and used by Surrey Flying Services.
G-ALPF
Ex
RE290
3 aircraft to be converted Field
Aircraft Services, Tollerton, as meat carriers for Paraguay. two completed in 1957.
ZP-CBG-96
Ex
RF417; not completed
ZP-CBR-97
Ex RE376; completed but not flown
ZP-CBS-98
Ex RF458; cancelled
2 aircraft used by D. Napier and Son Ltd., Luton, for de-icing trials
between 1948 and 1967
Various of the freighter conversions
have been referred to in publications as 'Lincolnians' but this is incorrect. The Type 695 Lincolnian civil variant of the
Lincoln remained a project only.
Production References
Avro Aircraft
Since 1908, A.J. Jackson (Putnam, 1965)
Air Britain RAF Aircraft Register Series, Various
Volumes (Air-Britain Publications)
Lancaster - the Story of a Famous Bomber, Robertson & Russell (Harleyford
Publications, 1964)
Aeromilitaria, 1982/2 (Air-Britain Publications)
Aeromilitaria, 1988/2
(Air-Britain Publications)
The British Roundel (various issues)
Air Arsenal North America,
Phil Butler with Dan Hagedorn (Midland Publishing, 2004)
