Avro Lancaster Mk.II - Canadian users

The Avro Lancaster Mk.II was a variant of the regular Lancaster Mk.I that was powered by four Bristol Hercules radial engines. It was used in limited numbers by the Royal Air Force where it was replaced before the end of the war, due to its limited performance. It served more widely with the Royal Canadian Air Force during the World War II. The Canadian squadrons covered in this post are:

• No.408 'Goose' Squadron: This squadron received the Avro Lancaster Mk.II in October 1942 replacing their previous Handley Page Halifax when they were based at RAF Linton-on-Ouse, in Yorkshire. Due to the performance of the Lancaster Mk.II they reverted back to the Halifax in summer 1944.
• No.426 'Thunderbird' Squadron: The Lancaster Mk.II replaced the Vickers Wellington for this squadron in June 1943 when based at RAF Linton-on-Ouse, in Yorkshire. With the Lancaster Mk.II they continued with the night bombing raids for the next ten months and, in April 1944 they began to re-equip with the Handley Page Halifax due to the performance of the Mk.II not being as good as expected. 
• No.432 'Leaside' Squadron: When this squadron was based in RAF East Moor, in Yorkshire, this squadron received the Avro Lancaster Mk.II as their first bomber. They were formed in May 1943 and got the Lancasters Mk.II in October 1943, just one month later of being assigned to RAF East Moor. They took the name from the town of Leaside, in Toronto that officially "adopted" this squadron. They served with the Lancaster Mk.II until February 1944 when the Lancasters were replaced with Handley Page Halifaxs.

Sources:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Lancaster

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/408_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron

3. http://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/squadron_408.html

4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/426_Transport_Training_Squadron

5. http://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/squadron_426.html

6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._432_Squadron_RCAF

7. http://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/squadron_432.html

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