The Avro 685 York C. 1 transport was originally designed for the RAF using the wings

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The Avro 685 York C. 1 transport was originally designed for the RAF using the wings

The Avro 685 York C.1 transport was originally designed for the RAF using the wings, engines and twin-fin tail arrangement of the Lancaster bomber; it flew for the first time on 5 July 1942, a small number saw wartime service. Volume production began in 1945 when over 250 were built for the RAF, B.O.A.C and later many former RAF machines saw service with British and overseas operators.
Pictured is a York at Blackbushe airport, Hampshire in January 1952.
FIDO at Hartford Bridge Flats airfield (aka Blackbushe near Yateley, Surrey.
F.I.D.O was an ingenious method of dispersing fog for short periods of time in the immediate vicinity of a runway to enable the night bombing mission aircraft to land safely. FIDO stood for, variously, Fog, Intensive Dispersal of or Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation.
January 1952

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