Parts, Tools and Equiment Needed by the Lancaster FM104 Restoration Project
"If You've Got One, we Probably Need It"
Inside Lanc FM104, before she was removed from the pylon.
As you can see, not much was left.
When Lancaster FM104 was retired from service by the RCAF, anything that was still of use to the Air Force was of course, removed. This included most instruments and all electronic equipment. Also, of course, when the plane was converted for Marine Reconnaissance and Air-Sea Rescue the machine guns, bomb sites and bomb racks were removed. In the process of mounting the air plane on a concrete plinth, a large section of the floor over the bomb bay and part of the bomb bay doors were removed. We don't have much of a budget for buying parts and equipment, (although, we are always open to a little horse trading...) So, if you can help us out with any of the parts, tools or equipment listed below, Or if you know of the whereabouts of anything that could have been part of a Lancaster Bomber please contact us.
Tools and Supplies:
- Parts Washer Tank & Pump
- Vertical Bandsaw (Doall type)
- English Wheel
- Several pallets of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) for usr as abrasive medium
Lancaster parts:
- Control Wheel
- Pilot's Seat
- Instruments, all types
- Oxygen Regulators
- Bomb Sight
- Bombardier's Panels, Intervalometers etc.
- Any and all small Lancaster parts/components
- upper escape hatch
- Lower Forward Escape Hatch
- Martin Mid-upper Turret
- Crew Entrance Door
Merlin 224 engines:
- Carburetors
- Oil Pressure Sensors
- LH Valve Cover
- Overhaul Manuals
- Coolant Pumps
- Oil Pumps
- Ignition Harnesses
- Radiator/Oil Cooler Assemblies