Today we're looking at the other Avro Manchester - equally as cursed as the one from the second world war.

The story of the Lancaster actually begins with the downfall of an earlier Avro aircraft that failed to live up to the high expectations that birthed it. Even in aviation circles, the Avro Manchester ...

Employees from Newton Heath began moving into the new factory in the spring of 1939, with aircraft production commencing soon afterwards. The Avro Manchester twin-engined bomber was soon being ...

January 1, 2025, marked the 115th anniversary of British aircraft manufacturer Avro's founding in Manchester. Although its name lasted just over 50 years, the company will forever be remembered ...

Eric was killed along with the rest of the crew on Wednesday 14th January 1942 when his Avro Manchester bomber L7523 EM:M piloted by Flight Sergeant Basil Courtney Wescombe crashed and burnt at ...

A museum dedicated to the story of Manchester’s aviation history has revealed it has ambitious plans to expand. The Avro aircraft company opened its site at Woodford in Stockport 100 years ago.

Because Avro Vulcan lacked flight experience with a delta-wing, it decided to build two experimental aircraft to test the principle – both scaled-down versions of the 698.The first, the 707, was ...