Avro Lancaster – Navigator’s Position

Here, we shall look at the Avro Lancaster Bomber’s Navigator’s Position and Navigation Equipment used in the aircraft, including GEE Mk.II. and the Astrograph. We shall look at various wartime diagrams and photographs, and refer to extracts from the wartime Air Ministry manuals. Join us, as we take a tour of the Lancaster’s Navigator’s Position, as we embark on a journey aimed at promoting UK Aviation Heritage. I’d like to add a special thanks to Norman Groom for his kind help he gave me back in 2003. Textual extracts from Air Ministry Air Publications are Crown Copyright and transcribed with the kind permission of the National Archives, London. All colour diagrams are based on original Air Ministry Air Publications mono illustrations and transcribed into colour by Bryan Atkinson with the permission of the National Archives, London. Thanks must also be given to the following superb organisations for their kind support when Bryan Atkinson originally developed The Lancaster Explored PC CD-ROM back in 2004, all are listed below and are included once again in this series of videos. Lancaster B.Mk.I, PA474. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Lancaster B.Mk.I, R5868. Royal Air Force Museum, London. Lancaster B. Mk.III, DV372. Imperial War Museum. Lancaster B.Mk.X, KB889. Imperial War Museum, Duxford. Lancaster B.Mk.VII, NX611. Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre. The Norman Groom & Jeremy Hall Lancaster Nose Sections. The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. The National Archives, London. The material contained in this video is intended for historical, reference and entertainment value only, and is not to be construed as usable for aircraft or component restoration, maintenance, or use. Royal Air Force official photographer, Devon S A (Flt Lt), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Royal Air Force official photographer, No 106 Squadron RAF, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Consort for Brass - Classical Rousing by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/ #lancasterbomber #avrolancaster #ukaircraftexplored Table of Contents: 0:00 Introduction 0:50 The Navigator’s Seat 1:27 The Navigator’s Table 2:45 The D.F.Loop 3:36 The Compass Variation Setting Unit 4:36 The D.R. Compass 5:10 The Drift Recorder Mk.II 5:57 The Bubble Sextant Mk.IX 6:29 The Astro Compass 7:44 The Air Position Indicator 8:28 The Air Mileage Unit Mk.II 9:16 The Ground Position Indicator 9:57 The Air Mileage Indicator 10:31 The Astrograph Mk.I 12:07 Gee Mk.II 13:51 The Terry L315 Angle Poise Lamp 14:16 Various Navigator’s Equipment 14:59 The Computor Mk.IIIH 15:22 The ‘Dalton’ 15:36 Bomber Command Target Maps