Avro Lancaster aircraft gets Canada 150 makeover

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The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum unveiled a new look for the Avro Lancaster in time for Canada’s 150th birthday.

The fresh appearance of North America’s only flying Lancaster drew crowds of people to the museum on Saturday.

The temporary colour scheme included the markings of Canada’s first built Lancaster KB-700 – the Ruhr Express. The iconic aircraft made a significant contribution in WWII.

Victory Aircraft in Toronto employed nearly 10,000 people to build them.

Susan Scarborough said her family is humbled by the changes. Scarborough’s father was the first captain to fly the Ruhr Express off the assembly line in 1943 at the age of 23 and retired from the armed services in 1972.

Canada is the only country outside of England to produce the Lancaster Aircraft and produced more than 400 aircrafts.