by Canberra Man » Thu Apr 15, 2010 5:22 pm
In the royal Air Force in the fifties(That dates me!) I first worked on Avro Lincolns (A 126 feet wing span Lancaster, it was designed by the same man) To change the batteries was 2 hours of intense labour. They were installed in front of the main spar and after disconnecting, they were taken one at a time, over the main spar, over the secondary spar, under the mid upper turret, mind your head! Down a 40 inch drop, thats the end of the bomb bay and to the main door. The six feet down to the ground, do this four times and then the same amount of labour with the new batteries. Electricians working on Lincolns develope long arms!
Ken