More than 4,000 Lancaster bombers were built at the Avro factory at Woodford Aerodrome in Stockport. The planes were used in the 617 Squadron Dambuster raids on dams in Germany's Ruhr valley.

A memorial has been unveiled to commemorate a Dambusters crew who were shot down moments before reaching safety. The Avro Lancaster - flown by Flt Cdr Henry Melvin "Dinghy" Young - was shot down ...

Incredible footage shows one of only two remaining airworthy Second World War-era Avro Lancaster Bombers flying over the Lake ...