BAE Systems wins £5m contract to support BBMF Lancaster airworthiness
BAE Systems has received a £5 million contract to provide specialist post design engineering support to keep the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Avro Lancaster PA474 airworthy. Work includes investigating defects, assessing proposed repairs, and finding safe alternatives where original materials or processes are unavailable, with design reviews supporting the aircraft’s structure and aerodynamics. After starboard wing damage was found, structures specialists assessed a repair and engineers removed major components including all four Merlin