The York was one of the best-known military transport aircraft of the post war era, developed as it was from the highly successful Lancaster bomber.
Using the wings, tail, undercarriage and engines of the Lancaster, the York's wings were placed high in the fuselage to allow bulky loads to be carried. The first Yorks entered production in 1943 and 258 were built.
They were used in the Berlin airlift and many entered service as airliners in the 1940s and 1950s. In the RAF, they were replaced by the Handley Page Hastings.
