Resources — Roy Chadwick & the Lancaster | Museums, Books & Further Reading

A collection of external resources for further reading about Roy Chadwick, the Lancaster bomber, and related aviation history.

Museums & Memorials

International Bomber Command Centre: Lincoln, England. Includes the Chadwick Centre, which uses state-of-the-art technology and interactive displays to tell the story of Bomber Command through the eyes of those who witnessed events first-hand.
Bomber Command Museum of Canada: Nanton, Alberta. Margaret Dove, Roy Chadwick's daughter, was honorary president from 1990 to 2008.
RAF Museum: London & Cosford. Lancaster bomber in the collection.
Imperial War Museum: “Architect of Wings” biography in collections.
Avro Heritage Centre: Woodford, Cheshire. Near the aerodrome where Roy worked and died.
Science Museum Group: Roy Chadwick in their people collection.

Only two Lancasters remain airworthy in the world today.

“City of Lincoln” (PA474): Operated by the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, RAF Coningsby, England.
Mynarski Memorial Lancaster (FM213): Operated by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Hamilton, Ontario.

Architect of Wings: A Biography of Roy Chadwick by Harald Penrose (first published 1985 by Airlife; reissued 2026 by Crowood Press)
Avro: An Aircraft Album by E.A. Harlin and G.A. Jenks
By Seaplane and Sledge in the Arctic by George Binney — University of Oxford Library. An account of the Oxford University Arctic Expedition using Roy Chadwick's Avro Arctic.