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( RAF news from Lincolnshires BBMF). Although 7,377 Lancaster aircraft were produced between 1941 and 1946, only two remain airworthy one a ( Mark 1 nicknamed "Thumper" ) is maintained by the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight ( BBMF ), and the other by Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum ( CWHM ). These two Iconic aircraft met for the first time as CWHM's "Vera" ( named for it's Identification markings V-RA ) a Mark X Lanc- aster arrived in England recently after a 3,700 mile transatlantic flight from it's home in Ontario, stopping in Newfoundland and Iceland on route to Lincolnshire's RAF Coningsby for the start of a tour which will see both Lancaster's flying together at 60 venues across the UK. On another note, it is now confirmed that the "Vulcan" aircraft is to fly with the two Lancaster's on 21st August from RAF Waddington Lincoln. Here's a few photo's of "VERA" and one of "Thumper" and "VERA" together.