No. 511 Squadron was a Royal Air Force transport squadron, active during World War II, the Berlin Airlift and during the sixties and early seventies. It operated, during its three periods of existence, aircraft such as the Douglas Dakota, the Avro York, the Handley Page Hastings and the Bristol Britannia.
A 511 Sqn York CI on its way to the Far East at Luqa, Malta, 3 August 1945.
Hastings C.2 of No. 511 Squadron at Manchester Airport in 1952.
Bristol Britannia C.1 of 511 Squadron in 1976.
The Avro York was a British transport aircraft developed by Avro during the Second World War. The design was derived from the Avro Lancaster heavy bomber, several sections of the York and Lancaster being identical. Due to the importance of Lancaster production, York output proceeded slowly until 1944, after which a higher priority was placed upon transport aircraft.
Avro York
RAF York
BOAC York operating a freight schedule at Heathrow in 1953
Air Charter York taking off from London Stansted in 1955 on a trooping flight to the Suez Canal Zone