Editing Avro Lancaster (section)

====Royal Air Force====
The Lancaster remained in use for several years after the end of the war, during which a number of high-profile operations were conducted.<ref name="goul garb 12"/>

During the summer of 1946, [[No. 35 Squadron RAF|No. 35 Squadron]] Lancasters toured the United States and were [[autograph]]ed by various American movie stars, and retained these until their retirements.<ref name="goul garb 12"/> A pair of Lancasters, ''PD328'' and ''PB873'', performed several long-distance flights, including round-the-world and trans-polar trips.<ref name="goul garb 12">Goulding and Garbett 1966, p. 12.</ref>

The Lancaster remained at the forefront of RAF Bomber Command while the Lancaster B.I was gradually replaced by the improved Lancaster B.I (F/E) and B.VII (F/E) models.<ref name="goul garb 11"/> During 1947–1948, [[No. 82 Squadron RAF|No. 82 Squadron]] received new PR.1 dedicated photo-reconnaissance model derived from the Lancaster B.1 which was painted silver and lacked defensive turrets. These carried out aerial surveys of Central and [[East Africa]] and at least one was operated by the [[Ministry of Aviation]].<ref name="goul garb 12" /> [[RAF Coastal Command]] received a small number of grey-painted Lancaster MR.1s, which were normally based at [[RAF Kinloss]], [[Moray Firth]].<ref name="goul garb 12" />

The Lancaster continued to be operated in significant numbers until the introduction of the [[Avro Lincoln]], a development of the Lancaster. The Lincoln was not available in quantity for several years following the end of the conflict,<ref name = "mat kit gra 59 60">Mantelli, Brown, Kittel and Graf 2017, pp. 59–60.</ref> and it took until December 1953 for the final Bomber Command Lancaster to be retired.<ref name="goul garb 11"/> The last Lancaster in active service with the RAF, a reconnaissance aircraft, is believed to have been retired in late 1954.<ref name="goul garb 12 13">Goulding and Garbett 1966, pp. 12–13.</ref>