Aries Aircraft
There were 5 aircraft bearing the name "Aries". The first was, of course Lancaster B1 PD328 which was flown on many record breaking trips before, modified with "Lancastrian-type" nose and tail, it was used on the first RAF flights to the North Pole, starting on 6 May 1945. The second and third aircraft were Lincolns RE364 and RE367 (often incorrectly recorded as RF367), both of which were nicknamed "Lincolnians". RE367 was simply painted "Aries" and carried the code FG-AW. Aries 4 and 5 were Canberras. (PR7, WT528 was Aries V).