The Lancaster Jazz and Lancaster Music Festivals are respectively held every September and October, at venues throughout the city. The first recorded casualties amongst Lancaster crews were recorded on 24 March 1942 with the loss of R5493 to anti-aircraft fire over Lorient. It took over from Diversity FM, a community radio station run by Lancaster and District YMCA, which had closed in April 2012.

The tempo of Lancaster operations rose to a new height in August 1942, major raids were flown against targets in the Ruhr, Duisburg, and in the Baltic Sea. Initially, the improved aircraft was designated as the Type 683 Manchester III but was subsequently renamed the Lancaster.

The first combat use of Barnes Wallis' 12,000 lb (5,400 kg) 'Tallboy' bombs occurred around this time.

You can explore the campus with one of our Postgraduate students as a guide to study spaces, the library and the sports centre. InfoLab21 at the university is a Centre of Excellence for Information and Communication Technologies. The disadvantage of all radar and radio transmitting systems is that attacking forces can locate aircraft by picking up transmissions. Assuming the sight was set correctly when the target was in the crosshairs of the sword shape, the bomb aimer would be able to accurately release the bombs. Lancaster Castle, partly built in the 13th century and enlarged by Elizabeth I, stands on the site of a Roman garrison.x 8,000 lb (3,600 kg) impact or barometric fused HC and up to 6 x 500 lb (230 kg) impact or delay fused GP/HE bombs.

Despite this, the turrets used, starting with the FN-20, were never entirely satisfactory and numerous designs were tried. On 16 January 1943, the German capital city of Berlin was raided for the first time in over a year; conducted by an all-Lancaster force, the Berlin raid was fairly inconsequential beyond its psychological impact, not causing meaningful damage to either side. They were also produced at the Austin Motor Company works in Longbridge, Birmingham, later in the Second World War and post-war by Vickers-Armstrongs at Chester as well as at the Vickers Armstrong factory, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham. Furthermore, each Lancaster had its own ground crew early on; centralised servicing was introduced later. Nonetheless, the factory was successfully bombed, a feat that was personally hailed by Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the aftermath.Mark XIV bombsight A vector bombsight where the bomb aimer input details of the bombload, target altitude and wind direction and the analogue computer then continuously calculated the trajectory of the bombs and projected an inverted sword shape onto a sighting glass on the sighting head. Throughout the latter half of 1944, a series of high-profile bombing missions were performed by the Lancaster against the German battleship Tirpitz. The fort name is known only in a shortened form; the only evidence is a Roman milestone found 4 miles outside Lancaster, with an inscription ending L MP IIII, meaning "from L – 4 miles, [13] and that its name began with an L. Lancaster Arts has announced its spring season of live performances, concerts, exhibitions and events, launching a new theme for 2024, Flight.

James Crosby (born 1956) – chief executive of HBOS until 2006, attended Lancaster Royal Grammar School.A Lancaster University professor is taking part in a prestigious conference hosted by the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Upkeep" was suspended on laterally pivoted, vee-shaped struts which sprang apart beamwise when the bomb-release button was pressed. Flight testing of the new aircraft quickly proved it to be a substantial improvement over its predecessor. From misinformation and invisible cyber attacks, to irresponsible AI that could cause events involving multiple deaths, expert futurists have forecast how rapid technology changes may shape our world by 2040. We also offer financial advice on managing your budget and information on how much University will really cost.