4   km / h ). ▁ ▁The ▁Lan cast rian ▁was ▁fast , ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁range , ▁and ▁was ▁capable ▁of ▁carrying ▁a ▁heavy ▁load , ▁but ▁space ▁inside ▁was ▁very ▁limited ▁as ▁the ▁Lanc aster ▁had ▁been ▁designed ▁with ▁space ▁for ▁its ▁seven ▁crew ▁dispers ed ▁throughout ▁the ▁fus el age , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁load ▁being ▁carried ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 3   ft ▁( 1 0 . 0 5 ▁m ) ▁long ▁bomb ▁bay . ▁Con sequently , ▁as ▁passengers ▁are ▁bul ky ▁but ▁low ▁in ▁weight , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁su ited ▁to ▁carry ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁passengers , ▁but ▁was ▁suitable ▁for ▁mail ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁VI P ▁passengers . ▁BO AC ▁used ▁it ▁for ▁fl ights ▁between ▁England ▁and ▁Australia ▁from ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁It ▁also ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁R AF ; ▁R AF ▁Lanc aster ▁I ▁serial ▁number ▁P D 3 2 8 , ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁Lan cast rian ▁and ▁renamed ▁A ries , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁serving ▁with ▁Q ant as ▁and ▁Fl ota ▁A é rea ▁Mer c ante ▁Argentina . ▁ ▁Lan cast ri ans ▁were ▁used ▁during ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Airl ift ▁to ▁transport ▁pet rol ; ▁ 1 5 ▁aircraft ▁made ▁over ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁tri ps . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁a ▁Lan cast rian ▁operated ▁by ▁B S AA ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁aircraft ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁scheduled ▁flight ▁from