RAF Avro York

New plane to me! Was this used as a (para)troop carrier?

The Avro 685 York was developed as a simple military transport for the Royal Air Force and flew for the first time at Manchester's Ringway airport on July 5, 1942. The design relied heavily on the company's Lancaster bomber, using the same wing, Merlin engines and dual tail assembly arranged around a larger, box-like fuselage.
The type was designed quickly but was a low prority aircraft and few were built until the end of World War II in 1945. When production ended in 1948, 256 had been built and these contuned in military service until the mid 1950s.

Only two remain. One at RAF Cosford museum and the other at the IWM Duxford.

Cant find any references to para drops but I suppose it is possible.

Cosford York



Duxford York being retored.