United Kingdom's Avro Lancaster Bomber1
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Design
It was based on the Avro Manchester.1
Usage
Over 156,000 missions were flown by Lancasters.1
Used on the "Dambusters" raid by the No. 617 Squadron.1 The Lancasters had to fly 60' / 18.3 m above the water at exactly 249 mph / 402 kph when it released the rotating bomb, which then skipped across the water to sink next to the dam and then detonate.1
| Avro Lancaster B Mk I1 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Bomber1 |
| Crew | 81 Pilot, navigator, flight engineer, bombaimer, nose gunner, mid-upper gunner, radio operator, rear gunner1 |
| Engine (Type) | 4: Merlin 241 |
| Cylinders | Inverted inline1 |
| Cooling | |
| HP | |
| Propeller blades | |
| Dimensions | |
| Span | 102'1 31.09 m1 |
| Length | 69'1 21.18 m1 |
| Height | 20'1 6.25 m1 |
| Wing area | 1,296 ft2 1 120.49 m2 1 |
| Weight | |
| Empty | 36,923 lb1 16,783 kg1 |
| Loaded | 67,859 lb1 30,845 kg1 |
| Performance | |
| Speed @ 11,480' / 3,500 m1 | 286 mph1 462 kph1 |
| Climb | |
| Service ceiling | 24,492'1 7,467 m1 |
| Range with 13,970 lb / 6,350 kg bomb load | 1,674 miles1 2,700 km1 |
| Armament | 9: 7.7 mm Browning MG1 |
| Bombs | 14,000 lb1 6,350 kg1 |
| Production |
Sources:
- Aircraft of WWII, General Editor: Jim Winchester, 2004
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