Lancaster

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World War II aircraft heavy bomber military aircraft

The Lancaster is a British four-engined World War II heavy bomber renowned for its major role in night bombing campaigns and famous missions such as the "Dambusters" raid.

Aliases (1)

Avro Lancaster ×49

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II aircraft → heavy bomber → military aircraft →
aircraftConfiguration	four-engined monoplane →
airForceRole	main heavy bomber of RAF Bomber Command →
alliedOperator	Royal Air Force Bomber Command → Royal Australian Air Force → Royal Canadian Air Force → Royal New Zealand Air Force →
construction	all-metal stressed-skin →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
crewSize	7 →
derivedFrom	Avro Manchester →
designedFor	high payload bombing →
designer	Roy Chadwick →
engineType	Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 piston engine →
enteredRAFService	1942 →
era	World War II era →
famousFor	attacks on German industrial targets → precision night bombing raids →
firstFlight	1941-01-09 →
fuselageType	slender fuselage with large bomb bay →
manufacturer	Avro →
maximumBombLoad	approximately 14,000 kg →
nationality	British →
notableOperation	Dambusters raid → Operation Chastise →
notableWeaponCarried	Grand Slam bomb → Tallboy bomb → Upkeep bouncing bomb →
numberOfEngines	4 →
operationalUse	daylight precision raids later in the war → night bombing campaigns over Germany →
primaryRole	night bombing → strategic bombing →
primaryUser	Royal Air Force →
serviceEntry	1942 →
status	retired from frontline service →
successor	Avro Lincoln →
survivingExamples	preserved in museums and as airworthy warbirds →
unitInvolved	No. 617 Squadron RAF →
usedFor	mining operations → pathfinder marking → special operations →
usedInConflict	World War II →
variant	Avro Lancaster B.I → Avro Lancaster B.III → Avro Lancaster B.X →
wingType	mid-wing monoplane →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Royal Air Force →	notableAircraft