Disambiguation evidence for Lancaster via surface form

"Avro Lancaster"


As subject (49)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Avro Lancaster".

Predicate Object
airForceRole main heavy bomber of RAF Bomber Command
aircraftConfiguration four-engined monoplane
alliedOperator Royal Air Force Bomber Command
alliedOperator Royal Australian Air Force
alliedOperator Royal Canadian Air Force
alliedOperator 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
surface form: Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 piston engine
enteredRAFService 1942
era World War II era
famousFor attacks on German industrial targets
famousFor precision night bombing raids
firstFlight 1941-01-09
fuselageType slender fuselage with large bomb bay
instanceOf World War II aircraft
instanceOf heavy bomber
instanceOf military aircraft
manufacturer Avro
maximumBombLoad approximately 14,000 kg
nationality British
notableOperation Operation Chastise
surface form: Dambusters raid
notableOperation Operation Chastise
notableWeaponCarried Grand Slam bomb
notableWeaponCarried Tallboy bomb
notableWeaponCarried Upkeep bouncing bomb
numberOfEngines 4
operationalUse daylight precision raids later in the war
operationalUse night bombing campaigns over Germany
primaryRole night bombing
primaryRole 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
usedFor pathfinder marking
usedFor special operations
usedInConflict World War II
variant Avro Lancaster
surface form: Avro Lancaster B.I
variant Avro Lancaster
surface form: Avro Lancaster B.III
variant Avro Lancaster
surface form: Avro Lancaster B.X
wingType mid-wing monoplane