Avro Lancaster
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The Avro Lancaster was a British four‑engined heavy bomber of World War II, renowned for its night bombing raids and precision attacks such as the famous "Dambusters" mission.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II aircraft
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heavy bomber ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
.303 in Browning machine guns
ⓘ
12,000 lb Tallboy bomb ⓘ 22,000 lb Grand Slam bomb ⓘ 4,000 lb “Cookie” blast bomb ⓘ conventional bombs ⓘ defensive gun turrets ⓘ |
| bombloadCapacity |
up to 14,000 kg
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up to 22,000 lb ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 7 ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Avro Manchester ⓘ |
| designedBy | Roy Chadwick ⓘ |
| engineCount | 4 ⓘ |
| engineType |
Rolls-Royce Merlin
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surface form:
Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 piston engine
|
| fameReason |
effectiveness in night bombing campaigns over Germany
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precision attacks on strategic targets ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1941-01-09 ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Royal Air Force Bomber Command ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | A.V. Roe and Company ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 287 mph at 15,000 ft ⓘ |
| nickname | Lanc ⓘ |
| notableMission |
Operation Chastise
ⓘ
surface form:
Dambusters raid on Ruhr dams
|
| notableOperation | Operation Chastise ⓘ |
| notablePreservedAircraft |
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
FM213 (Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum)
PA474 (RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight) ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 7,300 ⓘ |
| operator |
Argentine Air Force
ⓘ
Free French Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Free French Air Forces
Polish Armed Forces in the West ⓘ
surface form:
Polish Air Forces in exile
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ Egyptian Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Egyptian Air Force
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ |
| preservedExamples | several museum aircraft worldwide ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
night bombing
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strategic bombing ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1941–1946 ⓘ |
| range | about 2,530 miles ⓘ |
| roleInDambustersRaid | carried specially modified bouncing bombs ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | about 24,500 ft ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1942 ⓘ |
| successor | Avro Lincoln ⓘ |
| unitInvolved | No. 617 Squadron RAF ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
|
| wingConfiguration | mid-wing monoplane ⓘ |
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Avro Lancaster
this entity surface form:
Avro Lancaster B.I
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Avro Lancaster
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Avro Lancaster B.III
subject surface form:
Avro Lancaster
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Avro Lancaster B.X
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Avro Lancaster (maritime variants)
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Avro Lancaster B Mark III Special
this entity surface form:
Avro Manchester/Lancaster family
this entity surface form:
Avro Lancaster bomber
this entity surface form:
Avro Lancaster B.I (Special)
this entity surface form:
Avro Lancaster bomber
this entity surface form:
Avro Lancaster B.Mk I Special
this entity surface form:
Avro Lancaster (Battle of Britain Memorial Flight)
this entity surface form:
Avro Lancaster B.I
this entity surface form:
Avro Lancaster B.III
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Avro Lancaster (historically)
subject surface form:
Vickers Wellington
this entity surface form:
Avro Lancaster (some variants)
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Bristol Hercules
this entity surface form:
Avro Lancaster Mk II
this entity surface form:
Lancaster bomber
this entity surface form:
Avro Lancaster bomber
this entity surface form:
Avro Lancaster B.Mk I (Special)
subject surface form:
PA474
this entity surface form:
Avro Lancaster B.I
this entity surface form:
Avro Lancaster (historical)