Avro York aircraft

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The Avro York aircraft was a British four‑engined transport plane derived from the Lancaster bomber and widely used for military and civil airlift operations in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Avro York 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British aircraft
civil transport aircraft
four‑engined aircraft
military transport aircraft
transport aircraft
civilRegistrationPrefix G-
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crewSize 4
cruiseSpeed 255 mph
derivedFrom Avro Lancaster NERFINISHED
designer Roy Chadwick NERFINISHED
engineType Rolls-Royce Merlin NERFINISHED
enteredRAFServiceInYear 1944
firstFlightDate 1942-07-05
height 32 ft
introducedInYear 1943
length 78 ft 6 in
manufacturer Avro NERFINISHED
maximumSpeed 298 mph
maximumTakeoffWeight 72000 lb
notableOperation Berlin Airlift NERFINISHED
numberBuilt 259
numberOfEngines 4
primaryUser Royal Air Force
range 2600 mi
retiredInDecade 1960s
role transport
serviceCeiling 23000 ft
tailConfiguration triple-fin tail
typicalPassengerCapacity up to 56
usedBy Armée de l’Air NERFINISHED
BOAC NERFINISHED
British South American Airways NERFINISHED
Dan-Air NERFINISHED
Egyptian Air Force NERFINISHED
Pakistani Air Force NERFINISHED
RAAF NERFINISHED
RCAF NERFINISHED
Royal Air Force
SAAF NERFINISHED
Skyways NERFINISHED
usedFor VIP transport
cargo transport
long-range airlift
troop transport
usedInConflict Berlin Airlift NERFINISHED
World War II
surface form: Second World War
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane
wingspan 102 ft

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Operation Plainfare uses Avro York aircraft
Avro notableWork Avro York aircraft
this entity surface form: Avro York
RAF Transport Command aircraftOperated Avro York aircraft
this entity surface form: Avro York
A.V. Roe and Company notableWork Avro York aircraft
this entity surface form: Avro York
Roy Chadwick notableWork Avro York aircraft
this entity surface form: Avro York
Roy Chadwick designed Avro York aircraft
this entity surface form: Avro York