LANCASTER BOMBER

Famed for its prowess and entrenched in popular culture by The Dam Busters film of 1955, the Lancaster bomber played a vital role in securing an allied victory in World War II

Arguably the most famous heavy bomber of World War II, the Avro-built Lancaster bomber undertook some of the most dangerous and complex missions yet encountered by the RAF. Primarily a night bomber but frequently used during the daytime too, the Lancasters under Bomber Command flew some 156,000 sorties during the war, dropping 609,000 tons of bombs. Among these bombs was the famous ‘bouncing bomb’ designed by British inventor Barnes Wallis, a payload that would lead the Lancaster to remain famed long after 1945. How It Works takes a look inside a Avro Lancaster to see what made it so successful. LANCASTER BOMBER CREW 7 LENGTH 21.18M WINGSPAN 31.09M HEIGHT 7.3M (24FT) WEIGHT 29,000KG POWERPLANT 4 X ROLLS-ROYCE MERLIN XX V12 ENGINES MAX SPEED 280MPH MAX RANGE 3,000 MILES MAX ALTITUDE…

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History of War Book of Combat Machines (Digital) - 1 Issue, History of War Book of Combat Machines 2016

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