The Lancaster's empty weight was just over 36,000 pounds, very close to that of the B-17. -However the Lancaster had a bomb load of 16 - 20,000 pounds -twice what the B-17 carried.
Avro Lancaster was created in 1942.
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The aircraft were adapted Avro Lancaster Mk IIIs, known as B Mark III Special (Type 464 Provisioning).
I have just finished a 1:32 scale model of an Avro B1 Mk 1 Lancaster Bomber. Approx. 1200 hours of loving work over a period of 2 & 1/2 years. Is there a Lancaster model association that I can join and compare models etc. ? My email is echs@global.co.za Brian
The Lancaster was built at a number of factories in order to increase production. The majority came from Avro at Chadderton near Manchester, others were built by Metropolitan-Vickers, Armstrong Whitworth and at the Austin Motor Company works in Longbridge, Birmingham. The Lancaster was also produced in Victory Aircraft, Malton, Ontario, Canada.
The Lancaster was the main British heavy bomber.
Avro Lancaster was created in 1942.
The Avro Lancaster was the main heavy bomber of the RAF during WW2. They carried out literally thousands of missions.
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Avro was based at Woodford, in Cheshire, England.
During the life of the Avro lancaster bomber it dropped more than 608,000 tons of bombs on 156,000 wartime missions.
Avro Lancaster B111 'Special'
Avro Lancaster B111 'Special'
The Avro Lancaster had a maximum payload of 6,350 kg. So in terms of weight it could have carried some 80 adults plus its regular crew of seven.
Principally the Avro Lancaster. The Short Stirling & The Handley-Page Halifax were the supporting players. Pathfinding was usually done by the de Haviland Mosquito.
Vickers Wellington and Avro Lancaster.
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