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Lancaster, also known as "Lanc" - the most used British heavy bomber of WWII. Lancasters flew 156,000 missions. The Lancaster was a development of the unsatisfactory twin-engine Manchester. It had a rectangular fuselage, mid-set wing and twin tail fins and rudders. It was able to carry very heavy bombs and bulky 'special' weapons; with modifications to the bomb-bay even 10.000kg bombs were carried.
Lancaster has a Martin upper turret with two 50-calibre guns. Maritime patrol versions had no top turret, andJirka Wagner only the front turret was armed with two .303-calibre machine guns. Drafty, noisy, and uncomfortable on long flights, the Lancaster was nevertheless strong, reliable, and a delight to fly.
| General characteristics Lancaster Mk. I | |||
| Primary function | Heavy bomber | ||
| Power plant | Four Rolls-Royce Merlin XX (or XXII) engines | ||
| Thrust | 4x 1,460 HP | 4x 1,090 kW | |
| Wingspan | 102 ft | 31.1 m | |
| Length | 69.25 ft | 21.1 m | |
| Height | 19.6 ft | 5.97 m | |
| Wingarea | 1,292 sq ft | 120 sq m | |
| Weight | empty | 36,828 lb | 16,705 kg |
| max. | 70,000 lb | 31,750 kg | |
| Speed | max. | 287 mph | 462 km/h |
| cruising | 210 mph | 338 km/h | |
| Ceiling | 24,500 ft | 7,470 m | |
| Range | 1,662 mi | 2,675 km | |
| Armament | 10x 7.7mm machine gun; up to 9,980 kg bombs | ||
| Crew | Seven (pilot, flight engineer, navigator, bomb aimer, radio operator and two gunners) | ||
| First flight | 9.1.1941 | ||
| Date deployed | 1942 | ||
| Number built | 7,378 (incl. 430 in Canada) | ||
Jirka Wagner
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