What was the Avro Lancaster famous for?

Although the Avro Avro Lancaster was primarily a night bomber, it excelled in many other roles including daylight and precision bombing raids. In the latter role, some were adapted to carry the 12,000 lb Tallboy and ultimately, the 22,000 lb Grand Slam Earthquake bombs (also designed by Wallis).

Where were Wellington bombers built?

The geodesic construction is evident through the Perspex windows along the aircraft’s side. The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engined, long-range medium bomber. It was designed during the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey.

What is the history of the Avro Lincoln?

The Avro Lincoln originated from a design produced by Roy Chadwick as a development of the earlier Lancaster bomber which had been produced with the purpose of conforming with the requirements of the Specification B.14/43. Known initially as the Lancaster IV and Lancaster V, the envisioned aircraft,…

What is the difference between the Halifax and the Lancaster bomber?

Both bombers were similar, the Lancaster proved to have the better bombload and with an immense bomb bay could carry the largest (size and weight) bombs devised during the war. The Halifax was still a good bomber but sits in the shadow like the B24 Liberator does to the B17 Fortress.

What type of aircraft is the Lancaster bomber?

Avro Lancaster. It was designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax, both bombers having been developed to the same specification, as well as the Short Stirling, all three aircraft being four-engined heavy bombers adopted by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the same wartime era.

What was the original name of the Lincoln bomber?

Avro Lincoln. The Avro Type 694, better known as the Avro Lincoln, is a British four-engined heavy bomber, which first flew on 9 June 1944. Developed from the Avro Lancaster, the first Lincoln variants were initially known as the Lancaster IV and V; these were renamed Lincoln I and II.