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Avro 683 Lancaster

YEAR BUILT:

1941

NUMBER BUILT:

7,377

WINGSPAN:

102 ft

LENGTH:

69 ft 4 in

HEIGHT:

20 ft 6 in

CREW:

7

MAX SPEED:

287 mph

POWERPLANT:

4 x Rolls Royce Merlin (up to 1,750 hp) or Bristol Herculese (1,650 hp)

ARMAMENT:

Payload up to 22,000 lb

Avro Lancaster (Type 683)

NOTES:

Legendary World War II heavy bomber. Delivered two-thirds of all bombs dropped over Europe by the RAF. Brought home British POWs and dropped food parcels when hostilities ceased.

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