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Avro 691 Lancastrian
YEAR BUILT:
1944
NUMBER BUILT:
85
WINGSPAN:
102 ft
LENGTH:
76 ft 10 in
HEIGHT:
19 ft 6 in
CREW:
4 (+ 1 attendant and up to 13 passengers)
MAX SPEED:
315 mph
POWERPLANT:
4 x Rolls Royce Merlin (up to 1,750 hp)
ARMAMENT:
None
Avro Lancastrian (Type 691)
NOTES:
Developed from the Lancaster as an interim airliner. Ran Trans-Atlantic services. First aeroplane to circumnavigate the globe in less than a week.
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