Silhouette WW2 Lancaster Bomber ~ Standing Approx 20cm tall

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It replaced the aging British Halifax and Stirling, two more frequently used bombers, as the type was built in more significant quantities by the Royal Air Force (RAF), the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), and squadrons from other Commonwealth and European countries operating under the RAF.

PA474, based at Coningsby, Lincolnshire, U.K., is operated by The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF). The other, named "Vera" (coded VR-A, FM213), is in Canada and is operated by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope, a suburb of Hamilton, Ontario. The B-29 had a maximum range of around 5,830 miles (9,382 km), while the Avro Lancaster had a maximum range of approximately 2,530 miles (4073 km). Additionally, the service ceiling of the B-29 was around 31,850 feet (9,707 meters), while the service ceiling of the Avro Lancaster was around 24,500 feet (7,500 meters). A Lancastrian belonging to British South American Airways (BSAA) took off on the first regularly scheduled flight from the brand-new London Heathrow Airport in March 1946. How good was Avro Lancaster in battle? Whether you are a history buff, an aviation enthusiast, or appreciate the sacrifices made by generations before us, the Avro Lancaster is a must-see and must-learn piece of our shared history. As one of the most frequently employed night bombers during World War II, the "Lanc," as it was referred to colloquially, delivered 608,612 long tonnes (618,378,000 lb) of bombs over 156,000 missions.Furthermore, only one in forty airmen were anticipated to survive a second tour of thirty operations by 1943, making them less likely to survive than the soldiers in the First World War's trenches. The plane entered service with RAF Bomber Command in 1942, and when the strategic bombing campaign over Europe gained steam, it served as the primary aircraft for nighttime bombing operations. Almost all of the Lancaster aircraft built during the war were used to bomb German cities at night strategically. The large bomb bays of these aircraft typically carried a mixed load of high-explosive bombs for these missions, such as the cylindrical 2,000–4,000 pound (900–1,800 kg) high-blast "cookie" or several 1,000–2,000 pound (450–900 kg) bombs, with the remaining bomb load typically being made up of small incendiaries. Some Lancasters had receivers for the "Gee" and "Oboe" radio guidance systems and H2S ground-mapping radar starting in 1943 and subsequently upgraded H2X radar. When targeting targets close enough to Britain to be directed by the radio bombing aids, radar-equipped Lancasters could bomb at night with high accuracy by the spring of 1944.

As a consequence, the atomic bomb's developers immediately determined that "Little Boy," a tubular "gun-type fission weapon," and "Fat Man," an oval plutonium implosion weapon, would be too big to be dropped from a standard bomber-like the B-17 or the B-24 due to their unusual size and weight. By performing precise assaults on bridges, rail yards, and other transportation targets, Lancasters played a significant part in the buildup to D-Day (June 6, 1944). After the war, Lancasters continued to be used as patrol bombers well into the 1950s, and a Lancastrian civilian airliner version was manufactured in modest quantities. How many Lancaster bombers got shot down in World War 2? The Avro Lancaster bomber remains an iconic symbol of Britain's bravery and determination during World War II. With its impressive performance and versatility, the Lancaster played a crucial role in the Allied victory and will forever be remembered as a true masterpiece of aviation engineering. The raid was a success, with two of the three dams being severely damaged, leading to widespread flooding and destruction of infrastructure and facilities in the Ruhr Valley.

The famed "Dambusters Raid" aside, one of their most critical roles was the sinking of the German battleship "Tirpitz" on November 12, 1944, by 31 Lancaster bombers dropping 12,000 pounds (5,400 kg) "Tallboy" bombs in the isolated Kaa fjord of Norway. For around six months, Bomber Command was unaware of the German homing capabilities, and many bomber crews paid the price for this ignorance with their lives.

By removing both gun turrets and armor plating, engineers could also considerably reduce the aircraft's weight. These B-29s significantly outperformed the standard variants in terms of performance. However, history could have been very different if the B-29 wasn't ready in time for the end of the war. As it turns out, that "honor" could have been given to a set of specially modified Lancaster bombers. The B-29 "Superfortress" was a formidable and capable bomber. Still, for a payload as large and unwieldy as the first atomic bombs, it didn't quite cut the mustard in its original configuration. By comparison, the Lancaster bomber had gigantic bomb bays that could handle such a giant bomb. For this reason, it was, albeit for a short time, considered the ideal aircraft for the job.

As impressive as the Avro Lancaster was, it was not invulnerable like other era bombers. Many planes were lost with, all too often, their entire crew with them. Given Lancaster's armaments and bomb-carrying capacity, it was involved in many famous bombing campaigns of the war. The mission aimed to severely disrupt the region's German industrial and military capabilities by damaging the hydropower plants, power stations, and factories that relied on the dams for electricity. The Canadian Warplane Heritage Lancaster was painted with the markings of Guy Gibson's 617 Squadron aircraft (Code AJ-G, ED932) when he oversaw the "Dambusters" raids for the 2018 flying season to honor the 75th anniversary of "Operation Chastise." What aircraft were used to drop the first atomic bombs? The Army Air Forces Materiel Command at Wright Field, Ohio, received instructions from the United States Army Air Forces on November 30, 1943, for a highly secret B-29 modification project.

Little Boy," the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, relied on a simple mechanism called a gun-type design, where two sub-critical masses of uranium-235 were brought together to form a supercritical mass, initiating the fission reaction.

There are hopes to make another Lancaster, "Just Jane," NX611, a B MkVII, airworthy in the future. "Just Jane"is based at the East Kirkby Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre. Bazalgette FM159, located at the Bomber Command Museum of Canada in Nanton, Alberta, is the fourth Lancaster with working engines and the ability to taxi. It was painstakingly repaired after being vandalized and is now a popular tourist attraction. On December 2, the first B-29 arrived in Wright Field, Ohio, where the bomb bay received major modifications. Engineers removed the B-29's four bomb bay doors and the fuselage portion between the bays and replaced them with a single 33-foot (10-meter) bomb bay to handle the length of the gun-type weapon. With its distinctive silhouette and powerful performance, the Lancaster became one of the war's most recognizable and iconic aircraft.