Description: Avro LancasterRAF Bomber Command's Heavy Bomber in World War IIRon MackayThe Avro Lancaster was the Royal Air Force’s main four-engine bomber in World War II. Its superb design, overall performance, and load-carrying capacity proved key factors in successfully prosecuting the nocturnal bombing offensive against Hitler’s industrial and military base. With its ability to carry up to 16,000 pounds in explosives and incendiaries, specialist Lancasters could also deliver the 12,000-pound “Tallboy” and 22,000-pound “Grand Slam” bombs that took out key targets. The Lancaster was also featured in the classic 1955 British film The Dam Busters, the story of the famed May 1943 low-level bombing raid in Germany’s Ruhr River valley. By the end of the war, upward of sixty squadrons operated the Lancaster, demonstrating clear proof of its preeminent presence within the RAF’s offensive. Part of the Legends of Warfare series. Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation (Book 25)Hardcover: 112 pagesPublisher: Schiffer Military History (November 28, 2019)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0764358456ISBN-13: 9780764358456
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Features: Illustrated
Original Language: English
Book Series: Legends of Warfare
Book Title: Avro Lancaster : Raf Bomber Command's Heavy Bomber in WORLD War&Nbsp;II
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.7in.
Item Width: 9in.
Author: Ron Mackay
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Military / World War II, Military / Aviation
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, The Limited
Publication Year: 2019
Genre: History
Item Weight: 32.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 112 Pages
