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AVRO Lancaster
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Above, Lancaster
KB839 in the Air Park of the
Greenwood Military Aviation Museum.
Today, there are two
AVRO Lancasters in flying condition. One is flying in England, part
of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF), and the other one is
here in Canada. It is called the Mynarski Lancaster and is part of the
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope, Ontario.
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All of the photos below are of the Mynarski
Lancaster VR*A.
    
    
    
   
   
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Photos by André Ravary
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| Manufacturer: |
Avro |
| Overall Length: |
69 |
feet |
6 |
inches |
21.2 |
metres |
| Wing Span: |
102 |
feet |
0 |
inches |
31.1 |
metres |
| Height (tip of tail): |
20 |
feet |
4 |
inches |
6.2 |
metres |
| All-Up Weight: |
61, 500 |
pounds |
27, 896 |
kilograms |
| Empty Weight: |
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pounds |
|
kilograms |
| Fuel Load: |
15, 509 |
pounds |
7, 035 |
kilograms |
| Type: |
Standard 100 octane aviation gas |
| Maximum - |
317 |
mph |
510 |
Km/h |
275 |
knots |
| Patrol - |
184 |
mph |
296 |
Km/h |
160 |
knots |
| Endurance: |
|
Hours cruise |
|
Hours patrol |
| Range: |
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Miles |
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Kilometres |
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Nautical |
| Ceiling: |
|
feet |
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metres |
| Engine: |
4 of either Rolls-Royce Merlin or Packard Merlin
12 cylinder Vee-configuration piston engines, each 1240hp or 1629hp respectively, turning
3-bladed propellors. |
| History: |
The Lancaster was developed as a four-engine
version of the unsuccessful two-engined Manchester bomber. Lancasters carried the heaviest
bomb carried by any WWII aircraft, the 22,000lb "Grand Slam". The Lancaster Mk10
was built exclusively in Canada. |
| Canadian Purchase: |
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| Greenwood Service: |
The original Lancaster Mk10 war bird served with
405 and 408 Squadrons (Tiger Force) at Greenwood between August 1945 and January 1946.
N0.103 RU used modified Lancaster at Greenwood from March 1948 for SAR duties. maritime
(MR) version served with 405 Squadron from reactivation to November 1955. It also served
with 404 and 407 Squadrons and No.2(Maritime) OTU. Lancasters served in many other roles
with Canadian squadrons until the 1960s. |
| Crew: |
Normal crew of 7; 2 pilots, 1 flight engineer, 2
navigators and 2 radio officers. |
| Equipment: |
H2S/APS-33 radar, Electronic Counter Measures
(ECM), Exhaust Trail Indicator (ETI) and an initial fitment of passive sonobuoy
monitoring. The Lancaster served as a test-bed for several new sensors during its career. |
| Weapons: |
Torpedoes, bombs, depth charges, mines. |
| Remarks: |
12 hours maximum, 8 hours normal patrol |
| References: |
"The History of CFB Greenwood,
1942-1992", Craig Kelman and Associates Ltd. |
| An empty field indicates either that the
information does not apply to that airframe or is yet unavailable. Feel free to
drop us a line to help us fill in any blanks or correct errors. Several sources may list
different specifications based on different versions of the airframe. We have tried to use
the statistics that reflect the aircraft as flown in Greenwood. All conversions among
units have been rounded and are approximate values. |
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