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Title: THE LANCASTER
By: Gordon A. A. Wilson, Martin Keen (Photos), Peter Mansbridge
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 1445671085
ISBN 13: 9781445671086
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Publisher: AMBERLEY PUBLISHING
Pub. date: 15 March, 2017
Pages: 288
Description: A stunning illustrated history of the most famous Second World War RAF bomber.
Synopsis: The Avro Lancaster took the RAF's bombing campaign right to the heart of Nazi Germany, night after night, despite suffering appalling losses. The unique airframe, with one continuous bomb bay and four powerful Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, allowed the Lancaster to carry a variety of bomb loads. Without the Lancaster, RAF Bomber Command's offensive against Germany would not have had the devastating and controversial impact that it achieved. The speed, agility and bomb-carrying capacity of this bomber allowed it to destroy targets ranging from hardened-concrete submarine pens and reservoir dams to railway marshalling yards and factories producing vital military hardware.This book is both the story of the Lancaster and that of its seven-man crews: pilot, bomb aimer/nose gunner, wireless operator, flight engineer, navigator and mid-upper and rear gunners. Illustrated with over 250 photographs, including several wartime images as well and many in full colour, it is also the history of the four most complete surviving airframes: the only two flying Lancasters in the world (PA474 and FM213) and the two ground-running aircraft (NX611 and FM159). Lancaster NX611 has been extensively photographed inside and out by Martin Keen, to give a real sense of what it was like to fly in this aircraft.
Illustrations: 300 Illustrations, unspecified
Publication: UK
Imprint: Amberley Publishing
Returns: Returnable
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