Avro Lancaster by Ron Mackay HARDBACK 9780764358456

Schiffer Publishing

Avro LancasterRAF Bomber Commands Heavy Bomber in World WarII\nAuthor(s): Ron Mackay\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, United States\nImprint: Schiffer Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780764358456, 978-0764358456\nSynopsis\nThe Avro Lancaster was the Royal Air Force's main four-engine bomber in World War II. Itssuperb design, overall performance, and load-carrying capacity proved key factors in successfully prosecuting the nocturnal bombing offensive against Hitler's industrial and military base.\n\nWith 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, which took out key targets.\n\nThe Lancaster was also featured in the classic 1955 British filmThe Dam Busters, the story of the famed May 1943 low-level bombing raid in Germany's Ruhr River valley.\n\nBy the end of the war, upward of sixty squadrons operated the Lancaster, demonstrating clear proo.