2 Engines, 78 Built: How the Manchester Failed into the Lancaster
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2 Engines, 78 Built: How the Manchester Failed into the Lancaster
With only 78 built, the Avro Manchester was plagued by unreliable Vulture engines that doomed its combat career. Yet its design became the foundation for the legendary four-engine Lancaster, one of the RAF’s most successful bombers. From failure to triumph, the Manchester’s short story shaped Britain’s air power in World War II.
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First flight of the Avro Lancaster, 9th January 1941. All the Wingleader Lancaster books, and Manchester for good measure. The tail turret mount is FN120, unfortunately without history. It holds .303 Brownings (professionally deactivated and certificated) from Spitfire and Curtiss Mohawk recoveries. The windscreen is from a scrapped aircraft, again, sadly, without history, as is the bomb steady. #WWII ##ww2aircraft #lancasterbomber #RAF #wwiihistory #ww2relics #RoyalAirForce #military #museum #r
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First flight of the Avro Lancaster, 9th January 1941. All the Wingleader Lancaster books, and Manchester for good measure. The tail turret mount is FN120, unfortunately without history. It holds .303 Brownings (professionally deactivated and certificated) from Spitfire and Curtiss Mohawk recoveries. The windscreen is from a scrapped aircraft, again, sadly, without history, as is the bomb steady. #WWII ##ww2aircraft #lancasterbomber #RAF #wwiihistory #ww2relics #RoyalAirForce #military #museum #r
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