Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle

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The Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle was a British twin‑engine transport and glider tug aircraft used primarily by the Royal Air Force during World War II for airborne operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft
glider tug aircraft
military transport aircraft
twin‑engine aircraft
aircraftConfiguration mid‑wing monoplane
tailwheel undercarriage
twin‑engine
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 6
designedAs bomber
designedToSpecification Air Ministry Specification B.9/38
engineType radial piston engine
era 1940s
firstFlight 1940
fuselageType truss fuselage
introduced 1943
landingGearType retractable tailwheel landing gear
laterRoleChange transport and glider tug
manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
linked to: Armstrong Whitworth
material mixed construction
steel tube fuselage
wooden wings
numberBuilt over 600
numberOfEngines 2
operator No. 295 Squadron RAF
No. 296 Squadron RAF
No. 297 Squadron RAF
No. 570 Squadron RAF
powerplant Bristol Hercules radial engine
primaryRole transport aircraft
productionStatus mass‑produced
retired 1946
secondaryRole glider tug
serviceBranch RAF Bomber Command
RAF Coastal Command
RAF Transport Command
status retired from service
usedBy Royal Air Force
usedForOperation airborne operations
paratroop transport
usedForOperation glider towing
special duties missions
usedInConflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
usedInOperation D‑Day airborne landings
Operation Market Garden
Operation Overlord
Operation Tonga
wingType mid‑mounted wing

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Bristol Hercules usedInAircraft Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle
Bristol Hercules usedOnAircraft Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle
subject linked to: Bristol Hercules radial engine