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gptkbp:instanceOf
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heavy bomber aircraft
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gptkbp:armament
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8 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns
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gptkbp:bombLoad
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up to 22,000 lb (10,000 kg)
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:crew
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7
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gptkbp:designedBy
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gptkb:Roy_Chadwick
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gptkbp:engine
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4 × Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 engines
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gptkbp:famousUnit
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gptkb:No._617_Squadron_RAF
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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9 January 1941
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gptkbp:height
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20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Lancaster Bomber
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gptkbp:introduced
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1942
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gptkbp:length
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69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Avro
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gptkbp:maximumSpeed
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287 mph (462 km/h)
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gptkbp:museumDisplay
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gptkb:Australian_War_Memorial
gptkb:Canadian_Warplane_Heritage_Museum
gptkb:Imperial_War_Museum_Duxford
gptkb:RAF_Museum_London
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gptkbp:nickname
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Lanc
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gptkbp:notableMission
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Operation Chastise (Dambusters Raid)
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gptkbp:notableOperation
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gptkb:Operation_Goodwood
gptkb:Operation_Paravane
gptkb:Operation_Taxable
gptkb:Operation_Garlic
gptkb:Operation_Glimmer
gptkb:Operation_Catechism
gptkb:Operation_Exodus
gptkb:Operation_Manna
gptkb:Operation_Obviate
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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7,377
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gptkbp:primaryUser
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:range
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2,530 mi (4,073 km)
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gptkbp:retired
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1963
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gptkbp:role
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bomber
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gptkbp:serviceCeiling
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24,500 ft (7,470 m)
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Avro_Lincoln
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gptkbp:survivesIn
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gptkb:Avro_Lancaster_FM213
Avro Lancaster KB726
Avro Lancaster NX611
Avro Lancaster PA474
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
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gptkbp:usedIn
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:variant
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gptkb:Avro_Lancaster_B.I
gptkb:Avro_Lancaster_B.III
gptkb:Avro_Lancaster_B.VII
Avro Lancaster B.X
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gptkbp:wingspan
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102 ft 0 in (31.09 m)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Thwaites_Brewery
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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