Lancaster bomber

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lancaster_bomber

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	heavy bomber aircraft
gptkbp:armament	gptkb:Browning_.303_machine_guns bombs
gptkbp:bombLoad	up to 22,000 lb
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew	7
gptkbp:designer	gptkb:Roy_Chadwick
gptkbp:engineType	gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin
gptkbp:firstFlight	9 January 1941
gptkbp:height	20 ft 6 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Lancaster bomber
gptkbp:introduced	1942
gptkbp:lastFlight	1964 (Canada)
gptkbp:length	69 ft 6 in
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Avro
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	287 mph
gptkbp:museumDisplay	gptkb:Australian_War_Memorial gptkb:Canadian_Warplane_Heritage_Museum gptkb:Imperial_War_Museum_Duxford gptkb:RAF_Museum_London
gptkbp:nickname	Lanc
gptkbp:notableMission	gptkb:Dambusters_Raid
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:Operation_Exodus gptkb:Operation_Manna gptkb:Operation_Chastise
gptkbp:notableVariant	gptkb:Avro_Lancaster_B.I gptkb:Avro_Lancaster_B.III gptkb:Avro_Lancaster_B.VII
gptkbp:numberAirworthy	2
gptkbp:numberBuilt	7,377
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Avro_Manchester
gptkbp:primaryUser	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:range	2,530 mi
gptkbp:role	bomber
gptkbp:status	retired
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Avro_Lincoln
gptkbp:survivesIn	17
gptkbp:tailNumber	gptkb:FM213 gptkb:PA474
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:South_African_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Indian_Air_Force gptkb:Free_French_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force gptkb:Polish_Air_Force
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:wingspan	102 ft
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Big_Week gptkb:IWM gptkb:World_War_II_bombing
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6