Aircraft encyclopedia

Aircraft models with their history, specifications and variants.

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Bomber · 1941
Avro Lancaster
The Avro Lancaster was the four-engined heavy bomber with which RAF Bomber Command sustained its night offensive over Germany from 1942 until the end of the Second World War. It first flew on 9 January 1941 and 7,377 were built across ten…
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