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Glossary Item: Avro Lancaster |
Name | Avro Lancaster |
Description | A British four-engined WW2 heavy bomber that first saw active service with RAF Bomber Command in 1942. It became the main heavy bomber used by the RAF, overshadowing its close contemporaries the Halifax and Stirling. It was modified to carry the Barnes Wallis 'Bouncing bomb' for the attack on Germany’s Ruhr Valley dams. |
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