His Majesty's Stationary Office (HMSO) Catalogue - Glossary Item 'Avro Lancaster'

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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.

Books that contain this Glossary Item

Name	Atlantic Bridge, The Official Account of R.A.F Transport Commands Ocean Ferry
Category	Merchant Seamen
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	Air Ministry
Published	Feb/1945
iTunes	Available

Name	Bomber Command Continues. The Air Ministry Account of the Rising Offensive against Germany. July 1941 - June 1942
Category	Action in the Air
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	Air Ministry
Published	Aug/1942
iTunes	Available

Name	By Air to Battle. The official account of the British Airborne Divisions
Category	Action in the Air
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	Air Ministry
Published	Oct/1945

Name	Over to You, New Broadcasts by the R.A.F.
Category	Air Reference
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	none
Published	Dec/1943
iTunes	Available

Name	The Battle of the Atlantic, The Official Account of the Fight Against The U-Boats, 1939 - 1945
Category	Action at Sea
Issued By	Central Office Of Information
Issued For	none
Published	Oct/1946
iTunes	Available

Name	There's Freedom in the Air. The Official Story of the Allied forces from the Occupied Countries
Category	Action in the Air
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	none
Published	Mar/1944
iTunes	Available