Avro Lancaster
Technical Information

Background
Designed by Avro for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a heavy bomber. Used by Bomber Command for night bombing missions against Germany.

French Service
A total of 59 Lancaster B.Is and B.VIIs were overhauled by Avro at Woodford and Langar. During 1952-1953, delivered to the French Aeronavale. These Lancasters were operated until the middle 1960s by four squadrons in France and New Caledonia. French Lancasters were used for maritime reconnaissance plus search and rescue missions.

Technical Details
Crew  Seven (pilot, navigator, wireless operator, bomb aimer, engineer, mid-upper gunner and rear gunner)
Engines   4 × Rolls-Royce Merlin XX liquid-cooled V12 engines, 1,280 hp (954 kW) each
Span  36' 10 7/16"
Length  69' 4" (21.11 m)
Height  20' 6" (6.25 m)
Maximum Speed  282 mph at 63,000 lb (28,576 kg) and 13,000 ft ( 3,962 m) altitude
Range  2,530 mi (4,073 km)
Armament  (nose turret) 2 Browning .303 Mark II machine guns (upper turret) 2 Browning .303 Mark II machine guns (tail turret) 4 Browning .303 Mark II machine guns
Bomb Load  14,000 lbs (6,350 kg) of bombs or incendiaries