Who flew the Lancaster bomber?
Avro Lancaster
| Lancaster | |
|---|---|
| First flight | 9 January 1941 |
| Introduction | February 1942 |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary users | Royal Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force Royal Australian Air Force |
How many Lancaster bombers are in a squadron?
7
207 Squadron RAF (Squadron Leader Noel Challis Hyde) based at RAF Waddington in the county of Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. The Avro Lancaster heavy bomber took flight for the first time….B.I.
| Machinery | 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin XX V12 engines, rated at 1,280 hp each |
|---|---|
| Crew | 7 |
| Span | 31.09 m |
| Length | 21.11 m |
| Height | 5.97 m |
What was the life expectancy of a B 17 crew?
Although such statistics were not circulated among Army Air Forces crews, the average life expectancy of an Eighth Air Force B-17 in late 1943 was 11 missions.
How many planes does a Lancaster squadron have?
Avro Lancaster four-engined heavy bomber used normally in night operations and usually crewed by seven airmen, a pilot, a flight engineer, a navigator, a bomb aimer, a wireless operator/air gunner, a mid-upper gunner and a rear gunner. Occasionally a second pilot might be aboard.
How many guns were on a Lancaster bomber?
50-caliber machine guns, the Lancaster only had 10 such guns, in three sets of twin-gun turrets located on the belly (ventral guns), on top (dorsal guns), and in the nose, and a set of four guns in the tail.
Did the Lancaster have a belly turret?
Most Lancasters were armed with a powered tail turret mounting four 0.303-inch (7.7-mm) machine guns, a powered twin-0.303 turret on the upper rear fuselage, and a pair of 0.303s in the nose; a few had twin-0.303 belly turrets.