Avro Lancaster: RAF Bomber Command's Heavy Bomber in World War II - Couverture rigide

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Mackay, Ron

 
9780764358456: Avro Lancaster: RAF Bomber Command's Heavy Bomber in World War II
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ISBN 10 : 0764358456 ISBN 13 : 9780764358456
Editeur : Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2020

Synopsis

The Avro Lancaster was the Royal Air Force's main four-engine bomber in World War II. Its superb design, overall performance, and load-carrying capacity proved key factors in successfully prosecuting the nocturnal bombing offensive against Hitler's industrial and military base. With its ability to carry up to 16,000 pounds in explosives and incendiaries, specialist Lancasters could also deliver the 12,000-pound ""Tallboy"" and 22,000-pound ""Grand Slam"" bombs that took out key targets. The Lancaster was also featured in the classic 1955 British film The Dam Busters, the story of the famed May 1943 low-level bombing raid in Germany's Ruhr River valley. By the end of the war, upward of sixty squadrons operated the Lancaster, demonstrating clear proof of its preeminent presence within the RAF's offensive. Part of the Legends of Warfare series.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ron Mackay's literary career in WWII aviation history has spanned four decades, with coverage of the Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe, and USAAF being completed in almost equal measure.

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Éditeur
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0764358456
ISBN 13 
9780764358456
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
112
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