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🗓️ 28 May 2025
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Manchester. Lancaster. Lincoln. Lancastrian. York. Tudor. Shackleton...
To most, this is simply a list of obscure names. But to some, these are the beloved branches of a family tree of bombers, airborne early warning, and maritime reconnaissance aircraft that extends from World War II well into the Cold War.
On this episode, Mr. Graham Barber explains the Avro Lancaster family tree, culminating in the Shackleton (AEW2 WR963) being restored and frequently started to keep the legacy of these magnificent British aircraft alive and well.
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1:08.0 | So the prototype Mark 1 had turret in the rear, |
1:13.0 | a turret on the top, a lot of Lancaster, |
1:14.8 | and then two chin-mounted 20-mill cannon on the front. |
1:18.7 | What they very quickly realized was that we don't need the 20-0 cannon in the back. |
1:22.8 | It became an observation post rather than a defensive turret, |
1:25.0 | kept the up-the-turt for defence, |
1:27.6 | and obviously the guns mounted on the nose worker, |
1:29.9 | strained submarines on the surface. |
1:32.9 | Sam lines is working on top five, long. |
1:37.5 | Black one, back one. |
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