Silhouette WW2 Lancaster Bomber ~ Standing Approx 20cm tall

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The Lancaster bomber, also known as the Avro Lancaster, was a British four-engine heavy bomber used extensively during World War II. By comparison, the Lancaster bomber had gigantic bomb bays that could handle such a giant bomb. For this reason, it was, albeit for a short time, considered the ideal aircraft for the job. The B-29 "Superfortress" was a formidable and capable bomber. Still, for a payload as large and unwieldy as the first atomic bombs, it didn't quite cut the mustard in its original configuration. Little Boy," the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, relied on a simple mechanism called a gun-type design, where two sub-critical masses of uranium-235 were brought together to form a supercritical mass, initiating the fission reaction.

The National Air Force Museum of Canada has informed IE that there are plans for restoring it, but it is currently unknown where KB882 will be exhibited after the works are complete. Additionally, the B-29 had been used extensively in bombing campaigns in the Pacific Theater during World War II. It was well suited for the long-range and high-altitude bombing mission required for the atomic bomb drop. First, let's talk about the incredible history of this amazing aircraft. What is the Lancaster bomber? However, the mission also had a high human and material cost, with eight of the 19 Lancaster bombers and 53 of the 133 crewmembers being lost in action.

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The famed "Dambusters Raid" aside, one of their most critical roles was the sinking of the German battleship "Tirpitz" on November 12, 1944, by 31 Lancaster bombers dropping 12,000 pounds (5,400 kg) "Tallboy" bombs in the isolated Kaa fjord of Norway. The bravery of these young men, most of whom were in their early 20s, is impressive, given the overwhelming odds against them. What was the plane used in the "Dambusters Raid"? There are hopes to make another Lancaster, "Just Jane," NX611, a B MkVII, airworthy in the future. "Just Jane"is based at the East Kirkby Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre. Bazalgette FM159, located at the Bomber Command Museum of Canada in Nanton, Alberta, is the fourth Lancaster with working engines and the ability to taxi. It was painstakingly repaired after being vandalized and is now a popular tourist attraction.

The plane entered service with RAF Bomber Command in 1942, and when the strategic bombing campaign over Europe gained steam, it served as the primary aircraft for nighttime bombing operations. The raid was a success, with two of the three dams being severely damaged, leading to widespread flooding and destruction of infrastructure and facilities in the Ruhr Valley.

Despite their large production numbers during the war, very few remain today. Even fewer, sadly, remain even remotely airworthy. Almost all of the Lancaster aircraft built during the war were used to bomb German cities at night strategically. The large bomb bays of these aircraft typically carried a mixed load of high-explosive bombs for these missions, such as the cylindrical 2,000–4,000 pound (900–1,800 kg) high-blast "cookie" or several 1,000–2,000 pound (450–900 kg) bombs, with the remaining bomb load typically being made up of small incendiaries.