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Main Force Lancaster war load consisting of 1x 4,000 Lb high-capacity demolition bomb
(known to the crews as a ʻCookieʼ) and 12 small bomb containers, each containing
236x4 Lb incendiaries.
Powerplant: 4 × Rolls-Royce Merlin XX V12 engines, 1,280 hp each
Span 102 ft 0 in
Length 69 ft 4 in
Maximum Weight 68,000 lb
Minimum Weight 36,457 lb
Capacity: 7: Pilot, Flight Engineer, Navigator, Bombardier/Nose Gunner, Wireless Operator,
Mid-Upper and Rear Gunners
Maximum Speed 282 mph at 63,000 lb
Range 2,530 miles
Number Built
7,377 All marks and variants
