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BL
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850462
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| Main Entry
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Marks, Richard, (Military historian)
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| Title & Author
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Avro Lancaster /\ Richard Marks.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford :: Osprey Publishing Ltd,, 2015.
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| Series Statement
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Air vanguard ;; 21
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| Page. NO
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64 pages :: illustrations (some color) ;; 25 cm.
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| ISBN
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1472809440
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: 9781472809445
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9781472809452 (PDF ebook)
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9781472809469 (ePub ebook)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index.
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| Contents
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pt. I. Introduction -- pt. II. Design and development. The Manchester ; From humble beginnings ; A curate's egg ; Grounded ; Four engines ; The making of a legend ; A new bomber for the RAF -- pt. III. Technical specifications -- pt. IV. The Lancaster : mark by mark. Lancaster B. Mark I ; Lancaster B. Mark II ; Lancaster B. Mark III ; Type 464 'Provisioning' Lancaster ; Lancaster B. Mark X ; Lancaster B. Mark I Special ; Lancaster B. Mark VI ; Lancaster B. Mark I (FE) ; Lancaster B. Mark VII (FE) ; Lancaster A.S.R. /G.R./ MR. 3 ; Lancaster Mark I (modified) ; Lancaster B. Mark IV and B. Mark V ; Specialist equipment -- pt. V. Operational history. The Lancaster goes to war ; Augsburg, 17 April 1942 ; The 'thousand bomber' raids, May and June 1942 ; The pathfinders ; Operation Chastise, 16 May 1943 ; Operation Gomorrah, July to August 1943 ; A precision bomber -- pt. VI. Conclusion.
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| Abstract
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The Avro Lancaster was one of the finest bombers of World War II and became the spearhead of the RAF's strategic bombing campaign over the Third Reich. Richard Marks draws on extensive research and detailed technical drawings to explore the evolution of this heavy bomber, revealing how its design developments transformed an old airframe from a dangerous liability into one of the most powerful weapons in the RAF arsenal. It demonstrated excellent performance, ruggedness and good handling qualities and it was soon at the fore of all the RAF's bombing campaigns. This book tells the story of the iconic Lancaster in full, providing a comprehensive account of the design, development and operational history of the aircraft and its evolution into successor aircraft.
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| Subject
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Lancaster (Bomber)-- History, Pictorial works.
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| Subject
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Lancaster (Bomber)
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| Dewey Classification
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623
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| LC Classification
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UG1242.B6M2896 2015
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| Added Entry
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Tooby, Adam
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