LANCASTER BOMBER VR-A

CAPTURED THESE PHOTOS OF THE CANADIAN LANCASTER AT THE WORLD WAR 2 WEEKEND AT THE READING AIRPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.
WHAT A GREAT OLD BIRD WAS THRILLED TO GET TO CRAWL AROUND HER.

Specifications (Lancaster Mk I):
Engines: Four 1,460 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin XX inline piston engines.
Weight: Empty 36,900 lbs, Maximum Takeoff 68,000 lbs.
Wingspan: 102 ft 0 in.
Length 69 ft 6 in.
Height: 20 ft 0 in.
Performance:
Maximum Speed at 12,000 ft: 287 mph
Service Ceiling: 24,500 ft
Range with 14,000 pound load: 1,660 miles
Armament:
Two 0.303-inch (7.7mm) guns in nose, ventral and dorsal turrets.
Four 0.303-inch (7.7mm) guns in tail turret.
Fourteen 1,000 pound bombs.
Crew: 7





















BOMB AIMER POSITION





PILOT POSITION..NOTICE TWO YOKES





ENGINEERS PANEL RIGHT SIDE


























TAIL GUNNER