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The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle was a twin-engine transport aircraft developed by the British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth and primarily produced by A.W. Hawksley Ltd, a subsidiary of the Gloster Aircraft Company. It was one of many aircraft which entered service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War.
During the war, Armstrong Whitworth also produced 1,328 Avro Lancasters and designed the Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle reconnaissance bomber which was then made by A. W. Hawksley Ltd, part of the Hawker Siddeley group. [6] Armstrong Whitworth built 281 Avro Lincolns at Baginton from 1945 to 1951. [7]
An example of the Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle as used by No 295 Sqn. In early October 1944, Short Stirlings of the RAF's No 295 Squadron took up residence at RAF Rivenhall, with most of its operations consisting of supply drops to Norwegian resistance forces and similar activities over the Netherlands and Denmark.
In early 1943 the squadron converted to the Albemarle Mk.I and in Summer 1943 moved 32 aircraft to Froha, Algeria to take part in Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily, returning later in the year. An example of the Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle as used by 296 Sqn. The Squadron was involved in the first part of the D-Day landings.
Pages in category "Armstrong Whitworth aircraft" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. ... Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle; Armstrong Whitworth Ape;
Armstrong Mitchell and later Armstrong Whitworth built many merchant ships, freighters, tank-ships, and dredgers; notable among them was the ice-breaking train ferries SS Baikal in 1897 and SS Angara in 1900, built to connect the Trans-Siberian Railway across Lake Baikal.
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An example of the Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle as used by 297 Sqn. The squadron moved to RAF Station Stoney Cross on 25 August 1943, where they practiced parachute drops with the 8th Battalion, Parachute regiment and 22 independent parachute regiment in preparation for the D-Day invasion. [ 5 ]