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  2. Avro Lancaster - Wikipedia

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    The Avro Lancaster, commonly known as the Lancaster Bomber, is a British Second World War heavy bomber.It was designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax, both bombers having been developed to the same specification, as well as the Short Stirling, all three aircraft being four-engined heavy bombers adopted by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the same era.

  3. List of aircraft of the French Air Force during World War II

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    Potez 633, light bomber variant of the multi-role Potez 63 series. This series was the most produced French military aircraft series before World War II, with more than 1,300 built. Different variants of the Potez 63 series fulfilled different roles.

  4. List of aircraft of the United Kingdom in World War II

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    Here is a list of aircraft used by the British Royal Air Force (RAF), Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA), Army Air Corps (AAC) and British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) [1] during the Second World War.

  5. List of aircraft of World War II - Wikipedia

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    List of jet aircraft of World War II; List of World War II military gliders; List of aircraft of Canada's air forces; List of aircraft of the French Air Force during World War II; List of aircraft of Germany in World War II; List of aircraft of Japan, World War II; List of aircraft of Poland during World War II; List of aircraft of the Red Army ...

  6. Avro - Wikipedia

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    Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer.Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the delta wing Avro Vulcan, a stalwart of the Cold War.

  7. List of surviving Avro Lancasters - Wikipedia

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    The Avro Lancaster is a British four-engine heavy bomber used by the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces during World War II. Of the 7,377 aircraft built, 3,736 were lost during the war (3,249 in action and 487 in ground accidents).

  8. Avro Lancastrian - Wikipedia

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    The Avro 691 Lancastrian was a British and Canadian passenger and mail transport aircraft of the 1940s and 1950s developed from the Avro Lancaster heavy bomber. The Lancastrian was basically a modified Lancaster bomber without armour or armament and with the gun turrets replaced by streamlined metal fairings, including a new nose section.

  9. Carrier aircraft used during World War II - Wikipedia

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    Over 700 different aircraft models were used during World War II. [1] [better source needed] At least 135 of these models were developed for naval use, [2] [better source needed] including about 50 fighters [3] [better source needed] and 38 bombers. [4] [better source needed] Only about 25 carrier-launched aircraft models were used extensively ...