Hero Of The RAF: History Of The Lancaster Bomber Lancaster At War Timeline
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Date: 2022-07-19
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Deplorable
The B29 was a FAR superior bomber and easily the best bomber of WW2. But this is a POMMY production, therefore Avro Lancaster. Our B17 was not chopped liver either.
No Lancaster could have delivered the Atom Bombs to Japan either. B-29 FTW.
The Lancaster were made in much greater numbers, but also LOST in great numbers too.
Too bad there were not B29's stationed in England.
From Wiki:
Although considered for other theaters, and briefly evaluated in the UK, the B-29 was exclusively used in World War II in the Pacific Theatre. The use of YB-29-BW 41-36393, the so-named Hobo Queen, one of the service test aircraft flown around several British airfields in early 1944, [66] was part of a disinformation program from its mention in an American-published Sternenbanner German-language propaganda leaflet from Leap Year Day in 1944, meant to be circulated within the Reich, [67] with the intent to deceive the Germans into believing that the B-29 would be deployed to Europe. [25]
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The B29 was a FAR superior bomber and easily the best bomber of WW2. But this is a POMMY production, therefore Avro Lancaster. Our B17 was not chopped liver either.
No Lancaster could have delivered the Atom Bombs to Japan either. B-29 FTW.
The Lancaster were made in much greater numbers, but also LOST in great numbers too.
Too bad there were not B29's stationed in England.
From Wiki:
Although considered for other theaters, and briefly evaluated in the UK, the B-29 was exclusively used in World War II in the Pacific Theatre. The use of YB-29-BW 41-36393, the so-named Hobo Queen, one of the service test aircraft flown around several British airfields in early 1944, [66] was part of a disinformation program from its mention in an American-published Sternenbanner German-language propaganda leaflet from Leap Year Day in 1944, meant to be circulated within the Reich, [67] with the intent to deceive the Germans into believing that the B-29 would be deployed to Europe. [25]
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Ralph
If your leaders love total war, they should also expect total results, and if your leaders love total control, they should also expect total loss if they fail.
London set up Europe to fail TWICE.
At the end of WW2 they lost their my precious Empire to their best friends thanks to their love of total war.
The only thing that saved their my precious Empire for a few more years was the fact that the new alpha Washington DC needed them as tools to defend against the commies they had granted enhanced powers in the new balance of power scheme they had set up to supercede London.
And so the game continued: best fwiends one day, enemies the next. best fwiends one day, enemies the next. best fwiends one day, enemies the next. best fwiends one day, enemies the next. best fwiends one day, enemies the next. best fwiends one day, enemies the next.
Keep on cheering.
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If your leaders love total war, they should also expect total results, and if your leaders love total control, they should also expect total loss if they fail.
London set up Europe to fail TWICE.
At the end of WW2 they lost their my precious Empire to their best friends thanks to their love of total war.
The only thing that saved their my precious Empire for a few more years was the fact that the new alpha Washington DC needed them as tools to defend against the commies they had granted enhanced powers in the new balance of power scheme they had set up to supercede London.
And so the game continued: best fwiends one day, enemies the next. best fwiends one day, enemies the next. best fwiends one day, enemies the next. best fwiends one day, enemies the next. best fwiends one day, enemies the next. best fwiends one day, enemies the next.
Keep on cheering.
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Willow
The Lancaster was a fine heavy bomber during WWII. However, it was not the finest bomber of WWII as repeatedly claimed in this video. The Boeing B-29 Superfortress arrived in large numbers two years later than the Lancaster and was used in the Pacific Theater of WWII (remember Imperial Japan? It was too late to be of much use against Germany but it was perfectly suited for the much longer runs that were required to defeat Japan. The Lancaster was dwarfed by the Superfortress which was faster, flew higher and carried a larger bomb load much further than the Lancaster. The B-29 had a pressurized cabin. Had the B-29 flown against Germany it would have made the Lancaster obsolete. The four monster Wright R-3350 18-cylinder superturbocharged radial (and air cooled) engines were rated 2, 200 hp compared to the Merlin's 1, 280 hp.
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The Lancaster was a fine heavy bomber during WWII. However, it was not the finest bomber of WWII as repeatedly claimed in this video. The Boeing B-29 Superfortress arrived in large numbers two years later than the Lancaster and was used in the Pacific Theater of WWII (remember Imperial Japan? It was too late to be of much use against Germany but it was perfectly suited for the much longer runs that were required to defeat Japan. The Lancaster was dwarfed by the Superfortress which was faster, flew higher and carried a larger bomb load much further than the Lancaster. The B-29 had a pressurized cabin. Had the B-29 flown against Germany it would have made the Lancaster obsolete. The four monster Wright R-3350 18-cylinder superturbocharged radial (and air cooled) engines were rated 2, 200 hp compared to the Merlin's 1, 280 hp.
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Nick
On the night of 5-6 June 1944, 1, 012 aircraft (551 Lancaster, 412 Halifax and 49 Mosquito) were deployed to bombard the coastal batteries at Fontenay, Houlgate, La Pernelle, Longues, Maisy, Merville, Mont Fleury, Hoc, Ouistreham and Saint-Martin-de-Varreville.
No less than 5, 000 tons of bombs were dropped, the biggest tonnage dropped overnight during the war (this is due to the relative proximity of targets to aerodromes,
allowing to carry a minimum of fuel and a maximum of bombs.
D Day Operations of Bomber Command on the night of June 5 to 6, 1944 page
Subtracting Mosquitos because they would be operating as Pathfinders gives 5, 000 tons divided by 963 equals 11, 630 pounds per aircraft.
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On the night of 5-6 June 1944, 1, 012 aircraft (551 Lancaster, 412 Halifax and 49 Mosquito) were deployed to bombard the coastal batteries at Fontenay, Houlgate, La Pernelle, Longues, Maisy, Merville, Mont Fleury, Hoc, Ouistreham and Saint-Martin-de-Varreville.
No less than 5, 000 tons of bombs were dropped, the biggest tonnage dropped overnight during the war (this is due to the relative proximity of targets to aerodromes,
allowing to carry a minimum of fuel and a maximum of bombs.
D Day Operations of Bomber Command on the night of June 5 to 6, 1944 page
Subtracting Mosquitos because they would be operating as Pathfinders gives 5, 000 tons divided by 963 equals 11, 630 pounds per aircraft.
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Mark
It was disgustingly hypocritical the way that RAF bomber crews were treated at the end of WW2. The average battle life expectancy of a bomber crew was 4 weeks, less than that of the commandos. Over 1941-2 NO bomber crews survived their tours. My father was a lanc pilot who flew on the Tirpitz, Hambourg, Dresden and Mannah raids amongst many others, ending up as an acting squadron leader 'because all the others were dead'. Eventually he was sent to Burma to drop supplies to the troops fighting the Japanese 'for a rest'. In response to the way that the RAF were treated after the war he never wore his medals.
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It was disgustingly hypocritical the way that RAF bomber crews were treated at the end of WW2. The average battle life expectancy of a bomber crew was 4 weeks, less than that of the commandos. Over 1941-2 NO bomber crews survived their tours. My father was a lanc pilot who flew on the Tirpitz, Hambourg, Dresden and Mannah raids amongst many others, ending up as an acting squadron leader 'because all the others were dead'. Eventually he was sent to Burma to drop supplies to the troops fighting the Japanese 'for a rest'. In response to the way that the RAF were treated after the war he never wore his medals.
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Ian
I don't think with the leaders we had back then we could have ever lost. Ruthless as they had to be to match the heinous actions of the Germans and we would have stopped at nothing. The Germans dropped and flattened the city of Coventry - they were Coventrated (that's where that term comes from) so we repaid it with Dresden and the world was in horror because we dared to payback in kind. Pity we don't have leaders with the balls to do that today if it was ever needed and we certainly don't have the population to cope with situations so dire these days.
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I don't think with the leaders we had back then we could have ever lost. Ruthless as they had to be to match the heinous actions of the Germans and we would have stopped at nothing. The Germans dropped and flattened the city of Coventry - they were Coventrated (that's where that term comes from) so we repaid it with Dresden and the world was in horror because we dared to payback in kind. Pity we don't have leaders with the balls to do that today if it was ever needed and we certainly don't have the population to cope with situations so dire these days.
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Andrew
Do you see? That's what you're doing for us. Can you hear them running for shelter? Can you understand what that means to all the occupied countries, to enslaved people having it drummed into their ears that the Germans are masters of the earth; seeing those masters running for shelter, seeing them crouching under tables, and hearing that steady hum night after night, that noise which is oil for the burning fire in our hearts? - Googie Withers in One of Our Aircraft is Missing
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Do you see? That's what you're doing for us. Can you hear them running for shelter? Can you understand what that means to all the occupied countries, to enslaved people having it drummed into their ears that the Germans are masters of the earth; seeing those masters running for shelter, seeing them crouching under tables, and hearing that steady hum night after night, that noise which is oil for the burning fire in our hearts? - Googie Withers in One of Our Aircraft is Missing
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Steven
My uncle was a navigator in Lancaster bombers, during WW2 he lied about his age to join the RAF flew many missions his son still has his flight logs. I always remember when I was young at a family barbecue, someone mentioned they were afraid of flying! You can imagine his responsehe died several years ago. He was a brave man, amongst many brave men. They were a different generation but Im sure if called upon many would step up to defend their country now as before.
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My uncle was a navigator in Lancaster bombers, during WW2 he lied about his age to join the RAF flew many missions his son still has his flight logs. I always remember when I was young at a family barbecue, someone mentioned they were afraid of flying! You can imagine his responsehe died several years ago. He was a brave man, amongst many brave men. They were a different generation but Im sure if called upon many would step up to defend their country now as before.
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Kevin
One of my great uncles was in an Australian bomber crew who flew over Europe. When my grandmother wished him good luck and a safe return before leaving Australia, his reply was: : I'am not coming back. He, like everyone else, knew the odds were weighed heavily against them. He was an inspiration to me during my RAAF career. Freedom is never free, and has to be fought for, and in many cases men died for the cause of freedom.
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One of my great uncles was in an Australian bomber crew who flew over Europe. When my grandmother wished him good luck and a safe return before leaving Australia, his reply was: : I'am not coming back. He, like everyone else, knew the odds were weighed heavily against them. He was an inspiration to me during my RAAF career. Freedom is never free, and has to be fought for, and in many cases men died for the cause of freedom.
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Richard
From what I understand the ( British Air Force ) had found that ( day light ) bombing was to dangerous and the ( bomb site ) where only accurate at low levels.
So they chose to drop there bombs at night and on cities killing civilians.
This video while while narrated by veterans of the conflict doesn't paint an accurate picture of the situation.
Now the AAAF did day time bombing and suffered large casualties.
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From what I understand the ( British Air Force ) had found that ( day light ) bombing was to dangerous and the ( bomb site ) where only accurate at low levels.
So they chose to drop there bombs at night and on cities killing civilians.
This video while while narrated by veterans of the conflict doesn't paint an accurate picture of the situation.
Now the AAAF did day time bombing and suffered large casualties.
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SW6
I have often thought about how brave the bomber crews were, if you are a sailor on a ship you have little choice but to fight once you are on the ship. Army is the same as they if they are being attacked the have to fight back. Bombers crews live a reasonably easy life back in the UK, socialising, have a beer or a party. but after that they have to climb into their bomber and fly off to an unknown fate.
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I have often thought about how brave the bomber crews were, if you are a sailor on a ship you have little choice but to fight once you are on the ship. Army is the same as they if they are being attacked the have to fight back. Bombers crews live a reasonably easy life back in the UK, socialising, have a beer or a party. but after that they have to climb into their bomber and fly off to an unknown fate.
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Nick
B III This variant, which was built concurrently with the B. I and was indistinguishable externally apart from being fitted with Packard-built Merlin engines. The Packard Merlin used Bendix-Stromberg pressure-injection carburettors requiring the addition of slow-running cut-off switches in the cockpit.
BAE Lancaster page
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B III This variant, which was built concurrently with the B. I and was indistinguishable externally apart from being fitted with Packard-built Merlin engines. The Packard Merlin used Bendix-Stromberg pressure-injection carburettors requiring the addition of slow-running cut-off switches in the cockpit.
BAE Lancaster page
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Nick
14, 000 pounds? 469 Avro Lancasters, 234 Handley Page Halifaxes, 50 Short Stirlings and 11 DH Mosquitos (764 bombers in total) dropped 2, 300 tons of bombs in 30 minutes
469 Lancs with 14, 000 lb each would be 2, 931. 25 long tons (2, 240 lb.
Bomber Command Battle of Berlin RAF Memorial Flight Club on line
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14, 000 pounds? 469 Avro Lancasters, 234 Handley Page Halifaxes, 50 Short Stirlings and 11 DH Mosquitos (764 bombers in total) dropped 2, 300 tons of bombs in 30 minutes
469 Lancs with 14, 000 lb each would be 2, 931. 25 long tons (2, 240 lb.
Bomber Command Battle of Berlin RAF Memorial Flight Club on line
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Natasha
Great Documentary, much respect for the aircrews. maybe take a little look at your thumbnail, the man pictured is Air Chief Marshall Sir Hugh Dowding, the commander of fighter Command. The person creating the thumbnail must have confused him with Sir Arthur bomber Harris, the commander of bomber command.
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Great Documentary, much respect for the aircrews. maybe take a little look at your thumbnail, the man pictured is Air Chief Marshall Sir Hugh Dowding, the commander of fighter Command. The person creating the thumbnail must have confused him with Sir Arthur bomber Harris, the commander of bomber command.
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Leon
I hear in this video the voices of some crewmembers. I think that a lot of people have heard it, what they experienced during a bombing raid.
Is it by any change known from who these voices are?
You can hear one of them say there goes the cookies.
Unbelievable how calm they sound.
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I hear in this video the voices of some crewmembers. I think that a lot of people have heard it, what they experienced during a bombing raid.
Is it by any change known from who these voices are?
You can hear one of them say there goes the cookies.
Unbelievable how calm they sound.
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Nick
The heaviest raid of all took place on the night of the 15th/16th February 1944, when 2, 642 tons were dropped through thick cloud by 806 aircraft (Lancaster and Halifax) out of 891 despatched. of these, forty-two were lost. 3. 3 tons per plane
page 21 Hyperwar Royal Air Force 1939-1945
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The heaviest raid of all took place on the night of the 15th/16th February 1944, when 2, 642 tons were dropped through thick cloud by 806 aircraft (Lancaster and Halifax) out of 891 despatched. of these, forty-two were lost. 3. 3 tons per plane
page 21 Hyperwar Royal Air Force 1939-1945
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Natalie
My Uncle Flt Sgt C R Badger was a wireless operator in Lancaster LM105 626 squadron, he was killed with his crew over Duisberg 22/02/1945 age 21, he was the bravest man I know, he lied about his age to join up & didn't have to as he was in a reserved occupation.
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My Uncle Flt Sgt C R Badger was a wireless operator in Lancaster LM105 626 squadron, he was killed with his crew over Duisberg 22/02/1945 age 21, he was the bravest man I know, he lied about his age to join up & didn't have to as he was in a reserved occupation.
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paul
Why are all of the aircrew wearing goggles in your films? Only the pilot and gunners and maybe the bomb aimer needed them for anti-glare. Radio operators, flight engineers and navigators did not, such a shame that details like this are not observed.
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Why are all of the aircrew wearing goggles in your films? Only the pilot and gunners and maybe the bomb aimer needed them for anti-glare. Radio operators, flight engineers and navigators did not, such a shame that details like this are not observed.
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Krzysztof
By the end of 1940, eight Polish squadrons, including four bomber squadrons, had been established in the RAF. They were numbered 300, 301, 304 and 305. From August to October 1940, the 300 and 301 squadrons took part in the Battle of Britain.
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By the end of 1940, eight Polish squadrons, including four bomber squadrons, had been established in the RAF. They were numbered 300, 301, 304 and 305. From August to October 1940, the 300 and 301 squadrons took part in the Battle of Britain.
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george
I always wondered why the RAF never developed the existing 4 engine Stirlings instead of re designing the useless Manchester, a waste of a good aircraft imo as the Stirling had it wings clipped instead of fitting better engines
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I always wondered why the RAF never developed the existing 4 engine Stirlings instead of re designing the useless Manchester, a waste of a good aircraft imo as the Stirling had it wings clipped instead of fitting better engines
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