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The Short Stirling was a British four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War.It has the distinction of being the first four-engined bomber to be introduced into service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the war (the earlier Handley Page V/1500 being a WWI design that served during the 1920s).
Airspeed Oxford (RAF) bomber trainer; Avro 626 (RAF) Avro Anson (RAF, FAA) multi-engine navigation and bomber crew trainer; Avro Tutor (RAF, FAA) Blackburn B-2 (RAF) to 1942, most used by civilian training schools; Blackburn Botha (RAF) RAF target tug, retired 1944; Blackburn Shark (FAA) after withdrawn from use as torpedo bomber
During the mid-1930s, the British Air Ministry released Specification P.13/36, seeking a twin-engine heavy-medium bomber suitable for "world-wide use". [4] Further requirements of the specification included the use of a mid-mounted cantilever monoplane wing and all-metal construction, and encouraged use of the Rolls-Royce Vulture engine then in ...
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.
The Short S.29 was accepted into service as the Short Stirling and was the principal British four-engine heavy bomber until eclipsed by the Handley Page Halifax and Avro Lancaster, both coming out of specification B13/36 for a twin-engined bomber.
The R.VIs were larger than the standard Luftwaffe bombers of World War II. [7] The Vickers Vimy, a long-range heavy bomber powered by two Rolls-Royce Eagle engines, was delivered to the newly formed Royal Air Force too late to see action (only one was in France at time of the Armistice with Germany). The Vimy's intended use was to bomb ...
British Aerospace/ Hawker Siddeley 125: UK Jet Transport 1965 2015 Twin-engined jet monoplane British Aerospace 146: UK Jet Transport 1986 2022 [3] [4] Four-engined jet monoplane Short 184: UK Propeller Bomber 1918 1921 Single-engined biplane floatplane Short 320 [5] UK Propeller Torpedo bomber 1918 Single-engined biplane floatplane Avro 504K ...
The Avro Type 694 Lincoln is a British four-engined heavy bomber, which first flew on 9 June 1944. Developed from the Avro Lancaster, the first Lincoln variants were initially known as the Lancaster IV and V; these were renamed Lincoln I and II. It was the penultimate piston-engined bomber operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF).