- In 1936, the Royal Air Force created specifications for a new bomber that looked into the future. Based on this, Avro proposed an aircraft called [Type 679].
- This aircraft is a twin-engine bomber equipped with Rolls-Royce's new 24-cylinder X-type Vulture engine.It was named the Manchester and was rolled out in 1940, and deployment of troops began.
- The Manchester was used for a year and a half, but its engine and propeller were in poor condition and it was not able to operate as expected.
- Therefore, a development plan for the [Manchester III] was hatched that involved replacing the engine with a Rolls-Royce Merlin
- This machine became the prototype of the masterpiece Lancaster.
- In 1941, the test flight of the first Lancaster prototype was a great success, and as a result, all production plans in Manchester were changed to the Lancaster. The early production Lancaster Mk.I was equipped with a Merlin XX engine.
- Later, as production progressed, it improved to Merlin 22 and Merlin 24.
- Furthermore, in anticipation of a delay in the supply of Merlin engines due to large orders, production of the Mk.II equipped with a Bristol Hercules air-cooled 18-cylinder radial engine was also considered.
- However, with the entry of the United States into the war, a large number of license-produced Packard Merlin engines became available, so production of the Mk.II ended at 300 aircraft.
- License-produced aircraft equipped with Merlin engines were designated Mk.III.
- Lancaster's torso was designed to have gun mounts attached to its back and abdomen, but later the abdominal gun mounts were abolished.
- Three Fraser Nash hydraulic swivel turrets were mounted on the front, dorsal and tail, each equipped with a 7.7mm Browning machine gun.
- The bomb bay was very large with a total length of 10.05m and could carry 4000lb (1614kg) bombs.
- The kit accurately reproduces Mk.I / Mk.III.
- The bomb bay can be opened or closed.
- The internal bomb parts include 18 500lb bombs and 1 4000lb bomb.
[Decal]
- 467th Squadron belonging machine [PO - S] (after summer 1944)
- 467th Squadron Affiliated Machine [PO - S] (May 1944)
- 467th Squadron Affiliated Machine [PO - V] (Summer 1943)
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