A line up of Avro Lincoln B.IIs (B.2)

The Avro 694 Lincoln was a British 4-engined heavy bomber of World War II, first flying on June 9, 1944 and entering service in August 1945, too late to be used in action. The last piston-powered bomber built for the RAF, a total of 604 were built. Image File history File linksMetadata Avro_Lincoln_BII_-_49_Sqn_-_Nairobi_-_1953. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Avro_Lincoln_BII_-_49_Sqn_-_Nairobi_-_1953. ... The B-52 Stratofortress, a heavy bomber. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

It was a development of the Avro Lancaster, having a larger wingspan with two-stage supercharged Rolls-Royce Merlin 85 engines, bigger fuselage, and with bigger fuel and bomb loads. As a result, it could fly higher and further than the Lancaster. It was intended for use in the war in the Far East and was known initially as the Lancaster IV and V, but was renamed Lincoln B.1 and B.2 respectively. The Avro Lancaster was a four-engine World War II bomber aircraft made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force (RAF). ... The Merlin was a 12 cylinder, 60° V, 27 litre, liquid cooled piston aircraft engine built during World War II by Rolls-Royce. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II... Far East is an inexact term often used for East Asia and Southeast Asia combined, sometimes including also the easternmost territories of Russia, i. ...

The Lincoln became operational too late to serve with the Royal Air Force and Commonwealth air forces in World War II. The type later served with Argentina and the Royal Australian Air Force. Many were built in Australia - the largest aircraft ever built there. Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II... The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. ...

The RAAF heavily modified their aircraft in the 1950s for use in anti-submarine warfare, giving them a 6' 6" longer nose to house acoustic submarine detection gear and its operator, larger fuel tanks to give 13 hours endurance, and modifying the bomb bay to accept torpedoes. The "long-nose" variant - officially the Mk. 31 - was particularly difficult to land at night, as the bomber used a tailwheel and the long nose obstructed the pilot's view of the runway. Only 20 were built. // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... Anti-submarine warfare is a term referring to warfare directed against submarines. ... Acoustics is a branch of physics and is the study of sound, mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids. ... HMS Vanguard, a Vanguard-class nuclear ballistic missile (SSBN) submarine HMCS Windsor, a Victoria-class diesel-electric hunter-killer (SSK) submarine HMAS Collins, a Collins-class diesel-electric guided missile (SSG) submarine USS Virginia, a Virginia-class nuclear attack (SSN) submarine A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate... A torpedo in Rail terminology refers to a small explosive device strapped to the top of the rail to alert an approaching train of immediate danger ahead. ...

In the Royal Air Force, the Lincoln equipped several bomber squadrons.

The Avro Shackleton maritime patrol aircraft was derived from the Lincoln. The Shackleton was a Royal Air Force long-range patrol bomber developed from the Avro Lincoln bomber with a new fuselage. ...

Service

Nearly 600 Lincolns were built to equip 20 squadrons. Due to the lack of range they were partially replaced by Boeing Washingtons which could reach targets inside the Iron Curtain. They were phased out of use in the late 1950s, and were completely replaced by jet bombers by 1963. The Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Boeing Model 341/345) was a four-engine heavy bomber propeller aircraft flown by the United States Army Air Forces and other military organizations. ... Countries in the Iron Curtain (marked red) Yugoslavia and Albania were communist, but isolated themselves from Russia, making them not part of the Iron Curtain The Iron Curtain is a Western term made famous by Winston Churchill referring to the boundary which symbolically, ideologically, and physically divided Europe into two... Template:C20YearInnTopic 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...

The Lincoln was used in combat during the 1950s in Kenya against the Mau-Mau, and Malaya during the Malayan Emergency. One was shot down by a Russian Mig-15 in 1957 as it flew to Berlin on a training flight. // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... The Mau Mau Uprising was an insurgency by Kenyan rebels against the British colonial administration from 1952 to 1960. ... The Malayan Emergency was an insurrection and guerrilla war of the Malay Races Liberation Army against the British and Malayan administration from 1948-1960 in what is now Malaysia. ... The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (NATO reporting name Fagot) was a jet fighter developed for the USSR. History Design began under the bureau designation I-310, which first flew in 1947. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... (help· info) is the capital city and a state of Germany. ...

Variants

• Lincoln B.1 :
• Lincoln B.2 :
• Lincoln Mk.15 : The designation of one single aircraft, built by Victory Aircraft in Canada.
• Lincoln Mk.30 : Long-range bomber version for the RAAF.
• Lincoln Mk.30A :
• Lincoln Mk.31 : ASW version for the RAAF

General Specifications

• Wingspan: 120 ft (36.58 m)
• Length: 78 ft 34 in (23.86 m)
• Height: 17 ft 34 in (5.27 m)
• Weight: 43,400 lb (19686 kg) empty, 75,000 lb (34019 kg) max take-off
• Powerplant: four 1,750 hp (1305 kW) Rolls-Royce Merlin 85 piston engines
• Maximum speed: 295 mph (475 km/h) at 15,000 ft (4750 m)
• Range: 1,470 miles (2,400 km) with maximum bomb-load, 3,580 miles (2,200) unladen
• Service ceiling: 30,500 ft (9295 m)
• Armament:
  • Twin .50 cal (12.7 mm) M2 machine guns in nose, dorsal and tail turrets,
  • alternatively twin 20mm Hispano cannon in dorsal turret
  • Up to 22,000 lb (6350 kg) of bombs

• Crew: 7,
  • front gunner / bomb aimer
  • pilot
  • flight engineer / co-pilot
  • navigator
  • wireless operator,
  • dorsal gunner
  • rear gunner

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References

• diggerhistory.info
• British Aircraft of World War II