Table of Contents
Introduction 4
Design and Development 6
The Manchester
From humble beginnings
A curate's egg
Grounded
Four engines
The making of a legend
A new bomber for the RAF
Technical Specifications 18
The Lancaster: Mark By Mark 21
Lancaster B. Mark I
Lancaster B. Mark II
Lancaster B. Mark III
Type 464 'Provisioning' Lancaster 9
Lancaster B. Mark X
Lancaster B. Mark I Special
Lancaster B. Mark VI
Lancaster B. Mark I (FE)
Lancaster B. Mark VII (FE)
Lancaster A. S. R. /G.R./MR. 3
Lancaster Mark I (modified)
Lancaster B. Mark IV and B. Mark V
Specialist equipment
Operational History 43
The Lancaster goes to war
Augsburg, 17 April 1942
The Thousand Bomber' Raids, May and June 1942
The Pathfinders
Operation Chastise, 16 May 1943
Operation Gomorrah, July to August 1943
A precision bomber
Conclusion 58
Further Reading 63
Index 64