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Avro 691 Lancastrian

YEAR BUILT:

1944

NUMBER BUILT:

85

WINGSPAN:

102 ft

LENGTH:

76 ft 10 in

HEIGHT:

19 ft 6 in

CREW:

4 (+ 1 attendant and up to 13 passengers)

MAX SPEED:

315 mph

POWERPLANT:

4 x Rolls Royce Merlin (up to 1,750 hp)

ARMAMENT:

None

Avro Lancastrian (Type 691)

NOTES:

Developed from the Lancaster as an interim airliner. Ran Trans-Atlantic services. First aeroplane to circumnavigate the globe in less than a week.

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