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 2nd to last piston-engined bomber operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF).

The A.V. Roe (Avro) Type 694 Lincoln was a four-engine bomber and was a direct a development of the Avro 683 Lancaster. It was originally known as the Avro 683 Lancaster Mark IV and V but later renamed Avro 694 Lincoln I and II.

The Avro Lincoln I is a long-range bomber variant for the Royal Air Force. It can accommodate seven or wight crew members including a pilot, flight engineer/co-pilot, navigator, wireless operator, front gunner/bomb aimer, dorsal and rear gunners.

Jun 13, 2021 · From the moment the Lancaster bomber went into service in 1942, it was marked as a special aircraft. Capable of carrying the heaviest of bombloads, the ‘Lanc’ was the workhorse of RAF Bomber Command in Europe right up until the surrender of Germany in May 1945.

The 1953 Avro Lincoln shootdown incident was the shooting down of a British Avro Lincoln four-engined bomber which had intruded into East German airspace during a training mission on 12 March 1953. While the aircraft was flying on the Hamburg-Berlin air corridor over East Germany it was shot down by a Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 fighter.

Mar 19, 2019 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Avro Lincoln Four-Engined Long-Range Heavy Bomber Aircraft including pictures.

Apr 12, 2023 · The AVRO Lincoln was the last piston-engined bomber of the RAF. It was used against the Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya. The Avro Lincoln had an all-metal semi-monocoque fuselage divided into five main sections comprising the nose with a front turret, the cabin, the centre section, the aft section bearing the dorsal turret, and the tail segment with ...

Jan 27, 2022 · The Avro Type 694, better known as the Avro Lincoln, was a British four-engined heavy bomber, which first flew on 9 June 1944. Developed from the Avro Lancaster, the first Lincoln variants were known initially as the Lancaster IV and V, but were renamed Lincoln I and II. It was the last piston-engined bomber used by the Royal Air Force.

Intended for use in the Pacific theatre of war, the Lincoln appeared just too late to go into operational service, but instead became the RAF's standard post-war heavy bomber. Avro built 168 production aircraft, supplemented by 79 from …

The Avro Type 694, better known as the Avro Lincoln, was a British four-engined heavy bomber, which first flew on 9 June 1944. Developed from the Avro Lancaster, the first Lincoln variants were known initially as the Lancaster IV and V, but were renamed Lincoln I and II.