Avro Lincoln; The Super Lanc That Was Outdated When it Arrived
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- Опубліковано 7 чер 2021
- When the British began thinking about their bomber needs when it came to attacking the Japanese homeland, they did the logical thing and created an upgraded Lancaster - the Avro Lincoln.
But their roots meant they were very soon outdated in the post-war world.
Despite this, they soldiered on and gave service in bushfire conflicts around the globe.
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I was a navigator on Lincolns with 61 squadron at Waddington, Eastleigh Nairobi, and Wittering, and later with 83 squadron at Hemswell.before joining the V Force Valiants at Marham. I am 90 years old now, and joined the RAF in 1950 as a cadet navigator.
I just watched this with my 7 year old son, his first foray into military aircraft. He said, “I liked watching that.” And so another generation is introduced to this passion and I cannot think of a better channel to start his education with. Cheers.
It’s worth noting that it was developed into the Shackleton, which was the very final variant of the Manchester line. That remained in service to the early 90’s.
I'm American, ex USAF (B-52, RC-135X) I don't think the Lincoln was a "Lantern jawed victorian monstrosity" It was a good airplane, it did not cost a lot and did it's job well in an era where the Jerry's and Japs were gone and the jets were comming. In my view, it would have been waste of money to but lots of B-29s or B-50s that money could (was?) be better used to develop jets. I think the Air Ministry did allright on this one.
When I was a child, I used to sneak under the fence at RAF Watton, and play inside a couple of abandoned Lincolns.
No aircraft lasts forever... except the B-52 , and the KC-135
Greetings from Argentina. An important use that was given to the Lincolns in addition to those mentioned in the video was to "bombard" the first Argentine Antarctic bases with supplies until the construction of landing strips.
Lets also not forget shortly after came the Canberra and the V bombers. It was just a question of timing.
I have a photo of my father, standing in the cabin of RAAF A73-31, head above the cockpit, guiding the pilot while taxying after landing at Tengah, July 1951, being the first aircraft to complete 100 operational sorties in Malaya.
B52 lasts forever ;)
The Lincoln was designed with the concept of the 'Bomber Stream' attack method still in mind. It improved on areas where the Lancaster had fallen short which Ed explained. The Lincoln might well have seen service over Europe but for some development issues. For example the 3 blade propellors on the Lincoln B.I caused a lot of vibrations and only 50 or so were made, until it was found that 4-blade props cured it. All the
B-29 also became obsolete with jet fighters, so Lincoln was less expensive for same result. Effectively, British had 3 choices:
The engines also soldiered on powering the Canadair Northstar airliner, which delivered hearing loss and tinnitus to many a Trans Canada Airlines traveler.
My father was a Gunnie with the RAAF loading the Lincolns with bombs during the Malayan Emergency. He always a a soft spot the the aircraft.
I've just got back from the pub after a six pint session and got this gem to watch. Thanks Ed!
Finally evolution? Shackleton anyone?
That shot at 08.54 looks like the third prototype with three-bladed props that I photo'd at Cranfield in the late fifties/early 60s. Still in camouflage with the 'P' but no guns. Three bladed props upset the harmonics of the a/c so they went for four-bladed. The Cranfield prototype was scrapped. The Napier de-icing Lincoln at Luton had a Lanc nose which made recogmition awkward when, as a schoolboy I walked around it (no security then). Lincolns regularly popped up at Biggin Hill airshows and at one I photo'd the last three on a flypast.
Considering the fact that active duty Lincolns made it all the way through the 1950s I'd say she didn't do too badly for a design that was basically born obsolete... :-)
My Dad flew the Lincoln and the B29 and thought that there was no comparison, he loved the B29
Boy ! That' s a hell of a photo at 4mins 10 secs Ed. 3 feathered with just the Starboard inner running ! No margin for error from that pilot ! Thanks Ed. (Someone mentioned Shackleton !)