<p><b>The epic story of the RAFs legendary heavy bomber: the Avro Lancaster<br></b><i><br>The Lancaster Story</i> takes readers on <b>a remarkable journey</b> through the history of an <b>aviation icon</b>. Between its introduction in 1942 and the end of the Second World War, the Avro Lancaster flew more than 150, 000 sorties, dropped more than 600, 000 tons of explosives and took the Allied fight to Nazi Germany.<br><br>The <b>true workhorse</b> of the RAFs bomber corps, the Lanc featured on some of the most daring and celebrated missions of the war, including the heroic Dambusters raid and the Operation Hydra bombing. These and many other successes came at a significant cost, however: almost half of the 7, 377 Lancasters deployed into service were lost in action. <br><br>Using <b>archival documents</b>, <b>letters</b> and <b>first-hand accounts</b>, <i>The Lancaster Story</i> delivers a dramatic and <b>vividly rendered account</b> of the most successful RAF bomber of the Second World War and the lives of the men and women who flew, designed, constructed and maintained it. Combining <b>individual stories </b>into a gripping, <b>panoramic narrative</b>, it paints a complete portrait of the battle over Europe, and the Lancasters unique and decisive role in it.</p>
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