Avro

Avro Manchester

Heavy bomber

  • First flight1939
  • IntroductionNovember 1940
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built209
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
7
Length
70 ft
Wingspan
90 ft 1 in
Height
19 ft 6 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
265 mph
Range
1,200 mi
Service ceiling
19,200 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
2 × Rolls-Royce Vulture I X-24 liquid-cooled piston engine (1,760 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 8 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns, (in Nash & Thompson nose (2), dorsal (2) and tail (4) turrets); Bombs: 10350 lb bomb load