In this video we will compare the maximum speeds of the three primary heavy bombers in Europe. The Avro Lancaster, Boeing B17 Flying Fortress, and the Consolidated B24 Liberator.

The Lancaster was the newest design with by far the largest engines. Plus they were liquid cooled V12s, much more streamlined than the U.S. air cooled radials. Then again, the US planes had turbochargers. Let's run the numbers from primary source material and compare.

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Note: I misspoke on the engine sizes. The Lancaster's Merlins have the least displacement, but are liquid cooled and are the heaviest of the bunch.