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Bowyer.C (1974), Avro Manchester Aircraft Profile No.260 https://geni.us/NBQJ
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Mason.F.K (1994), The British Bomber Since 1914 https://geni.us/4iMp55b

Today we're taking a look at the Avro Manchester, a bomber that suffered from a horribly unreliable engine: the RollsRoyce Vulture. The engine's performance was so bad, that designers went back to the drawing board and eventually redesigned the Manchester into the fourengine Lancaster of WW2 Fame.

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0:00 Intro
2:15 Initial Design & Prototype
6:46 The RollsRoyce Vulture
10:42 Mk 1 Manchesters In Service
14:31 Engine Problems By The Score
18:06 Mk.1A Models
18:40 Birth of the Lancaster
19:54 Peak, Swansong & Legacy

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Producing these videos is a hobby of mine and apparently its now a fulltime job too! I have a passion for history, and personally own a large collection of books, journals and other texts, and endeavor to do as much research as possible. However if there are any mistakes, please don't hesitate to reach out and correct anything :)