The Lancaster Story

Here is the unique story of the RAF's Avro Lancaster bomber. Peter R. March covers the Lancaster's genesis, first flight, and flight testing; its part in the bomber offensive during World War II, and how this iconic aircraft lives on in the 21st Century, with a listing of surviving Lancasters and where to see them. The text is supported by a comprehensive selection of color and black and white photographs.

About the author

Peter R. March is an aviation author, photographer and journalist. He is the editor of the RAF and USAF Yearbooks for the RAF Benevolent Fund/Royal International Air Tattoo, a regular contributor to Aircraft Illustrated magazine, editor of Ian Allan's yearly abc Military Aircraft, and author of more than fifty books in his own right on aviation subjects, including The Concorde Story, The Spitfire Story, The Vulcan Story, and The Red Arrows Story. He lives in Bristol.

Product details

• Authors: Peter R March, Peter R. March
• Publisher: The History Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780750947602
• ISBN: 978-0-7509-4760-2
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 192 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 269 g
• Series: The Story Series; The Story; Story of...; The Story Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration