I saw a program on PBS called "Warplane" and in part of it they discussed Lancaster Bombers being made of wood - skins too. Nobody believes me and i can find no info no matter where I search. Please help if you know anything.
Thanks to all (except those who answer only for the sake of earning points without actually attempting to answer).
2006-12-12 10:17:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
The LANC was made of Aluminium , the MOSSIE was Marine Ply and the Photo Reccie Canberra's tail section is still made of wood and that bird has been flying since the 50's
2006-12-15 06:21:02 · answer #1 · answered by l1011graham 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree, I never heard about wooden Lancaster.The most famous wooden plane of the WW2 is De Havilland Mosquito DH.98.
I only heard about the first prototype of Short Stirling(Quite similar to Lancaster) that was wooden and it crushed during the first landing.
2006-12-13 12:29:10 · answer #2 · answered by sparviero 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wasn't a lancaster, it was the de Havilland Mosquito, they called it the 'Timber Terror'. It was made out of wood because aluminum was in such short supply.
You can read more about it here:
http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=711
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Mosquito
2006-12-12 18:27:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
there was a bomber during ww2 called the Avro Lancaster have no idea about its construction or other facts about it
2006-12-13 19:37:08 · answer #4 · answered by Tom 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋