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Monday, March 9, 2026
An Avro Lancaster's bomb load; five rows of 1,000 lb bombs, four per row.
I agree with the other comments. 20,000lbs is pretty much max load and would require some specialized changes to carry that much (think Dambusters). I vote for 500lbers as that would better align with standard full capacity. Also, these bombs have 4 vanes whereas quick research shows 1kers with 6.
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Those don’t look big enough to be 1000-pounders. My guess is 250lbs by the size. A 5000lb payload makes more sense than a 20000lb payload.
ReplyDeletelook kinda small to be a half ton each
ReplyDeleteI agree with the other comments. 20,000lbs is pretty much max load and would require some specialized changes to carry that much (think Dambusters). I vote for 500lbers as that would better align with standard full capacity. Also, these bombs have 4 vanes whereas quick research shows 1kers with 6.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful weather in Pine Grove today.
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