Avro Lincoln

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• FM300 was the only Lincoln B.Mk. XV ever purchased by the RCAF, although a single Aircraft each of the Mk. I and Mk.II also served with the RCAF for short periods. The XV was only on strength from 17 August, 1946 to 4 March, 1947 and was originally intended to be an enlarged version of the Lancaster X equipping heavy bomber squadrons in the Pacific war. As a development of the Lancaster, the Lincoln boasted a new nose section, a stretched rear centre section of the fuselage, slightly enlarged rudders with larger trim tabs, a new and larger outer wing together with the more powerful Merlin 68 engines in new Nacelles of cylindrical cross section.

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