WWII BRITIAN
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
AVRO LANCASTER
- Most important British heavy bomber of WWII
- Engines: 1,145 horsepower
- B. Make Model had a top speed of 288 mph
- Armed with 8, 8x7.7 mm Browning machine guns
- Crew of seven
GLOSTER METEoR
- 44 feet and 7 inches long
- Maximum speed was 600 mph
- Crew: one person
- 4x20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 cannons
- Held 16 lb. 3 in. Rockets under its wings
WESTLAND WHIRLWIND
- Fighter plane
- Max speed was 360 mph
- Armed with 4x20 mm cannon
- Could carry 453 kg bombs
- Only 116 built
DE HAVILLAND HORNET
- Long range fighter/bomber plane
- 36.7 feet in length
- Max speed of 472 mph
- One person crew
- Armed with 4x20 mm cannon and 907 kg bombs
SUPERMARINE SPITEFUL
- Fighter plane w/one person crew
- 32.9 feet in length
- Reached a max speed of 483 mph
- Armed with 4x20 mm cannon
- Only 18 of them were built
BATTLESHIPS/AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
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HMS FORMIDABLE
- Aircraft carrier
- 753 feet long
- Could hold 1229 men
- Max speed was 31 knots (35.75 mph)
- 16, 4.5"'AA guns, 48, 2pdr AA, and 33 aircraft
HMS UNICORN
- Aircraft carrier, could hold 1200 men
- 646 feet in length
- Maximum speed was 24 knots
- Armed w/8, 4" AA guns, 16 2pdr
- 16 20 mm AA, and 35 aircraft
HMS INDEFATIGABLE
- Aircraft carrier, could hold 1585 men
- 766 feet in length
- Maximum speed is 32 knots
- Armed with 16 4.5" AA guns, 44 2pdr AA
- 60 aircraft
HMS PRINCE OF WALES
- Sunk on December 10, 1941
- Was a King George V-class battleship
- 745' 1" in length
- Maxim speed of 28.3 knots
- 4 supermarine walrus seaplanes and 1 double ended catapult
HMS VANGUARD
- Was being built nearing the end of WWII
- Was a fast battleship
- Could go up to 30 kn
- Held 1,975 men
- 814' 4" in length
