Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle

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The Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle was a British twin‑engine transport and glider tug aircraft used primarily by the Royal Air Force during World War II for airborne operations.

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Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
glider tug aircraft ⓘ
military transport aircraft ⓘ
twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration mid‑wing monoplane ⓘ
tailwheel undercarriage ⓘ
twin‑engine ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 6 ⓘ
designedAs bomber ⓘ
designedToSpecification Air Ministry Specification B.9/38 ⓘ
engineType radial piston engine ⓘ
era 1940s ⓘ
firstFlight 1940 ⓘ
fuselageType truss fuselage ⓘ
introduced 1943 ⓘ
landingGearType retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
laterRoleChange transport and glider tug ⓘ
manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft ⓘ
linked to: Armstrong Whitworth
material mixed construction ⓘ
steel tube fuselage ⓘ
wooden wings ⓘ
numberBuilt over 600 ⓘ
numberOfEngines 2 ⓘ
operator No. 295 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 296 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 297 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 570 Squadron RAF ⓘ
powerplant Bristol Hercules radial engine ⓘ
primaryRole transport aircraft ⓘ
productionStatus mass‑produced ⓘ
retired 1946 ⓘ
secondaryRole glider tug ⓘ
serviceBranch RAF Bomber Command ⓘ
RAF Coastal Command ⓘ
RAF Transport Command ⓘ
status retired from service ⓘ
usedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
usedForOperation airborne operations ⓘ
paratroop transport ⓘ
usedForOperation glider towing ⓘ
special duties missions ⓘ
usedInConflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
usedInOperation D‑Day airborne landings ⓘ
Operation Market Garden ⓘ
Operation Overlord ⓘ
Operation Tonga ⓘ
wingType mid‑mounted wing ⓘ

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Bristol Hercules → usedInAircraft → Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle ⓘ
Bristol Hercules → usedOnAircraft → Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle ⓘ
subject linked to: Bristol Hercules radial engine