Unlike other Bomber Command aircraft, the Lancaster’s bomb bay was spacious and uninterrupted, and allowed it to carried many varied bomb loads. Measuring 5'-0" wide x 33'-0" long (1.52 m x 10.0 m)
Updated: February 2008
See Bomb Load Configurations
Updated: February 2008
Lancaster: Bomb Bay
Above: 4,000 lbs HC "Cookie" surrounded by Small Bomb Containers (SBC's) containing incendiaries
Left: 2,000 lbs HC "Cookie" with 500 lbs GP Bombs
Diagram showing the installation and bomb mount points for the 4,000 lbs HC "Cookie"
Left: 22,000 lbs "Grandslam" bomb hanging from a Lancaster Bomb Bay
Below: Diagram showing the installation and bomb mount points for the 22,000 lbs "Grandslam"
Diagram show a 12,000 lbs "Tallboy" installation and release mechanism
Left: "Upkeep" (Dambuster bouncing bomb) installed into a specially modified Lancaster Mk.i Special
Below: Diagram showing "Upkeep" installation
