On 30/03/2012 8:17 PM, Ramsman wrote:
On 30/03/2012 06:11, Alan Erskine wrote:
On 30/03/2012 12:39 AM, Ken Murphy wrote:
On Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:53:32 +1100, Alan Erskine
wrote:



Why the hump?

The hump is a fairing over a long range saddle-back fuel tank,
proposed to enable them to reach Japan with the Tiger Force.

Ken

I would have had extended landing gear and put the tank under the
fuselage rather than do this.

It would rather defeat the object of using the Lancaster as a bomber if
the bomb bay couldn't be used.


Yes it would. I thought maybe the tank was simply used for ferry
missions. If that were the case, it would be easier to build the tank
over/in the bomb bay.