Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle GT Mk II: Single example of glider tug variant similar to GT Mk I. Built in Srs 1, Srs 2 and Srs 3 versions with small equipment changes. View from interior of a glider .

Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle – brytyjski dwusilnikowy wojskowy samolot wielozadaniowy z okresu II wojny światowej.Pierwotnie zaprojektowany jako bombowiec średni, następnie przeznaczony do transportu ładunków, wojsk spadochronowych czy holowania szybowców desantowych. Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle GT Mk VI: Final production glider tug version, with dorsal turret. Ninety-nine built. C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft in route to Normandy. The Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle was an all wood and metal construction due to the anticipated alloy shortage. All that could be offered to the Russians were 100 examples of a new plane called the Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle. Did the AM reject it in part due to undercarriage? Fifty built. I think it would be a benefit for loading bombs. The first 32 built were intended for use as reconnaissance bombers, with a crew of two pilots, a navigator and a radio operator. Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle GT Mk I: Glider towing version with similar modifications to ST Mk I but with paratroop provision. Freight loading doors in starboard fuselage side and paratroop jump doors in rear fuselage floor. Die Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle war ein britischer Bomber aus der Zeit des Zweiten Weltkriegs, der von Armstrong Whitworth gemäß der Spezifikation B.18/38 des britischen Luftfahrtministeriums (Air Ministry) entworfen wurde. V této roli se uplatnil při spojeneckých invazích Armstrong Whitworth AW 41 Albemarle Engine: 2 x Bristol Hercules XI, 1568 hp Length: 59 ft 11 in / 18.26 m Height: 15 ft 7 in / 4.75 m Wingspan : 77.00 ft / 23.47 m Wing area : 803.533 sqft / 74.65 sqm Max take off weight : 22603.5 lb / 10251.0 kg Max. The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle was a British twin-engine transport aircraft that entered service during the Second World War. The Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle is a little known but unique bomber to come into service for the British during WWII. 12 supplied to Soviet Union, 1943/44. Designed by Bristol and manufactured by A.W. Alas it was the Austin Allegro of the skies. Feb 25, 2020 #2. Albemarle production ended in December 1944 after 602 of an ordered 1060 had been built. Instead, it was found to be more useful in transport and glider-tug duties for Britain's special forces. Hawkesley Ltd, the Albemarle evoked little enthusiasm in its original role as a medium bomber. Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle I: Initial bomber-reconnaissance version with BP powered dorsal turret carrying four 0.303-in (7.7-mm) Brownings and provision for two similar guns in retractable dorsal manual turret. Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle IV: Single prototype with R-2600-A5B Double Cyclone engines and dorsal turret, flown on December 12, 1942, and one production conversion. O Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle foi uma aeronave de transporte britânica bimotora monoplana que entrou em serviço durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.. O Albemarle foi originalmente desenvolvido para ser um bombardeiro médio, mas que nunca serviu nesta função, mas sim foi usado para uso geral em transporte de tropas e outros deveres. Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle ST Mk I: Special transport version (troop carrier) with operational bombing equipment, ventral turret and fuselage fuel tanks removed; dorsal turret replaced by hand-operated Rose two-gun installation with sliding hood. Designed to Air Ministry Specification B.9/38 is was essentially a backup as it was designed to be made entirely of non-strategic materials to … Another famous episode for the RAF's Albemarles came in June 1944, when four squadrons of the aircraft towed the Horsa gliders that took Allied airborne troops to France for the first time during Operation Overlord, the invasion of occupied Europe. Did the unconventional layout influence the later, and similar looking B-25? Airborne troops prepare for the descent on Europe of D-Day invasion June 6, 1944. Feb 25, 2020 #2. The anticipated light alloy shortage did not occur and Britain's aircraft factories escaped relative unscathed by the German Blitz. However, the Albemarle was never operated in this role. Hawkesley Ltd, the Albemarle evoked little enthusiasm in its original role as a medium bomber. Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle ST Mk VI: Final production special transport version, with dorsal turret. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd původně jako střední bombardovací a průzkumný letoun, ale nakonec byl nasazen k vlekání kluzáků a výsadkům parašutistů a přepravě vybavení.

Test pilot John Grierson described the Albemarle as an average aircraft, with no virtues and no vices. One hundred and thirty-three Srs 1 built. Later the same year, two squadrons provided glider-tugs during the assault on the Rhine bridges at Arnhem. Fifty built.

By the time it had been introduced, bomber development had advanced at such a pace that it was rendered obsolete even before it entered service.

The Soviet Union was the only other Albemarle operator, although it has been suggested that the country was only interested in the aircraft's engines, which it is thought to have been copied later. Parachute troops line the inside of a Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle. Samoloty tego typu wzięły m.in. Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle byl britský dvoumotorový letoun stavěný z nestrategických materiálů. Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle ST Mk V: Special transport similar to ST Mk II with changed fuel jetti-son system, flown July 27, 1943. Designed by Bristol and manufactured by A.W. Built in Srs 2 and Srs 3 versions. Fuel tanks in wing and centre fuselage. Byl vyvíjen firmou W.G. Malcolm glider towing hook at rear of fuselage.

S. Shortround6 Brigadier General. Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle ST Mk II: Similar to ST Mk I special transport with equipment changes and dorsal turret re-introduced. Did the specification require tricycle undercarriage on the Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle? Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle ST Mk V: Special transport similar to ST Mk II with changed fuel jetti-son system, flown July 27, 1943. Thus the Albemarle design was not to have the significance it might otherwise have had.