LOCKHEED AURORA
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Crew: Mission minimum 8, typically 12 to 15 Capacity: 20
Length: 35.61 m (116 ft 10 in)
Wingspan: 30.38 m (99 ft 8 in)
Height: 10.49 m (34 ft 5 in (at 125,500 lb)
Loaded weight: 27,892 kg (61,362 lb) Powerplant: 4 × Allison T-56-A-14-LFE turboprop engines, (4600 SHP) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 750 km/h (405 kn, 462 mph)
Range: 9,300 km (5,000 nm, 5,737 mi)
Service ceiling: 10,700 m (35,100 ft)Armament
Mk 46 Mod V torpedoes, signal chargers, smoke markers, illumination flares. Air-to-surface rockets or conventional bombs can be fitted after a minor retrofit. Virtually any armament cleared for use on the P-3 series can be fitted for use based on airframe similarities.NOTE: 405 Sqn was the first to fly the Aurora operationally.
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CANADAIR ARGUS
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Crew :18
Length: 128 ft, 3 in
Height: 36 ft, 8 in
Wingspan: 142 ft, 3 in
Wing Area: 2.075 sq ft
Max Takeoff Weight: 148,000 lbs
Powerplant: 4 X Wright 3350-32W Turbo Compound engines.
Top Speed: 288 mph
Range: 4,420 miles
Service Ceiling: 24,200 ft
Endurance: 26+ Hours
Weapons: Torpedoes, depth charges. FFAR rockets and Air to Surface Missiles were trialed but never installed in the fleet.
NOTE: The first 405 Sqn Argus flight was a test flight on August 7th, 1958. The last real 405 Sqn Argus Patrol was flown on Nov 11th, 1980.
The first Neptune arrives in Greenwood 1955
P2V7 NEPTUNE
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Crew :9
Length: 91 ft, 8 in
Height: 29 ft, 4 in
Wingspan: 103 ft, 10in
Wing Area: 1,ooo sq ft
Max Takeoff Weight: 79,895 lbs
Powerplant: 2 X Wright 3350-32W Turbo Compound engines and
2 X Westinghouse J34-WE6 turbo jet engines.
Top Speed: 364 mph
Range: 2,157 miles
Service Ceiling: 22,400 ft
Weapons: Torpedoes, depth charges, FFAR rockets and bombs.
NOTE: 405 Squadron was the first RCAF unit to receive the Neptune the first of which arrived in Greenwood on 30 March 1955. 1959 was the last year 405 Sqn flew the Neptune and converted to the Argus
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Cockpit Photo By John Phillips
POST WAR AVRO LANCASTER
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Crew :7
Length: 69 ft 4 in
Height: 20 ft 5 in
Wingspan: 102 ft
Wing Area: 1,297 sq ft
Max Takeoff Weight: 65,000 lbs
Powerplant: 4 X Packard-Merlin liquid cooled V12 engines at 1,640 hp each.
Criuse Speed: 184 mph
Range: 2,530 mi
Service Ceiling: 21,400 ft
Weapons: Torpedoes, depth charges, bombs and mines
Nose Art
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AVRO LANCASTER
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Crew :7
Length: 69 ft 4 in
Height: 20 ft 5 in
Wingspan: 102 ft
Wing Area: 1,297 sq ft
Max Takeoff Weight: 72,400 lbs with a 22,000 lb bomb
Powerplant: 4 X Rolls Royce Merlin XX liquid cooled V12 engines at 1,280 hp each.
Criuse Speed: 200 mph
Range: 2,530 mi
Service Ceiling: 21,400 ft
Guns: 8 .303 Browning machine guns in the dorsal, tail and nose turrets, with variations
Bombs: 14,000 lbs of bombs or 1 22,000 lb Grand Slam bomb.
405 Sqn Halifax Incidents.
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Handley Page Halifax B.ll
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Crew :7
Length: 71 ft 7 in
Height: 20 ft 9 in
Wingspan: 104 ft 2 in
Wing Area: 1190 sq ft
Loaded Weight: 54,400 lbs
Powerplant: 4X BristolHercules XVI Radial engines. 1,205 hp each
Max Speed: 282 mph
Range: 1,860 mi
Service Ceiling: 24,000 ft
Guns: 8 .303 Browning machine guns
4 dorsal turret
4 in tail turret
1 x 303 Vickers K machine gun in the nose
Bombs: 13,000 lbs of bombs
NOTE: 405 Sqn crews flew Halifax bomber from April 1942 to September 1943.
Note: All Wellington photos are from the 405 Sqn archives
405 Sqn Wellington Crews
405 Sqn Wellington Bomber
Vickers Wellington
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Crew :6
Length: 64ft 7in
Height: 17ft 5in
Wing Area: 840 sq ft
Empty Weight: 18,556 lbs
Max Takeoff Weight: 28,500 lbs
Powerplant: 2X Bristol Pegasus Mark XVIII Radial engines. 1,050 hp each
Max Speed: 235 mph
Range: 2,550 mi
Service Ceiling: 18,000 ft
Guns: 6 to 8 .303 Browning machine Guns
2 in nose turret
2 in tail turret
2 in waist positions
Bombs: 4,500 lbs of bombs
NOTE: 405 Sqn crews flew Wellington Mk lls on the RCAF's first bombing operation on June 12th and 13th, 1941. The Sqn flew the Wellingtons until April 1942 then converted to the Halifax.
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