The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle was a twin-engine British aircraft of the Second World War, designed by Armstrong Whitworth and built mainly by A.W. Hawksley Ltd, a Gloster subsidiary formed for the purpose. It began as a medium bomber answering Air Ministry Specification B.9/38, which asked for an aircraft of wood and steel without light alloys so that firms outside the aircraft industry could build it from sub-assemblies. The design was reworked for reconnaissance and then for transport duties, and the first aircraft flew on 20 March 1940. A tricycle undercarriage with a retractable nosewheel was a notable feature, and two Bristol Hercules XI radial engines of 1,590 hp each powered it. Production ended in December 1944 with 602 aircraft. The Royal Air Force used it for special transport, paratroop dropping and glider towing, including the Normandy landings and the Arnhem operation of September 1944, and retired it in 1946. The Soviet Union received only a handful before cancelling an order for 200.
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The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle was a twin-engine transport aircraft developed by the British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth
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The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle was a twin-engine transport aircraft developed by the British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth
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The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle was a twin-engine transport aircraft developed by the British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth
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The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle was a twin-engine transport aircraft developed by the British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth
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Performing its maiden flight on 20 March 1940
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Power was provided by a pair of Bristol Hercules XI air-cooled radial engines, each capable of 1,590 hp
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the final examples in RAF service were withdrawn less than a year after war's end
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Production of the Albemarle was terminated during December 1944, by which point 602 aircraft had been completed.
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The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle was a twin-engine transport aircraft developed by the British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth
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The Albemarle was used by the RAF primarily for general and special transport duties, paratroop transport, glider towing and other secondary duties.
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