The Short Stirling was the first four-engined British heavy bomber of the Second World War. The Stirling was designed and built by Short Brothers to an Air Ministry specification from 1936, and entered service in 1941. The Stirling had a relatively brief operational career as a bomber, being relegated to second line duties from 1943 onwards when other four-engined RAF bombers, specifically the Handley Page Halifax and Avro Lancaster, took over its role.
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| - The Short Stirling was the first four-engined British heavy bomber of the Second World War. The Stirling was designed and built by Short Brothers to an Air Ministry specification from 1936, and entered service in 1941. The Stirling had a relatively brief operational career as a bomber, being relegated to second line duties from 1943 onwards when other four-engined RAF bombers, specifically the Handley Page Halifax and Avro Lancaster, took over its role.
- History of the Short Stirling Bomber
- It had a top speed of 435 km/h and a crew of seven men. Operational range was around 950 kilometers at most and service ceiling was 5,100 meters. Standard armament carried onboard was around ten defensive machine guns placed around the aircraft and a maximum of 6,300 kilograms worth of bombs. The Stirling was admittedly outdated by 1944-1945 but it continued to operate fairly effectively in combat demonstrating the reliability of the design.
- Stirling bombers took part in the thousand bomber raid of Operation Millennium on the German city of Cologone on the night of 30-31 May 1942, before the Race landed.
- The Stirling was the result of a Royal Air Force requirement for a new British bomber that should be able to carry a maximum bomb load of up to 6,350 kg, with a range of 4,800 km; the required cruise speed at an altitude of 4,600 m was to be higher than 320 km/h. To defend itself against enemy fighters it was to be equipped with three gun turrets, which had to be mounted on the nose, the amidships and on the rear fuselage. The Stirling had its first mission on 10th February 1941. All in all five variations have been built, which included a transport- and a civilian airline aircraft as well.
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| - The Short Stirling was the first four-engined British heavy bomber of the Second World War. The Stirling was designed and built by Short Brothers to an Air Ministry specification from 1936, and entered service in 1941. The Stirling had a relatively brief operational career as a bomber, being relegated to second line duties from 1943 onwards when other four-engined RAF bombers, specifically the Handley Page Halifax and Avro Lancaster, took over its role.
- History of the Short Stirling Bomber
- It had a top speed of 435 km/h and a crew of seven men. Operational range was around 950 kilometers at most and service ceiling was 5,100 meters. Standard armament carried onboard was around ten defensive machine guns placed around the aircraft and a maximum of 6,300 kilograms worth of bombs. The Stirling was admittedly outdated by 1944-1945 but it continued to operate fairly effectively in combat demonstrating the reliability of the design.
- The Stirling was the result of a Royal Air Force requirement for a new British bomber that should be able to carry a maximum bomb load of up to 6,350 kg, with a range of 4,800 km; the required cruise speed at an altitude of 4,600 m was to be higher than 320 km/h. To defend itself against enemy fighters it was to be equipped with three gun turrets, which had to be mounted on the nose, the amidships and on the rear fuselage. During its development, the Stirling had one huge problem, which was that it was so large, that it wouldn’t fit in the hangars of the Royal Air Force. To solve the problem, the engineers decided that the wingspan of the Stirling had to be shortened. Unfortunately, the result was an aircraft with a wingspan, being unusual short, making it was unable to reach high operational altitudes. The Stirling had its first mission on 10th February 1941. All in all five variations have been built, which included a transport- and a civilian airline aircraft as well.
- Stirling bombers took part in the thousand bomber raid of Operation Millennium on the German city of Cologone on the night of 30-31 May 1942, before the Race landed.
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