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and Vickers Wellington. Performing its maiden flight on 25 July 1939, the Manchester entered squadron service in November 1940, just over twelve months after the outbreak of the war.

Operated by the RAF and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), the Manchester came to be regarded as a failure, primarily as a result of its Rolls-Royce Vulture engines, which were

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