Thesaurus Term/Concept: STIRLING

Identifier	111422
Class	AIRCRAFT TYPE
Status	Preferred
Index?	Yes
Scope Note	Seven/eight-crew, heavy night-bomber. The first four-engine bomber to join the RAF, with a bomb load of 14000 lb, entered service in 1940. Superseded as a bomber by the Lancaster and Halifax, later versions served as transports and tugs.

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Context	Record
Monument Type	MLI116375 Short Stirling Aircraft Crash Site and Memorial, Caythorpe (Monument)