Lancasters over Lowestoft

Lancasters over Lowestoft

An air-to-air view of two Lancasters in formation taken from the rear turret of a third. Both have fared over front turrets and no mid upper turrets. They are over Lowestoft on the Suffolk coast. White prefabs on the Gunton estate and Eastern Coach Works visible. On the reverse 'Formation Flying 15 Sqdn Lanc Mk 1 Special 46/47 Taken from Rear Turret'.

Additional information about this photo from Wingleader book by Peter Allam. These are B.1 (Special) Lancasters issued to 15 Squadron in mid 1946. The aircraft nearest the camera is PD126 LS-Q and the other is PD125 LS-X.

One b/w photograph from an album

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