Seven aircrew and a crew mascot in front of a Lancaster

Seven aircrew and a crew mascot in front of a Lancaster

Seven aircrew all wearing flying helmets in two rows. Five aircrew stand in the back row and two kneel either side of a airwoman crew mascot also wearing flying helmet in the centre of front row. In the background part of a Lancaster fuselage with the last squadron letter O and aircraft letter C. On the reverse ' 1st row, F/Sgt Allen CGM m/u gunner, W/O Sutton air bomber, F/O Robson navigator, F/Lt Evans DFC pilot, F/Sgt Hopwood F/Engineer, F/Sgt Beer Wireless Operator, ELSIE crew mascot. F/Sgt Patton rear gunner, 1945'. Second photograph same as the first.

IBCC Digital Archive

1945

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Two b/w photograph

PAllenDJ1532-0007, PAllenDJ1532-0008, PAllenDJ1532-0002