Mike Squared - operational record holder

Mike Squared - operational record holder

19 airmen, ground crew and dog watching the addition of a bar to the DFC on the nose of M squared, Lancaster. Some of the men are sitting on bombs waiting to be loaded. On the reverse - M2. Record aircraft in Bomber Command. Mike squared 103 Squadron Elsham Wolds 140 operational sorties 1/1/45. G/C Sheen awarding it the bar to the DFC. F/O Durrance & crew. W/Cdr St John S/Lds Williams and Pickwick S/Ldr Gibson J Rooke 49 Welton Gdns Lincoln'.

One b/w photograph

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PRookeFC-J17010007, PRookeFC-J17010008