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Servicing Wing, RAF Waddington
A large group of airmen sitting and standing in six rows in front of a Lancaster. Title 'Royal air Force Nos 463 & 467 RAAF Squadrons, Waddington Servicing Wing Bomber Command, may 1945'.
Lancaster
Front quarter view of a Lancaster with code PQ of 467 Squadron parked on dispersal with undercarriage wheel covers. Ladders and engine trestles by the wingtips.
Six aircrew
Six aircrew wearing Mae West standing and squatting under the nose of a Lancaster with nose art of squadron leader rank sleeve with hand giving thumbs up, 'Squadron Leader X' and letters 'X-PO' of 467 Squadron. Another Lancaster on dispersal in the…
Four aircrew
Four airmen wearing battledress with brevet standing by the rear fuselage of a Lancaster with squadron letters 'Q-PO' of 467 Squadron.
Five airmen in front of Lancaster R5868
Five airmen wearing battledress standing by the nose of Lancaster R5868, with 96 operation symbols and letter 'S'. Another Lancaster is visible in the background.
Airmen on Lancaster R5868
A group of airmen sit on the port wing and port inner engine of Lancaster R5868 S-Sugar. Another sits and another stands up in the cockpit. Two more are standing in front of the nose. Aircraft has eight rows of operation bomb symbols and words 'no…
Eight aircrew
Eight aircrew, six standing outside and two in fuselage door of a Lancaster registration 'LM440'.
100 not out
Seven airmen stand behind or sit on a 4000lb MC blockbuster bomb. Another airman is finishing adding words '100 not out' to the bomb. A senior (air commodore) RAF officer stands on the right watching. In the background the front of Lancaster R5868…
Lancaster running up on threshold
Side view of the front of a Lancaster (letters 'PO-U') with engines running at the threshold of a runway. In the background the runway caravan and many spectators. Behind them more aircraft.
Lancaster on dispersal
Rear quarter view of a Lancaster letters 'PO-F' parked on airfield dispersal. A lorry in visible on the right.
Lancaster on verge of road
A Lancaster squadron letters 'PO-P' (467 Squadron) astride a road with undercarriage on grass verge having overrun. A group of man stand on road and another group by starboard wing.
Thirteen airmen in front of Lancaster
Thirteen airmen, six squatting down seven standing behind in front of a Lancaster with nose art and rows of kangaroo operation symbols. Nose art shows emu and kangaroo either side of shield.
Five airmen in front of Lancaster ED532
Five ground crew standing in line by the rear fuselage of a Lancaster registration 'ED532'. Engine trestles in the background.
A group of airmen with Lancaster
A group of airmen earing Mae West gathered behind the wing of a Lancaster, squadron letters 'PO-P'.
Lancaster in snow
View from a Lancaster cockpit of another Lancaster alongside on snow covered ground. Squadron letters 'PO-L'.
Eight aircrew at the side of a Lancaster
Eight aircrew wearing Mae Wests, four kneeling and four standing in front of the rear fuselage of a Lancaster. Squadron letters 'PO-N'.
Six aircrew with practice bombs
Six aircrew standing in line all holding practice bombs. In the background the rear fuselage of a Lancaster with squadron letters 'PO-X'.
Three airman and bomb
Three airmen standing behind a 4000lb blockbuster bomb with a Lancaster in the background with squadron letters 'PO-L'. Bomb has names of ground crew with L love.
463 & 467 RAAF Squadrons servicing wing
Servicing wing of 463 and 467 Squadrons Royal Australian Air Force photographed at RAF Waddington in May 1945. Personnel are photographed in front of a Lancaster.
Four airmen standing by a Lancaster
Four airmen standing in by a Lancaster with the registration "Q-PO".
467 Squadron (RAAF) Waddington 1943
A brief story about the crew of 'M for Mother'. It includes details of the crew and a photograph of the crew in flying kit at the nose of their aircraft.
Lancasters, Boston, Stirling and Liberators
#1 is a starboard view of a Lancaster on the ground, captioned 'Lancaster 467 Squadron'.
#2 is the nose of a Lancaster with the crew underneath, captioned 'The Famous "G" George 148 Ops'.
#3 is a front view of a Lancaster in the snow, captioned…
#2 is the nose of a Lancaster with the crew underneath, captioned 'The Famous "G" George 148 Ops'.
#3 is a front view of a Lancaster in the snow, captioned…
Norrie and Lancasters in Operations
#1 is a side head and shoulders portrait of Norrie annotated 'Sincere Regards to my Pal Doc 23/8/42'.
#2 is a silhouetted Lancaster captioned 'Aircraft LS-T No 15 Squadron Frankfurt 11/4/43'.
#3 is a Lancaster on the ground with the sun…
#2 is a silhouetted Lancaster captioned 'Aircraft LS-T No 15 Squadron Frankfurt 11/4/43'.
#3 is a Lancaster on the ground with the sun…
Aircraft of Bomber Command completing more than 100 operations
First page lists 13 lancasters and one Halifax by registration number and gives the number of operations flown, the squadrons they belonged to and their fate (disposal).
Second page lists a further 22 Lancasters by registration number only.
Second page lists a further 22 Lancasters by registration number only.
Axe Retrieved from Field at Thin-le Moutier, France
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A brief description of the crash of Lancaster, LM100, 'PO-D'.