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Chocks away
Front quarter view of a Lancaster engines running while an airman pulls on rope to remove chock. Another airman on right gives thumbs up. Other Lancasters line up behind.
Tags: aircrew; ground crew; ground personnel; Lancaster; nose art; pilot
Lancasters in snow
Air to ground view of two Lancasters parked on snow covered ground.
Tags: aerial photograph; Lancaster
Bombs in bomb bay
Loaded Lancaster bomb bay. An airman stands on the right looking up while another two inspect bomb at the rear.
Tags: bombing up; ground crew; ground personnel; Lancaster
Track of aircraft across road
Trail of aircraft which has run over a road into a field. A group of people stand on the side of road.
Tags: crash
Six airmen
Six airmen, five wearing uniform with brevet and one in the centre wearing tunic, all standing in line in front of a Lancaster. Two versions o the same image.
Tags: aircrew; ground crew; ground personnel; Lancaster; observer; pilot
RAF Waddington
Air-to-ground view of a standard lay out RAF airfield with buildings on the left and runways to the right,
Seven aircrew
Seven airmen wearing Mae Wests and parachute harness in front of rear fuselage of an aircraft.
Tags: aircrew
Seven aircrew
Seven airmen, some wearing flying kit squatting and standing by the rear fuselage of a Lancaster with squadron letters 'JO'.
Tags: 463 Squadron; aircrew; Lancaster; pilot
Bombing up a Lancaster
Front quarter view of Lancaster with bomb being loaded by ground crew. Fuel bowser in front. Aircraft has devil nose art with words 'Nick the Nazi Neutralizer'. Gantry by port inner and an airman on top of wing.
Seeing off aircraft
A crowd of mainly airwomen at the end of runway, waving off aircraft.
Lancasters parked in snow
A row of five Lancaster parked with snow on the ground. A tractor on the left with bomb on trolley.
Tags: bomb trolley; bombing up; Lancaster; service vehicle; tractor
Senior officers walk in front of Lancaster R5868 S-Sugar
Four senior RAF officers walking in front of a Lancaster which has 10 rows of operation tally symbols and words 'No enemy plane will fly over the reich territory, Herman Goering'. and letter 'S' on the port front fuselage.
Tags: Lancaster; nose art; RAF Waddington
Joe Freeman and his chicks
Seven aircrew wearing battledress with brevet standing in line. Captioned 'Joe Freeman and his chicks'.
Tags: aircrew
Nine airmen
Nine airmen squatting down in front of a Lancaster.
Tags: aircrew; ground crew; ground personnel; Lancaster
Fourteen airmen and an airwomen
Fourteen airmen in a group standing, squatting and standing with an airwoman sitting centre of front row. In the background the front of a Lancaster with bow legged man nose art and the words 'How Stap Me'