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Seven Airmen and their Lancaster
Two photographs of seven airmen, LJ Barter is on the extreme left. They are grouped under their Lancaster 'Blue Bird'.
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This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Wellington with nose art
The cockpit and nose of a Wellington with Moonshine Man nose art, 24 bomb symbols and 'Berlin or Bust'.
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…
Flight Lieutenant Hopps and crew
Seven airmen grouped under the starboard engine of their Lancaster.
On the reverse -
'103 Sq
F/Lt Hopps (Pilot)
F/Sgt Jonny Roberts (Nav)
Sgt Imeson Bob (Flt Eng)
P/O Olsberg (Bomb Aimer)
Sgt Red Black (AG)
Sgt Ray Thomas (WT/AG)
Sgt James…
On the reverse -
'103 Sq
F/Lt Hopps (Pilot)
F/Sgt Jonny Roberts (Nav)
Sgt Imeson Bob (Flt Eng)
P/O Olsberg (Bomb Aimer)
Sgt Red Black (AG)
Sgt Ray Thomas (WT/AG)
Sgt James…
Seven airmen
Seven airmen under the port side of their Lancaster 'Z'.
On the reverse -
'Wonder why M/Sgt Walton is making the crew numbers up. (I will check the records and let you know)
On the reverse -
'Wonder why M/Sgt Walton is making the crew numbers up. (I will check the records and let you know)
Lancaster in flight
A Lancaster, 'M²', in flight.
On the reverse -
'J Rooke
49 Welton Gdns
Lincoln
M² in flight. Just to show she really flies.
140 operational sorties 1/1/45'.
On the reverse -
'J Rooke
49 Welton Gdns
Lincoln
M² in flight. Just to show she really flies.
140 operational sorties 1/1/45'.
Group of airmen in front of a Lancaster
Seven airmen standing behind in a row while seven squat down in front. Some have visible brevet. Some are ground crew. In the background a Lancaster with bomb door open. The nose art is of a kneeling woman holding a bomb.
Seven aircrew
Seven aircrew, four standing behind three squatting. All are wearing battledress with side caps. Two are holding flying helmets. In the background a Lancaster with bomb doors open. The nose art is of a kneeling woman holding a bomb.
Seven aircrew
Seven airmen sitting on a blockbuster bomb in front of a Lancaster with partial nose art and bomb operation symbols.
Nine airmen in front of a Hampden
Nine airmen, four aircrew sitting in front and five standing behind. In the background the front of a Hampden with cartoon figure dropping bomb nose art.
Nose art on Lancaster
Side view of the fuselage below cockpit with nose art of kangaroo holding Australian flag, and rows of bear tankards. An airman sits in the cockpit looking out of open side window.
Senior RAF officers and Lancaster R5868 S-Sugar
Four senior officers, two air vice marshals a group captain and a wing commander walking out from under the front of Lancaster S-Sugar. The nose art says 'No enemy plane will fly over Reich territory'.
Four airmen and Lancaster
Four airmen wearing battledress and side caps standing in front of a Lancaster. Nose art of two figures playing "two up", and rows of operation symbols.
Aircrew in front of Manchester
Seven aircrew wearing battledress and flying boots with a dog in front They are standing in line in front of a Manchester with engine trestles and ladders up to engines. Nose art of outline of a cow.
Aircrew and ground crew in front of a Manchester.
Seven aircrew and an airman standing and four airmen squatting in front with a dog. All lined up in front of a Manchester with engine trestles and ladders up to engines. Nose art of cow.
Seven aircrew in front of Lancaster
Seven aircrew wearing battledress with brevet standing in line with a cine camera on tripod in front. All in front of Lancaster with name 'Dumbo' and operation symbols. Front turret is faired over. Original photograph attached to another underneath…
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.
Eleven airmen and Lancaster
Eleven airmen lined up in front of a Lancaster with kangaroo nose art.
Lancaster W4783
Side view of a Lancaster registration 'W4783', letter 'G'. parked on grass with hangar in the far distance. Large number in nine rows of operation symbols on nose. Another Lancaster in the distance with squadron code AR-L (460 Squadron).
Eleven airmen in front of Lancaster
Eleven men in two rows standing in front of the nose of a Lancaster with four rows of love heart operation symbols.
Seven airmen on a Lancaster
Seven airmen all wearing flying helmets, six sitting on top outside the cockpit of a Lancaster, and one in the cockpit looking out of open window. Nose art shows rows of kangaroo operation symbols and Australian flag and unidentified image. In the…
Seven aircrew and Lancaster
Seven aircrew, three wearing flying jackets, the others battledress standing in line in front of a Lancaster with nose art and one row of operation symbols. Two versions of the same image.
Lancaster on dispersal
Front quarter view of parked Lancaster with two rows of operation symbols on nose and 'Barbara Mary' below the cockpit.
Aircrew in front of Lancaster Naughty Nan
Front quarter view of a parked Lancaster with snow on the ground. Seven aircrew, six standing and one squatting on left, all wearing Mae West and one airman wearing battledress standing in middle of group. Aircraft has nose art of a woman. Includes…
Lancaster taxiing
Four Lancasters one behind the other in line taxiing on airfield.