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Air and ground crew in front of Hampden
Four aircrew wearing uniform with aircrew brevet sitting in front while five ground crew wearing overalls stand behind. In the background the front of a Hampden with nose art of a monkey holding a bomb.
Tags: aircrew; ground crew; ground personnel; Hampden; nose art; RAF Waddington
Air and ground crew in front of a Lancaster
Twenty-one airmen, some with aircrew brevet standing and squatting down in two rows in front of a Lancaster. Aircraft has nose art of cat outline holding a bomb.
Seven aircrew and Lancaster
Seven aircrew wearing tunic or battledress standing in line in front of a Lancaster on dispersal. Aircraft has nose art of teddy bear with bomb under arm. The tail of another Lancaster can be seen.
Tags: aircrew; dispersal; Lancaster; nose art; RAF Waddington
Bombing up a Lancaster
Front quarter view of a Lancaster with several bomb trollies underneath and a bomb being hoisted into bomb bay while two ground crew conduct load with others looking on. Partial view of nose art.
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
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
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'
Nose art
Nose art of 'Uncle Joe' [Joseph Stalin] with three rows of star symbols below the cockpit of a bomber.
Seven aircrew and Lancaster R5868 S-Sugar
Seven aircrew donning life preservers and parachute harnesses in front of a Lancaster. Aircraft has nine rows of operation tally symbols, letter 'S' and 'No enemy plane will fly over Reich territory'.
Tags: aircrew; Lancaster; nose art; RAF Waddington
Eleven airmen and Lancaster
Seven aircrew stand behind four kneeling ground crew in front of the port inner engine of a Lancaster. Engine trestles in the background.
Tags: aircrew; ground crew; ground personnel; Lancaster; nose art
Aircrew, ground crew and a Lancaster
Aircrew and ground crew gathered by the nose of a Lancaster with nose art of cartoon boxing kangaroo, the words 'Flak Ship' and one swastika symbol.
Tags: aircrew; ground crew; ground personnel; Lancaster; nose art
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.
Tags: 467 Squadron; Lancaster; nose art
Thirteen airmen and Lancaster
Nine airmen wearing tunics some with brevet standing in line. Four airmen. also wearing tunics taking knee in front. In the background the front quarter view of a Lancaster three rows of operation symbols on nose fuselage. Three engine trestles in…
Tags: aircrew; ground crew; ground personnel; Lancaster; nose art
Airmen working on Lancaster propeller.
Front quarter view of the front of a Lancaster. A propeller in dangling from a crane by the port inner engine being held by an airman on gantry. Another airman stands behind on a gantry while a third on the ground consults a book. Aircraft has name…