The aircraft was flown to Berlin by another crew the following nightbut was destroyed while attempting a crash landing. 44 Squadron Lancaster crew.They had just returned from their thirtieth operation (thus completing their “tour”) and their ninth tripto the most dangerous target of all, Berlin. The bond between the members of a bomber crew was intense and one can sense their spirit in the above photograph.It was taken on 29 January, 1944 of a No. Snow, of Murwillumbah, Australia, donated the photograph.He served with the Royal Australian Air Force and is currently a member of the Nanton Lancaster Society. Five of the crew were serving together on a second tour when hostilities ceased in May, 1945. The crew-members in this photograph are (l-r) Alf Holden (navigator), Vic Laker (wireless operator), Freddy Garrett (rear gunner), Quentin Snow (mid-upper gunner), Bernie Soper (bomb aimer), Bert Wright (pilot), and Bob Bateman (flight engineer). Aircraft Engines Aircraft Engines in our Museum Collection.Collection Although the museum’s collection of aircraft has grown significantly over the years, the Society remains focused on its goals of honouring those who served with Bomber Command and the BCATP.Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX restoration project.Halifax 57 Rescue (Canada) & SCSC – Swedish Coast and Sea Center.Home For The Heavies Museum Expansion Project.
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Canada’s Bomber Command Memorial – Portable Version.Canada’s Bomber Command Virtual Memorial.Memorials Memorials honouring those in Bomber Command.Nose Art – blog If a bomber crew was assigned a particular aircraft, they were sometimes able to choose the name and artwork and this enabled a powerful bond to develop between the men and the machine.Avro Lancaster Blog During World War II the Lancaster was the most successful bomber used by the Royal Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force.Dambusters Raid The Dambusters Raid 16/17 May, 1943.Bomber Command – blog The bomber offensive mounted by the Royal Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and the air forces of other Commonwealth countries during the Second World War has been described as the most continuous and grueling operation of war ever carried out.British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP).
Obviously only some men and aircraft reached their target.
After 25 missions the men could return home, sometimes with the plane. Less than half the men and one quarter of the planes returned.Įach crew stayed with the same aircraft throughout the required 25 missions. More than 90,000 United States airmen and 11,000 aircraft flew the Atlantic to Europe to take America’s role in the war deep into the German homeland. As perfect counterparts, the Lancaster bombed at night while the Fortress, with precision bombsight and the ability to fly at high altitude, bombed in the daylight. Throughout the long and brutal war against Germany, Britain’s Lancaster Bomber had an invaluable and faithful partner in America’s B17, the Flying Fortress. Boardman Reed, US Air force: If you are asking if we were scared, yes we were scared. Robert Morgan, Pilot of the Memphis Belle: It would bring you home on one engine, two engines, with half the tail shot off. …more to follow soon By Day and By Night - The B17 and Lancaster Bomber Story TWO LEGENDS OF WWII - The Spitfire and Mustang Story AGAINST ALL ODDS - The Guinea Pig StoryĤ. Other Books in the Flying Machines and Their Heroes SeriesĢ. The right of Errol Kennedy to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988įor more info and other books in this series, including this audiobook read by Edward Woodward, go to: Meet the men and women with their extraordinary stories and the remarkable aircraft that helped shape history by determining the outcome of critical military battles.Ĭopyright © Errol Kennedy and Imagination Band Limited 2015
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