The rear gunner of an RAF Lancaster bomber watches the sky for enemy fighters as they head out on another mission - date and location unknown

RAF Avro Lancaster Bomber Tail Gunner

Celebrations to mark a Lancaster bomber reaching 100 missions.

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"Executives Examine Exhibits at Arms Show," Windsor Star. October 21, 1943. Page 5. ---- DURING the afternoon is an excellent time to visit the Windsor War Production Show. Between the hours of 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. the crowds are not so great and more time can be spent in examining the various exhibits. Above, left to right, are: Mr. W. R. Campbell, president, Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, with Mr. A. D. Harris, in charge of engineering for the company.

They are examining a bogey assembly for a Universal Carrier. Below, Mr. Malcolm G. Campbell, president, Kelsey Wheel Company, Limited, is looking over the company's fine exhibit of war material at the show, including the wheel for a Lancaster bomber complete with tire. The big wheel weighs 690 pounds with tire. The smallest wheel in the exhibit weighs 18 ounces.

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Lancaster Bomber: Target Germany (War History Documentary)

Colour archive film reveals the role of the Lancaster bomber during World War Two but its devastating impact on Germany came with a price : nearly half of all crews were killed in action.

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MY AUSTRALIAN ADVENTURE, Pt. XVI - PERTH'S RAAFA AVIATION HERITAGE MUSEUM

MY AUSTRALIAN ADVENTURE, Pt. XVI – PERTH’S RAAFA AVIATION HERITAGE MUSEUM

Some of you may know that I am a history junkie…my father was in the RAF just at the close of WWII – he worked on engine maintenance and was stationed in the middle east incl. Palestine and Cyprus. As a little girl he used to show me his book on enemy aircraft recognition (silhouettes of planes) as well as British and Allied planes; I learnt to tell the difference between a Spitfire and a Junker…

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"Bomber Legends"

Avro 683 Lancaster. 'S' for Sugar with 100 missions completed

A British Royal Airforce Avro Lancaster seen above the German city of Hamburg - Jan 1943

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