| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | UK1772 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND. C. 1944-08. LANCASTER X X-TRA OF NO. 467 SQUADRON RAAF AT RAF STATION ...
Description
LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND. C. 1944-08. LANCASTER X X-TRA OF NO. 467 SQUADRON RAAF AT RAF STATION WADDINGTON, SHOWING THE FORWARD ARMAMENT AND THE BOMB AIMER'S POSITION IN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE RED STARS ON THE FUSELAGE REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF MISSIONS CARRIED OUT BY THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE ART IS IN THE FORM OF A SIMULATED VOTING CARD LISTING THE WARTIME LEADERS CURTIN, SMUTS, STALIN, CHURCHILL AND GHANDI. A CROSS APPEARS IN THE BOX NEXT TO STALIN AND "VOTE FOR JOE" IS PAINTED BELOW THE PILOT'S SIDE WINDOW. "JIMMY" IS WRITTEN ON THE FUSELAGE BELOW THE FORWARD GUNNERS POSITION AND "ALLAN" BELOW THAT OF THE PILOT.