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| Accession Number | UK2053 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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PRESTWICK, SCOTLAND. C. 1944-10. CREW OF VETERAN LANCASTER "G FOR GEORGE" OF NO. 460 SQUADRON ...
Description
PRESTWICK, SCOTLAND. C. 1944-10. CREW OF VETERAN LANCASTER "G FOR GEORGE" OF NO. 460 SQUADRON RAAF, BEING BRIEFED FOR THE 1300 MILE FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA VIA CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES. IT WAS HER NINETY FIRST "SORTIE" FROM BRITAIN. THE OTHER NINETY WERE MADE OVER GERMANY AND ENEMY OCCUPIED TERRITORY WITH SQUADRONS FROM RAF BOMBER COMMAND. "GEORGE" WAS PRESENTED BY THE RAF TO THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MUSEUM, CANBERRA, ACT, IN RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICE SHE AND OTHER HEAVY BOMBERS OF THE RAAF SQUADRONS HAVE PERFORMED IN THE GREAT OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE NAZIS.