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English: Pictured is a Lancaster B.III, above an overcast sky in early February 1944, a few days after being received by 619 Squadron at Coningsby, Lincolnshire.

The aircraft was later lost during an attack on the Gnome-Rhone engine factory at Gennevilliers, France, during the night of 9/10 May 1944.

  • Some of these images have had some dodging and burning done and have been retouched to remove detritus and dust and scratch marks only*
  • Organization: RAF
  • Object Name: CH-12350
  • Category: MOD
  • Supplemental Categories: Aircraft, Equipment, People, Historic
  • Keywords: Avro Lancaster, Bomber, LM446/PG-H, World War 2, WWII, World War Two, War, 619 Sqn, 619 Squadron, Fighter, Black and White, B&W, Aircraft, Equipment, Historic, Royal Air Force, RAF, Historic Aircraft, Formation, Squadron, Sqn, RAF 100
  • Country: UK
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Author Air Historical Branch-RAF
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(Reusing this file)		 Images are downloadable at high resolution, made available at http://www.defenceimagery.mod.uk for reuse under the OGL (Open Government License).

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