Lancaster bomber

Cover illustration for Aerojournal magazine - Battle of Berlin.

Avro Lancaster fly-by

Lancaster Bomber on a Daylight Raid over Europe to Augsburg to bomb the MAN diesel factory,s where they produced diesels for German U boat,s

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Original wartime caption: Lancaster of R.A.F. Bomber Command are constantly on the offensive, attacking industrial and military objectives in Germany and occupied-Europe, and creating havoc to the German war machine. Picture (issued 1944) shows - Rear turret of a Lancaster bomber.

For the 55,000 brave aircrew who lost their lives in the Second World War, it would have been their final view of England, soaring high above the North Lincolnshire countryside.

A Canadian Lancaster plane heads back home after appearing at events across the UK with its RAF counterpart.

Beautiful photo with the arrow side far British bomber Avro Lancaster

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Lancaster, also called Avro Lancaster, the most successful British heavy bomber of World War II. The Lancaster emerged from the response by A.V. Roe & Company, Ltd., to a 1936 Royal Air Force specification calling for a bomber powered by two 24-cylinder Rolls-Royce Vulture engines. The resultant aircraft, the Manchester, first flew in July 1939, entered production the following year, and was committed to combat in February 1941. However, the Vulture engine proved to be a failure, and the…