File:Avro Lancaster - Waddington - Aircraft of the Royal Air Force in the Second World War 1939-1945 MH6448.jpg

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English: Aircraft of the Royal Air Force in the Second World War 1939-1945
Ground staff wave off Avro Lancaster B Mark III, LM583 'PO-O', of No. 467 Squadron RAAF, as it begins its take-off run at Waddington, Lincolnshire, on a daylight sortie to occupied Europe. The painted tail fin indicates a G-H Leader's aircraft, i.e. an aircraft carrying blind-bombing radar, which would lead the rest of the Squadron to the correct aiming point in the event of low cloud cover. Each squadron of No.5 Group, Bomber Command, had its own distinctive G-H tail markings, that of 467 Squadron being a blue cross on a white background. LM583 was subsequently shot down by fighters during a raid on Konigsberg on the night of 29/30 August 1944.
Date between 1939 and 1945
date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1939-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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This photograph MH 6448 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author Royal Air Force official photographer
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Ministry of Information Second World War Official General Subject Photograph Library- Classified Print Collection
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  • Associated people and organisations
    Royal Australian Air Force, 467 Squadron
  • Associated places
    Waddington, Lincolnshire, England, UK
  • Associated events
    Allied Air Offensive 1942-1945, North West Europe, Second World War
  • Associated themes
    Empire & Commonwealth, Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Bomber Command
  • Associated keywords
    Aerial Warfare, Operations, electronic warfare
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