P04136.002 Accession Number: P04136.002

Description

Nose art depicting "Lonesome Lola" on Avro Lancaster bomber aircraft WS-L (LL-845) of 9 Squadron, RAF. The painted bombs next to "Lola" represent a tally of operations into Europe. This aircraft completed 97 operations. Nose art, which decorated nearly all RAF and RAAF heavy bombers, was painted by squadron ground staff at Waddington airfield, Britain.

Details

Accession Number
P04136.002
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
1943-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor N Wann
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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