P00811.010
Photograph P00811.010 Second World War, 1939-1945FISKERTON RAF STATION, LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND. C.1945. ALLIED AIR FORCE MEMBERS SHOVELLING SNOW OFF A RUNWAY IN FRONT OF A LANCASTER BOMBER AIRCRAFT (POSSIBLY NO. 576 SQUADRON RAF).
P00811.020 Accession Number: P00811.020
Description
Probably RAF Station Fiskerton, Lincolnshire, England. c.1944. Hand painted nose art on the forward fuselage of a Lancaster bomber aircraft of No.576 Squadron RAF consisting of a bounding kangaroo. Above is a bomb log of two rows of 20 missions (for a total of 40 at the time of the photograph) and a rectangular depiction of the ribbon of a Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC).
The aerials protruding from in front of the nose art are for the Rebecca/Eureka transponding radar set carried onboard this particular aircraft.
A KANGAROO MASCOT PAINTED ON THE SIDE OF A LANCASTER BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 576 SQUADRON RAF.
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P00811.020
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Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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