SUK12154 Accession Number: SUK12154

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RAF Station Waddington Lincolnshire, England. C. 1944-05. Lancaster aircraft "S" for Sugar of No. 467 Squadron RAAF, with the ground staff at work preparing her for a raid over enemy territory. "S" claims the record for the number of operations achieved by any one aircraft of Bomber Command, having completed ninety and still going strong.

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Accession Number
SUK12154
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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