UK0473 Accession Number: UK0473

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LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND. 1943-08-31. THE EMBLEM OF "A" FOR APPLE, A LANCASTER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 467 SQUADRON RAAF OF BOMBER COMMAND, BASED AT RAF STATION WADDINGTON, AND CAPTAINED BY PILOT OFFICER D. J. SULLIVAN, GERALDTON, WA. THE NOSE ART DEPICTS THE POPULAR FEMALE CHARACTER FROM THE POPEYE CARTOON OLIVE OYL ARMED WITH A BLOODIED KNIFE CHASING A JACK BOOT WEARING PERSON (PRESUMABLY ADOLF HITLER) INTO ONE OF THE LANCASTER BOMBERS OUTLET VENTS BEHIND THE NOSE TURRET.

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Accession Number
UK0473
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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