UK2253 Accession Number: UK2253

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Lincolnshire, England. 1944-12-06. The CO of No. 463 (Lancaster) Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Waddington, Wing Commander J. K. Douglas DFC AFC, Tamworth, NSW, flies this aircraft - the new "S" for Sugar. The other "S" for Sugar on the squadron is the veteran Lancaster which has been reconditioned and has 114 operations to its credit.

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Accession Number
UK2253
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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