26 reactions | So special. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (Official) Lancaster has completed a stunning flypast of 28 ex-Bomber Command stations to mark the 80th anniversary of the Dambusters raids. https://bbc.in/3o0YZgn | BBC Lincolnshire | Facebook

A Lancaster bomber made famous by the Dambusters raid made a flypast at the annual air displays in Jersey and Guernsey. And in the audience was Ken Trent from Jersey who flew in that World War Two mission. He recounted how he was left covered in blood after an anti-aircraft shell burst just in front his plane. The air displays marked the 76th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. | BBC Jersey

🌺 “Six operations together — a Lancaster crew lost over Belgium” No. 57 Squadron RAF 🌺 On the night of 3 November 1943, a Lancaster bomber of No. 57 Squadron RAF failed to return from operations. The aircraft was Lancaster W4822, flying from RAF East Kirkby on a major bombing raid against Düsseldorf — one of the most heavily defended targets in Germany. Hundreds of bombers took part, and losses were heavy, particularly on the return journey, as Luftwaffe night fighters hunted the bomber stream

The Avro Lancaster is the most famous and successful RAF heavy bomber of World War Two 🛫 | UNILAD Tech