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Impressive footage of the Lancaster, the mainstay of British heavy bombers, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its first flight

The "Lanc", as it was affectionately known, thus became one of the more famous and most successful of the Second World War night bombers. Lancasters flew 156,000 sorties and dropped 608,612 long tons (618,378 tonnes) of bombs between 1942 and 1945. Lancasters were the mainstay of British heavy...read more

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Awesome Gathering of WWII Allied Vintage Bombers

An incredibly rare gathering of WWII-era bombers at the 2015 Thunder Over Michigan airshow at historic Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, MI. Watch as these special aircraft perform individual parade passes before joining up for several formation flyovers.

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Stunning Radio Chatter: A Lancaster crew approaches their target and is engaged by a Luftwaffe fighter in 1943

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Lancaster crew recorded during a bombing raid. This recording was made of the crew inside a Lancaster bomber during a raid over Berlin in September 1943 during World War Two. The bomber is attacked by a German fighter later on in the clip. The crew seems to panic as the fighter engages them, and...read more

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Amazing footage of a Spitfire and Hurricane flying beside two Lancasters

Evening Display At RAF Coningsby From Two Lancaster's, And The Memorial Flights Spitfire And Hurricane. These three planes are the true staple of the Royal Air Force’s aviation history. Any noise over the music of 10 merlins in perfect Harmony!read more

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'Lancaster' Trailer

From award-winning director Philip Stevens and award-winning producer Tom Walsh, ‘Lancaster’ is a powerful and moving portrayal of the courage and sacrifices of the men who took to the air in the name of duty during the bombing campaigns of the Second World War.

125,000 men volunteered to...read more

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"S-Sugar", the Oldest Surviving RAF Lancaster Heavy Bomber

Lancaster B I R5868 "S-Sugar" is the oldest surviving Lancaster. This aircraft was the first RAF heavy bomber to complete 100 operations (going on to fly 137 sorties). It is on display at the RAF Museum, Hendon in 467 Sqn markings. Although surplus to requirements, the decision to...read more

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Avro Lancaster Bomber - Rare WWII Colour Film of the Lancaster

The Lancasters shown in the clip are the BII, with the Bristol Hercules radial engine. 300 BIIs were built by Armstrong Whitworth and were used mostly by Canadian squadrons in 6 Group.

The aircraft’s Squadron can be indentified by their call sign letters. 426 Squadron’s letters were “OW”...read more

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The last flight of the Lancaster R5679 lost on 25th September 1942 (Grønhøj, Denmark)

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Another quiet night for the RAF with only 51 bombers in the air on minelaying operations at Texel, Frisian Islands, Heligoland and the Baltic Sea. 27 Lancasters from 5 BG flew to the Baltic Sea, and R5679 was the only loss over enemy territory. The British service that listened to radio...read more

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The Avro Lancaster C of No 75 (NZ) Sqn.

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In the dark years of WWII Bomber Command of the RAF provided the only means of taking the offensive against Nazi Germany. In January 1943 the Allied leaders authorised the Combined Bomber Offensive as the primary Allied assault on the Nazi war economy.

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