English: The Royal Air Force in Britain, 29 September 1942
Three Avro Lancaster B Mark Is of No 44 Squadron, Royal Air Force based at Waddington, Lincolnshire, flying above the clouds. Left to right: W4125,`KM-W', being flown by Sergeant Colin Watt, Royal Australian Air Force; W4162,`KM-Y', flown by Pilot Officer T G Hackney (later killed while serving with No 83 Squadron); and W4187,`KM-S', flown by Pilot Officer J D V S Stephens DFM, who was killed with his crew two nights later during a raid on Wismar.
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The Avro Lancaster
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Royal Air Force, 44 Squadron
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Waddington, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Allied Air Offensive 1942-1945, Germany, Second World War
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Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Bomber Command
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Empire & Commonwealth, Military Aviation
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