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WW2 Colour Photos Of Lancaster Bombers

16/5/2015

6 Comments

 
Via a number of forums (for example, colour photographs of WW2 aircraft) and sites I have collated a number of colour photographs from the Second World War showing Lancasters in flight, being constructed and serviced and on various airfields. 
Colour photo of WW2 Lancasters
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Colour photo of WW2 Lancaster
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Colour photo of WW2 Lancaster
Colour photo of WW2 Lancaster
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Lancaster ED932 101 Squadron
Lancaster ED932 101 Squadron
Lancaster bombing up
Lancaster bombing up
King George VI Lancaster inspection
King George VI Lancaster inspection
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 The rear gunner of Avro Lancaster R5740 - KM-O.
The rear gunner of Avro Lancaster R5740 - KM-O.
Lancaster R5666 KM-F gets its screen cleaned and guns maintained.
Lancaster R5666 KM-F gets its screen cleaned and guns maintained.
Lancaster fuselages at Woodford
Lancaster fuselages at Woodford
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6 Comments
roy etherton
22/5/2017 11:03:35 pm

I am putting together a DVD to celebrate the 100th anniversary of 101 squadron and I WAS WONDERING IF I MAY USE SOME OF YOUR VERY EVOCATIVE PHOTOGRPHS PLEASE. I WILL OF COURSE ACKNOWLEDGE THE SOURCE.U
My UNCLE WAS A TAIL GUNNER ON 101 AND WAS SHOT DOWN 3 MONTHS BEFORE THE END OF THE wAR.

WITH WARMERST REGARDS

ROY

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Craig Smith
22/5/2017 11:13:20 pm

Yes - that's fine.

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stephen smith
29/11/2019 07:48:51 am

These are most valuable photographs and appear to re-create the atmosphere and attitutes of the period. Thank you so much for publishing them. I am producing a lancaster model for the family of a tail gunner and was desperately seeking colour images to assess the real appearance of the weathered camouflage from a distance. This lancaster I'm portraying is LM269 of 630 sqdn, one of 64 lost by the unit. Thank you again and my best wishes.

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Peter Lane
30/5/2020 11:03:47 am

Thank you so very much for this wonderful site. I am painting a 44 sqn aircraft KM-B flying under the Menai Bridge Anglesey. These images are invaluable in re creating authentic tones.
I am extremely grateful. Best Regards

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Paul
12/8/2020 11:48:35 pm

My cousin was pilot of ED-563 and ED-553
Love to find some photography

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Rodney Willis Pettifer
8/8/2021 05:25:06 pm

On the third and fifth photograph the person cleaning the windows on top of the aircraft is my father, Willis Pettifer, he always said he was a window cleaner on Lancaster Bombers, he said he used "Brasso" on the perspex. I think he was trained as an Air Frame Fitter, based at Ludford Magna. I have a copy of the third phot in black and white.

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