The mighty Lancaster, the mainstay of RAF Bomber Command, crewed by volunteers from Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Rhodesia, South Africa, and many other nations opposed to Nazi rule, flew day and night sorties whenever there was a chance of reaching the target. With the life expectancy of a new Lancaster being just a few months, it was a miracle she survived the war. Flying initially with 83 Squadron Pathfinder Force, then 467 Squadron RAAF, Avro Lancaster serial number R5868, call sign S for Sugar, took part in almost every major attack on Germany between summer of 1942 and the end of hostilities. One famous aircraft was typical of, and ultimately came to symbolize, the men and machines of Royal Air Force Bomber Command.
The Lancaster pictured above represents Lancaster / R5868.
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