Avro Lancaster LL847
Lot of information out there on this one:
MKI Lancaster
463 Sqn. 15/03/44 to 17/12/44, JO-D.
ORBS record 94 missions.
First flown by RAAF Pilot F/O J H Dechastel & crew who completed a tour of 32 missions 30 of them in LL847.
Also RAAF Pilot F/O K P Brady & crew completed a tour of 30 missions 28 of them in LL847.
The last mission on 17/18-Dec-1944 was flown by Pilot K E H Bennett RAAF, 2nd Pilot F/O J H Ogilvie RAAF, F/Engineer F/S R G Nuttall RAF, Nav F/S S Easton RAF, B/Aimer F/S T N Watson RAF, Wireless Op F/S R W Byrnes RAAF, MU Gunner Sgt G A C Frizzell RAF, Rear Gunner Sgt H Fowler RAAF.
Australian / Scottish crew. The aircraft lives on in facsimile - a 'bitsa' Lancaster took on this identity in a museum in Bull Creek, Western Australia. [ www.raafawa.org.au/museum/index.html ]
The nose art refers to an Aussie gambling game, popular at the time.
For more, see below - links work better in comments for some reason..
Avro Lancaster LL847
Lot of information out there on this one:
MKI Lancaster
463 Sqn. 15/03/44 to 17/12/44, JO-D.
ORBS record 94 missions.
First flown by RAAF Pilot F/O J H Dechastel & crew who completed a tour of 32 missions 30 of them in LL847.
Also RAAF Pilot F/O K P Brady & crew completed a tour of 30 missions 28 of them in LL847.
The last mission on 17/18-Dec-1944 was flown by Pilot K E H Bennett RAAF, 2nd Pilot F/O J H Ogilvie RAAF, F/Engineer F/S R G Nuttall RAF, Nav F/S S Easton RAF, B/Aimer F/S T N Watson RAF, Wireless Op F/S R W Byrnes RAAF, MU Gunner Sgt G A C Frizzell RAF, Rear Gunner Sgt H Fowler RAAF.
Australian / Scottish crew. The aircraft lives on in facsimile - a 'bitsa' Lancaster took on this identity in a museum in Bull Creek, Western Australia. [ www.raafawa.org.au/museum/index.html ]
The nose art refers to an Aussie gambling game, popular at the time.
For more, see below - links work better in comments for some reason..