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03-14-2006, 02:42 PM
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#16 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | Heres a few more nose art pics that I Came across while trying to trace a friends brother in law.
Anthony Willis who flew lancs with RAAF 460 sqaudron, his record shows 47 missions 27 in Wellingtons.
On his first tour in 1942 and 20 in Lancasters in 1944 on his second not bad going.
He got the DFM but on his second tour his aircraft got serverly shot up and he lost half his crew which effected him badly he died in 1950 aged 34. | 
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03-14-2006, 03:37 PM
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03-14-2006, 08:05 PM
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03-15-2006, 08:58 AM
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03-20-2006, 10:50 AM
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#20 | | Master of Ewes
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Originally Posted by Erich or is a poor gardening craft shot down by I./NJG 3 in 1945 | unlikely, on account of the fact that is, in the lancaster world atleast, the quite famous W4318 PM-C of 108Sqn, why is she famous? she took numerous flack hits on a raid to La Spezia in italy on the night of 13/14 April 1943, after running out of fuel the skipper, Sergeant John Stoneman, managed to put her down in the channel, and it's the fact that this lanc managed to stay afloat for 33 hours that makes it quite remarkable as most planes sink like stones, it's believed she outfloated all other ditched lancs. An attempt was made to tow her the 50 miles back to Falmouth but one of the tugs collided with the tail of the lanc, causing her to sink..........
great pics otherwise guys..........
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03-21-2006, 05:17 AM
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interesting the VOTE FOR JOE nose art? was the crew communists?
and the UNCLE IKE noseart looks like a carricature of aj ew, lol | |
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03-21-2006, 05:22 PM
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11-18-2006, 04:15 AM
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#23 | | Master of Ewes
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The BBMF lanc, PA474, has gone to Coventry airport for her winter maintenance program, however it has been 6 years since 2000 and so this time it's for major work, they pull her apart, even pulling the fusilage into her component sections, check her over for any damage, stress or weathering, it was during one of these check ups back along that her wing spar was replaced, however part of this process involves stripping her of all her paintwork, which means a change of identity! when she emerges for the next display season it has been confirmed that she will be wearing the Phantom of the Ruhr nose art. 
however this is not the end of the story, whilst EE139 did go on to complete 121 'ops', she will be depicted with only 30 'ops' (including some ice creams for ops to italy) this point in her career marked the change over from 100 sqn to 550 sqn and as such on her port side she will retain her 100sqn codes HW-R, to starboard she will carry her 550sqn codes BQ-B, can't wait to see the first pictures of her!
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11-18-2006, 07:08 AM
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11-18-2006, 10:15 AM
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11-18-2006, 11:38 PM
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11-19-2006, 02:32 PM
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11-21-2006, 04:00 PM
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Hi all
My little pic (avatar-atavar ?) is of an uncle. He is the one on top with the pink hairdo (bald). In common with a lot of the bomber crews Bobbie, the Observer, was the "daddy" and the pilot was probably the baby.
I have quite a lot of IX squadron and 630 squadron pics especially of crew, if any one would like to see them.  | |
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11-22-2006, 11:30 AM
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#29 | | Master of Ewes
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11-29-2006, 02:55 PM
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Named by pilot as a tribute to the incredible fight being put up by the Russians at the time.
Pilot Sgt/Flt Sgt/ Pilot Officer Jimmy Lyon.
Observer (Navigator) Bobbie Corkill (Corkie)
IX Squadron at Bardney, Lincolnshire.
EE136 Lancaster WS-R from May 1943 to October 1944
Did 109 Ops and ended being crashed at No. 1 RS renumbered 5918M
Apparently an Australian crew landed Spirit of Russia on a decoy airfield and she was smashed to bits. The hulk ended up as a fire practice fuselage !
11 ops out of Bobbie's first tour (30) were done in EE136.
A couple more also, taken with different pilots on 50 Squadron or 630 Squadron.
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