LANCASTER BOMBER NIGHT RAID Archive WW2 Avro Lancaster bomber Mk III of No.103 Squadron Bomber Command on the dramatic misty flarepath runway at RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire, before taking off for a night bombing raid on Duisburg, 26 March 1943. during the Battle of the Ruhr. To the runway side are three searchlights forming a point to indicate height of prevailing mist fog and cloud base. RAF Bomber Command controlled the Royal Air Force's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968. Along with United States Army Air Forces, it played the very brave central role in strategic bombing of Nazi Germany

• Contributor: Shawshots / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: 2H6XJW9
• File size: 54.7 MB (879.7 KB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 4932 x 3874 px | 41.8 x 32.8 cm | 16.4 x 12.9 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 13 February 2021
• Location: RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire, Great Britain UK

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