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Below RAF Bomber Stream 1944, they were returning from a raid on a synthetic chemical plant in Germany. No date or Group. Fascinating how they're scattered about.



Below 1 Lancaster & 2 Halifax bombers?





And ... looks like RAF A-20's. Possibly very early war mission.

If it is 88 Sqn then not very early war; they flew Battles and Blenheims until July/August 1941 and had received Bostons earlier in the year but didn't fully equip at that time. I'd guess that this loss was sometime later in 1942?

Wow, really interesting photos, all of them!

I agree, the Boston photos would be mid-war, around 1942.

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Yeah, some of us Yanks view 1942 as 'early war' when in reality it was 'mid-war'.

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A CORRECTION...???
The thread title notwithstanding, I think the bombers in photos two and three are actually Handley Page Halifaxes, not Avro Lancasters.

Examine the photos....

The two types have a similar wing planform , but...

-Note the location of the upper turret...it is forward on the Halifax. On the Lancaster, it is halfway to the tail.
-The lack of Lancaster's extensive cockpit glazing...the Halifax has a smooth top of fuselage (like a B-24), rather than the birdcage cockpit roof of a Lancaster.
-Engines look like radials (though the few...300...Lancaster Mk. IIs had radials).
-The leading edge of the horizontal stabilizer on the Halifax was tapered, the Lancaster's was straight.

What do you think...am I correct?

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Aside from that...
Interesting daylight combat photos.
Anyone have a good number for the percentage of Bomber Command "Heavy" (4-engine) ETO missions that were conducted in daylight?

Can't have been many.

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I agree, they appear to be Halifaxes, although photo two includes a single Lancaster at the bottom left. This is the question Mark already asked between photos 1 & 2.... so the thread title only really applies to the first photo I guess.

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Yes that is correct. The first photo is directly related to the thread title. The other photos are simply for review. The second photo does indeed show both a single Lancaster and two Halifax bombers.

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I didn't see the notes between the photos.

Great photos, good to see RAF heavies in daylight.

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