#bomber command

[usafphantom2]

Halifax Mark II Series I (s/n W7676) TL-P of 35 Squadron RAF in flight with Flight Lieutenant Reg Lane at the controls in 1942.

@ron_eisele via X

[thesixthduke]

[abcphotoblog]

Such glorious photo of HM King George VI visiting No. 617 Squadron in 1943.

[redarmyscreaming]

The Avro Lancaster entered service with the RAF in 1942 and became one of the most successful night bombers of the war. The Lancaster was also used by Argentina, Australia, Canada, Egypt, France, New Zealand, and Poland.

There were several adaptations of the Lancaster including the Upkeep 'bouncing bomb' special for the Dambuster raid, and versions made to carry the Tallboy and Grand Slam bombs.

[davidcashuk]

Avro Lancaster - last few of a legend

[lunalovegood2]

I swear it on my own medallion — whose twin was lost with Paige. I swear it on the memory of my sister, everything she fought for, and everything she taught me. I’m Rose Tico, and I swear I’ll find a way to defeat the First Order. For Otomok. For freedom. And for you, Paige.

Rose Tico, Bomber Command by Jason Fry

[ivovynckier]

The trailer of the documentary "Lancaster" (David Fairhead).

[philwriter-blog]

High Wycombe manufacturing history

Cloth was the industry of this Buckinghamshire village, like so many places in Britain. Being close to the river Wye, paper mills appeared; in common with other villages in the south of the midlands straw plaiting was an occupation for women, as was lace making. It was though furniture making that would enable High Wycombe to stamp its mark, although being the Operations Control Centre of Bomber…

[destinationsjourney]

Avro Lincoln RF385 DX-G of 57 Squadron Royal Air Force

Avro Lincoln RF385 DX-G of 57 Squadron Royal Air Force

more photos here

[paddlefoots-proxy]

[usafphantom2]

Handley Page Halifax, 1943.

@Destroye83 via X

[secretly-a-trekkie]

i need to draw pastries more

[redarmyscreaming]

The Stirling was designed during the late 1930s by Short Brothers to conform with the requirements laid out in Air Ministry Specification B.12/36. In early 1941, the Stirling entered squadron service. During its use as a bomber, pilots praised the type for its ability to out-turn enemy night fighters and its favorable handling characteristics, whereas the altitude ceiling was often a subject of criticism. The Stirling had a relatively brief operational career as a bomber before being relegated to second-line duties from late 1943, due to the increasing availability of the more capable Handley Page Halifax and Avro Lancaster, which took over the strategic bombing of Germany.

[davidcashuk]

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[epochhistorymagazine]

Nose Art in RAF Bomber Command, 1939-1945

'I argue that nose art functioned in part as a kind of a cultural tool or language through which to engage with discourses of the morality of warfare.'

- Eleni Eldridge-Tull

[guywithbeer]

Check out my review of the amazing WW2 bomber flight sim manager game, BOMBER CREW.

#bombercrew #review #videogames #gaming #strategy #rts #ww2 #bombercommand #worldwar2 #realtimestrategy