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Lancaster PA474 - RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - Duxford Flying Finale 2024

The RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Avro Lancaster B1, PA474, displaying at the Imperial War Museum Duxford, during the Duxford Flying Finale 2024. PA474 is one of only two Lancasters remaining in airworthy condition of 7,377 that were built. The other is in Canada with the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum at Hamilton, Ontario. The left-hand side of PA474 represents Lancaster BIII W5005 ‘AR-L’ “Leader” of 460 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). This has the nose art of a kangaroo wearing wellington boots and playing bagpipes, which reflects the mixed nationalities of the crew at the time that the artwork was added. The crew at this time were Australian, Scottish and Welsh. The ‘bomb log’ on the nose shows a ‘snapshot in time’ at the point just after the 30th successful operation flown by W5005, to Munich on 6th September 1943. The art work on the original Lancaster and some others of 460 Squadron RAAF, was painted by one of the squadron's navigators, Flight Lieutenant Thomas Victor ("Vic") Watts DFC & Bar, from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Lancaster's 30th Operation (op) was flown from its base at RAF Binbrook on the night of 6/7th September 1943, with W5005 taking off just after sunset, at 2148hrs double British Summer Time (BST), which was 1948hrs GMT. The crew for this mission were on their 12th op of their 30 op tour and their 10th op using W5005 and were a different crew to that which 'commissioned' the nose art. The crew were - Pilot, 21 year old Flight Sergeant 'Jerry' Bateman, from Broome, Western Australia; four other Australians - bomb aimer, Flight Sergeant Jack Thompson; Wireless operator Sergeant Jack McKay; mid upper gunner, Sergeant 'Col' Challis and rear gunner, Sergeant 'Glen' Douglass. The British flight engineer wa , Sergeant Eric Bailey from Yorkshire and the navigator, Sergeant 'Bert' Hemmings, was also British. W5005 completed 44 successful ‘op’s with 460 Squadron. It was then transferred to 550 Squadron, where it kept its nose art, becoming ‘BQ-N’. It flew a further 50 operations with 550 Squadron and was ditched in the Humber Estuary returning to RAF Killingholme from its 94th operation, in August 1944. The right-hand side of PA474 wears the 50 Squadron code letters ‘VN-T’ representing Lancaster LL922 in which Flying Officer ‘Dougy’ Millikin (grandfather of the ex OC BBMF, Andy ‘Milli’ Millikin) and his wireless operator John Tait, flew 33 operations together. The starboard side of the Lancaster’s nose also bears the coat of arms and name of The City of Lincoln.The Avro Lancaster is the most famous and successful RAF heavy bomber of World War Two. It is a legend that lives on today and the contribution made by the aircraft and its crews to the freedom of our nation will, hopefully, never be forgotten. The prototype Lancaster took to the air for its first flight from Woodford, Manchester, on 9th January 1941; the first production Lancaster flew later that year on 31st October. The first RAF unit to receive the new aircraft for operations (on Christmas Eve 1941) was No 44 Squadron at Waddington, quickly followed by 97 Squadron at Woodhall Spa. The performance of the Lancaster was simply outstanding. It could carry a maximum bomb load of 22,000 lb, its maximum level speed with a full load at 15,000 feet was 275 mph and it could cruise routinely at altitudes above 20,000ft at a range speed of 200 mph. With a full bomb load the aircraft had a range in excess of 1,500 miles. The Lancaster’s performance, its ruggedness, reliability and to many its sheer charisma, endeared it to its crews who were proud to fly this famous thoroughbred. This Video and Audio content is Copyright © StephenKeeler (HightFlight/SkyHighFlightTV) All Rights Reserved