S for Sugar Lancaster Bomber
by Weston Westmoreland
Title
S for Sugar Lancaster Bomber
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
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Photograph - Photograph
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Avro Lancaster "S for Sugar".
For the last three years of the Second World War the Avro Lancaster was the main heavy bomber used by Bomber Command to take the war to the heart-land of Nazi Germany.
The Lancaster’s operational career is littered with impressive statistics, but it is worth remembering that the average age of the seven-man crew was only 22 years. They endured danger and discomfort and many showed great courage in continuing to fly knowing the odds against survival were high. Bomber Command suffered the highest casualty rate of any branch of the British services in World War Two. On average Lancasters completed twenty-one missions before being lost.
The Lancaster "S for Sugar" completed 137 operational missions over Germany and occupied Europe, the most missions of any Lancaster to survive active service. The aircraft is held at the RAF Museum, Hendon, London.
Herman Goering's quote "No enemy plane will fly over the Reich territory" next to the signs of the more than 130 missions this bomber flew is a clear reminder of the courage and determination of these crews.
The Avro Lancaster resulted from design work to overcome the problems of the twin-engined Manchester bomber. The prototype made its first flight in January 1941.
With an impressive performance and excellent flying characteristics it soon established its superiority over other allied four-engined bombers operating in Europe.
The industrial and military organisation needed to build and operate the Lancaster was huge. Six major companies built 7377 aircraft at ten factories on two continents; at the height of production over 1,100,000 men and women were employed working for over 920 companies. More service personnel were involved in flying and maintaining it than any other British aircraft in history.
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November 6th, 2022
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