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File:Bombing up 106 Squadron Lancaster WWII IWM CH 12541.jpg

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English: Armourers prepare to load 1,000-lb MC bombs into the bomb-bay of an Avro Lancaster B Mark III of No. 106 Squadron RAF at RAF Metheringham, Lincolnshire, for a major night raid on Frankfurt, Germany.
Date between circa 1943 and circa 1945
date QS:P,+1943-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1943-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source
Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph CH 12541 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Flag of the United Kingdom.
Author Bellamy W (F/O), Royal Air Force official photographer
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British soldiers about to load a Avro Lancaster ready for another bombing sortie on German targets.

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current14:15, 31 January 2025Thumbnail for version as of 14:15, 31 January 20252,131 × 1,772 (691 KB)Ichlarger
09:52, 3 February 2016Thumbnail for version as of 09:52, 3 February 2016800 × 665 (52 KB)Rcbutcherhigher definition version from IWM
04:20, 11 October 2012Thumbnail for version as of 04:20, 11 October 2012800 × 665 (71 KB)Rcbutcher{{Information |Description={{en|Armourers prepare to load 1,000-lb MC bombs into the bomb-bay of an Avro Lancaster B Mark III of No. 106 Squadron RAF at RAF Metheringham, Linc...

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