Avro Lancaster III (JB412 OL-B) on a mission to Berlin on 1944-01-29

On Friday, 28 January 1944, (a part of) the aircraft of the 83 squadron (RAAF), took off for a mission to Berlin in Germany from a station (airfield) in or near Wyton.
One of the crew members was Flight Sergeant J R Tree RAAF. He departed for his mission at 00:19.
He flew with a Avro Lancaster (type III, with serial JB412 and code OL-B). His mission and of the other crew members was planned for Saturday, 29 January 1944.

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Comments (2)

David L Colbourne

about 3 months ago
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There seems to have been an error made here, the picture does not relate to the caption. Rather than a Lancaster B.lll, s/no JB412, the picture shows a Lancaster B.ll, s/no DS604. Recognisable as a B.ll as it is fitted with Hercules radial...

There seems to have been an error made here, the picture does not relate to the caption. Rather than a Lancaster B.lll, s/no JB412, the picture shows a Lancaster B.ll, s/no DS604. Recognisable as a B.ll as it is fitted with Hercules radial engines, not Merlin engines.