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WAR IN FOCUS
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DEADLY PAYLOAD
Taken c. 1942
The Avro Lancaster heavy bomber was capable of
carrying 22,000 lbs of bombs, with which it could
travel 1,500 miles. No. 44 Squadron conducted the
first bombing raid to include Lancasters, targeting
the German industrial town of Essen. During the
course of the war some 3,350 of the planes
were destroyed by the enemy, resulting
in the loss of thousands of brave
crewmen. Today there are only two
remaining Lancasters still
able to fly.
Alamy
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