File:Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. CH12541.jpg

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Royal Air Force official photographer, Bellamy W (F/O)
Description
English: Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945.
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 Metheringham, Lincolnshire, for a major night raid on Frankfurt, Germany. The chalk markings on the bombs indicate that each has been fuzed with a No. 43 air-armed nose pistol, the safety pins of which can be seen hanging from the nose rotor. These will be removed shortly before the crew board the aircraft.
Date between 1939 and 1945
date QS:P571,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1939-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source/Photographer http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//53/media-53487/large.jpg
This photograph CH 12541 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
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This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
Part of
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Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection
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  • Associated people and organisations
    Royal Air Force, 106 Squadron
  • Associated places
    Metheringham, Lincolnshire, England, UK, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
  • Associated events
    Allied Air Offensive 1942-1945, Germany, Second World War
  • Associated themes
    Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Bomber Command
  • Associated keywords
    Operations, Aerial Warfare
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photographs
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This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain.

This is because it is one of the following:

  1. It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
  2. It was published prior to 1974; or
  3. It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1974.

HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply)
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current05:41, 4 October 2017Thumbnail for version as of 05:41, 4 October 20172,131 × 1,772 (921 KB)Ducksoup (talk | contribs)Resolution 800×665, replace with 2,131×1,772
12:13, 23 April 2015Thumbnail for version as of 12:13, 23 April 2015800 × 665 (85 KB) (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{User:{{subst:User:Fae/Fae}}/IWM |description = {{en|''Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945.''<br/> 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 Me...