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Lancaster Outbound
Aircraft of 100 Sqdn slowly turn on to a north-easterly heading, shortly after take off, as the wintry sun sets. Unlike the USAF procedure of massed formations the Lancaster force flew as individuals, completely self-contained for navigation and target finding. The path to the target area was defined by the Group navigation team and was best adhered to if the individual crew wished to miss the known highly defended areas. Navigation and timing was of the utmost importance as all aircraft, often close to 1,000 by this time in 1944, were planned to be through the target area in a 45 minute time frame, thus saturating the Lufwaffe air and ground defences. With safety in numbers, cocooned in the mainstream 'traffic', the navigator was the king-pin in the crew (but then I would say that wouldn't I)!!
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 400D |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 21 Oct 2004 - 4:28 PM |
| Focal Length: | 55mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/5.6 |
| Aperture: | f/14.0 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/400sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 400 |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | No Flash |
| Title: | Lancaster Outbound |
| Username: | 
patspeirs |
| Uploaded: | 8 Sep 2011 - 9:54 AM |
| Tags: | Aircraft, Digital art, Lancaster, Ww2 |
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Very nice. My Dad { a tail end charlie in 153 Sqdn in 1944/45} called this a 'gaggle' as fully laden aircraft moved off to the dangerous concentration points to combine with others to form the bomber stream, often in the dark. A 'gaggle he described as "a group of aircraft flying at roughly the same height and in roughly the same direction at roughly the same time - never to be confused with formation flying"
Hi Alistair - a fine description and a good example ofthe difference between the USAF approach and the RAF. Your Dad would be at one of the more famous bomber bases, Scampton, at that time - he and his fellow crew members served us all well in those days - a quiet salute to them all. Thanks for the input.......................Pat
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