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The first Lancaster to be flown from the United Kingdom to Australia
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The first Lancaster to be flown from the United Kingdom to Australia
The first Lancaster to be flown from the United Kingdom to Australia, with her fully Australian " Pathfinder" crew, which created a record in the process.
After landing in Melbourne, Victoria, she then flew on to Wellington New Zealand, completing the second part of her record flight.
Left to right: 416117 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) J. Grose of Leabrook, SA; 403378 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) A. V. Ritchie DFM of Lindfield, NSW; 411092 Flt Lt R. S. Nielsen DFM of Wollongong, NSW; 1517 Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) W. M. Higgins of Melbourne, Vic; 408164 Flt Sgt A. F. Page of Hobart, Tas; Group Captain E. P. Pearce OBE, RAF; 401068 Flt Lt P. S. Isaacson DFC DFM of Melbourne, Vic; 1664 Sqn Ldr J. P. H. Launder of Melbourne, Vic; 10198 Corporal C. Spencer of Alphington, Vic; 406434 Flt Sgt E. M. Copley DFM of Perth, WA; 15450 Sergeant D. Delaney of Sydney, NSW.
Issued June 1943
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Wellington
New Zealand
Media ID 21901682
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Bomber Plane Records Royal Air Force
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