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G for George is an
History
G-George flew 90[1][2] operational sorties over occupied Europe with 460 Squadron, and is the second most prolific surviving Lancaster, behind R5868 S for Sugar of No. 83 Squadron RAF/No. 463 Squadron RAAF/No. 467 Squadron RAAF (137 sorties). Most operational Lancasters were shot down before they had reached 20 sorties: of the 107,085 sorties by Lancasters despatched in bombing raids on Germany 2,687 aircraft went missing.[3] G-George has the added distinction of bringing home, alive, every crewman who flew aboard it.
Upon retirement from combat duty in 1944, G-George was flown to Australia by an all-RAAF crew of
In 2003, G-George returned to display at the AWM in the new ANZAC Hall after a five-year restoration program at the
G-George serves as a memorial to all Australians who flew with Bomber Command, and to the 1,018 dead of 460 Squadron.
The designation 'G-George' comes from the
See also
- RAF Museum, Hendon - home to Lancaster "S for Sugar"
References
Notes
- ^ ""G For George" Avro Lancaster". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 5 November 2015. The operational record linked from this page lists only 89.
- ^ "History of "G for George"". ozatwar.com. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ Moyes 1976, p. 328.
- ^ "Conservation project Lancaster G for George". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
Bibliography
- Moyes, Philip J.R. Bomber Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald and Jane's (Publishers) Ltd., 2nd edition 1976. ISBN 0-354-01027-1.
- Nelmes, Michael V. and Ian Jenkins. G-for-George: A Memorial to RAAF Bomber Crews, 1939-45. Maryborough, Queensland, Australia: Banner Books, 2000. ISBN 1-875593-21-7.
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