Avro Lancaster – Gaëtan Marie's Aviation Profiles https://www.gaetanmarie.com High Quality Digital Aviation Art Wed, 08 Jun 2016 23:42:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.gaetanmarie.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cropped-Favicon-32x32.png Avro Lancaster – Gaëtan Marie's Aviation Profiles https://www.gaetanmarie.com 32 32 Guy Gibson’s Avro Lancaster “Admiral Prune” https://www.gaetanmarie.com/guy-gibsons-avro-lancaster-admiral-prune-2/ https://www.gaetanmarie.com/guy-gibsons-avro-lancaster-admiral-prune-2/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:41:49 +0000 https://gaetanmarie.com/?p=433 Continue reading Guy Gibson’s Avro Lancaster “Admiral Prune”]]> UK, Lancaster B I, W4118, Admiral Prune, S-L Guy Gibson, No 106 Squadron Guy Gibson flew this Lancaster B Mk I (W4118) when he was commanding officer of No 106 Squadron. After leaving the squadron he became the CO of newly-created 617 Squadron, an elite unit that became famous for destroying dams in the Ruhr valley. Gibson led the attack and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions and leadership.

 

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