Wing Commander Guy Gibson (centre), CO of No. 106 Squadron RAF, with his two Flight Commanders, Squadron Leader J H Searby (left) and Squadron Leader P Ward-Hunt, at Syerston, on the completion of Gibson's tour of operations, March 1943. Personalities as if in salute

as if in salute

The four-engined Short Stirling first saw service in August 1940 but its relatively low operational ceiling of 17

Avro Lancaster R5740/`KM-O' taxis out at Waddington

An ambulance driver of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) assists with the maintenance of her vehicle at St Omer

which formed part of the German's Hindenburg Line

Wing Commander Guy Gibson (centre), CO of No. 106 Squadron RAF, with his two Flight Commanders, Squadron Leader J H Searby (left) and Squadron Leader P Ward-Hunt, at Syerston, on the completion of Gibson's tour of operations, March 1943. Personalities as if in saluteWing Commander G P Gibson (centre), Officer Commanding No. 106 Squadron RAF, standing with his two Flight Commanders, Squadron Leader J H Searby (left) and Squadron Leader P Ward Hunt, at Syerston, Nottinghamshire, on the completion of Gibson's tour of op