🌺 “Six operations together — a Lancaster crew lost over Belgium” No. 57 Squadron RAF 🌺 On the night of 3 November 1943, a Lancaster bomber of No. 57 Squadron RAF failed to return from operations. The aircraft was Lancaster W4822, flying from RAF East Kirkby on a major bombing raid against Düsseldorf — one of the most heavily defended targets in Germany. Hundreds of bombers took part, and losses were heavy, particularly on the return journey, as Luftwaffe night fighters hunted the bomber stream

Groundcrew refuel Supermarine Spitfire Mark VB, 'ZD-Z', of No.222 Squadron RAF, from a tractor-towed petrol bowser at North Weald, Essex, England. #ww2 #aviation #military #aircraft | World War II Aircraft