Shown here are two veterans of more than 100 ops. They are Lancaster B.Mk.I/IIIs, QR-N, (ED860) of No.61 Sqd (118 ops) and VN-G, (ED588) of No.50 Sqd (116 ops). The pic wastaken at Skellingthorpe, 10th August, 1944.
Both of these aircraft were lost on ops. ED860 swung on takeoff and crashed with all the crew safe having completed 130 operations with a total of 1,032 hours. ED588 was lost with all crew on an op to Konigberg after 128 trips and 1152 hrs.
