| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | ED825/G |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 683 Lancaster |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro 683/691 Lancaster/Lancastrian |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro 683 Lancaster B3 (Special) |
| C/n (msn): | [ ED825 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Boscombe DownMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGDM IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | January 1943 to April 1943 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 735516 |
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This is the third Lancaster modified for carrying the bouncing dam-busting bomb designed by Barnes Wallis. It was to be the reserve aircraft for 617 Sqn's May 16/17, 1943, raid but was used, flown by American-born RCAF pilot Joe McCarthy against the Sorpe Dam. Hit the target but the dam was not breached. ED825 was shot down on December 10, 1943 while on a mission over France to drop agents. All the crew were killed. McCarthy had been moved to another squadron by then. Highly decorated, he survived the war and died in 1998. Photo from: Imperial War Museums This photo was added on 10 October 2024, and has since been viewed 185 times. |