Keywords: 467 Squadron Lancaster Bottesford 1943 AWM P01270.008.jpg AWM caption United Kingdom England Leicestershire Bottesford Lancaster aircraft ED 541 A of 467 Squadron RAAF When a new crew took over this aircraft they refused to fly the aircraft until the mascot was painted out This was not done However after return from the first raid the paint had completely peeled off The crew subsequently accepted the aircraft in its original state complete with mascot The aircraft successfully completed 43 operational trips totalling 385 hours but was lost on its 44th trip over Berlin on the night of 3-4 September 1943 P01270 008 1943 author Copyright expired - public domain PD-AustraliaGov RAF Bottesford No 467 Squadron RAAF Avro Lancaster in Australian service |