ED549 was lost on March 5, 1943 when it crashed on approach to Langar while returning from a mine-laying mission. Six of the seven crew were killed. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Rear fuselage section. Shot down over Belgium and crashed at Bas-Oha, to the West of Huy on the night of 12/13th August 1944. All seven crew were killed. The rear fuselage section was kept by a local farmer and eventually moved to a Dutch museum. It arrived at the museum in 2014.

Lancaster G-AHJW (top - ex ED866) acts as the tanker as G-AHJU (ex LM681) acts as receiver. Note the fuel pipe being drawn towards the orifice under the tailplane using a steel cable. G-AHJW was lost in a crash near Andover Hants on 22 November 1948. Obtained from Flight Refuelling Ltd over 50 years ago.

FRL's Lancaster tanker was built in 1945 by Avro at Woodford as PB972 for the RAF. It was transferred to FRL in May 1949 and modified as a trials aircraft and is here seen over Poole Dorset whilst refuelling a Gloster Meteor F.3. From FRL 60 years ago.