| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | "JB226" |
| Military Code: | LQ-G |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 683 Lancaster |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro 683/691 Lancaster/Lancastrian |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro 683 Lancaster Mk.X |
| C/n (msn): | [ KB839 ] |
| Operator Titles: | Canada - Air Force |
| Display Paint: | 419 Pathfinder Squadron |
| Aircraft Name: | Gutless Gert |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | GreenwoodMap |
| Region / Country: | Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYZX IATA: YZX Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Greenwood Military Aviation Museum |
| Photo Date: | 24 June 2023 |
| Photo by: | Kenneth I. Swartz |
| Photo ID: | 584927 |
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Victory Aircraft Ltd. built 430 Lancaster X which served with RCAF Sqns under No. 6 Bomb Group in the UK, including KB839 which flew 26 wartime missions with 419 Sqn. with nine different crews. Postwar, KB839 was one of three 408 Sqn. Lancaster's fitted with an extended nose to carry high altitude cameras used for photo mapping northern Canada. Preserved in 1964, KB839 recently received a wartime nose and was painted as 405 Sqn's JB226, LQ-G, "Gutless Gert" which was shot down on its 61st mission on Nov. 17/18, 1943 en route to Ludwigshaven Germany. Greenwood is home for 405 Sqn. CP-140s. This photo is copyright © Kenneth I. Swartz, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 July 2023, and has since been viewed 361 times. |