This magnificent aircraft is the focal point of the museum but unfortunately also the meeting point (as can be seen from the sign) making a photograph with no-one on it very difficult to get. After a long wait I managed to get this.

467 Sq markings

At least for me, this is the single most awe-inspiring exhibit (amongst many) at the RAF Museum. The venerable R5868 flew 137 combat missions making her the most successful extant Lancaster.

From a total of over 7,300 Lancasters produced during WWII only 35 completed more than 100 combat missions. The highest number (140) was achieved by ED888, yet she was tragically not selected for preservation and scrapped during Jan. 1947. The venerable R5868 flew 137 combat missions making her the most successful Lancaster still extant.