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The Fighting Lancaster

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Avro Lancaster L7583 EM-A of 207 Squadron Royal Air Force, photographed from the cockpit of another of the unit’s Lancasters in 1942. Note the engine exhaust shroud covering the exhaust stubs on the Lancaster’s engine cowling, which were designed to reduce theexhaust flames’ glare at night, to make visual detection by enemy night fighters less likely. (John Dibbs Collection) The Avro Lancaster in this haunting photo is L7583, which in 1942...

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