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English: A World War II Lancaster bomber aircraft with the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, prepares for take off on a mission to drop poppies over the newly unveiled Bomber Command Memorial in London.

The unveiling ceremony ended with a flypast by five RAF GR4 Tornado bombers, followed by the Lancaster, which dropped over 800,000 poppies in a symbolic act of remembrance for the 55,573 Bomber aircrew lost.

  • Organization: RAF
  • Object Name: CON-UNCLASS-20120628-900-174
  • Category: MOD
  • Supplemental Categories: Equipment, Aircraft, Historical Aircraft
  • Keywords: Royal Air Force, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, BBMF, Poppy drop, Lancaster, Bomber, Vintage
  • Country: United Kingdom
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