The author flew Spitfire Vs with the Fighter Affiliation Unit at Langar and Swinderby. A VB is shown here.

A rare picture of a Lancaster of No 514 Heavy Bomber Squadron up from Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire.

Avro Lancasters were powered by four Merlin 20s or 22s of 1,460 h.p. a piece, or by four 1,640 h.p. Merlin 24s.