Lancasters TW878 TL-H, SW313 TL-B and TW872 TL-D rehearsing for the V-Day flypast on May 29, 1946 on a flight from Huntingdon to Romford.

AM Sir N. Bottomley chats with 35 Sqn officers and men at Gravely on July 3, 1946 shortly before the tour left for the USA.

The scene at Mitchell Field, New York on July 20, 1946 shortly after the Lancasters arrived on the first stage of the tour.

Another shot of Lancasters TL-R and TL-Q rehearsing for the V-Day flypast on May 29, 1946

Lancaster TW892 TL-L touches down on American soil.

35 Sqn Lancasters flying over the East River, New York on July 18, 1946.

Lancaster TW657 TL-C arriving at an air force base in America

Brother officers and men wave farewell to the 3 Sqn Lancasters as they leave RAF Gravely on July 8, 1946.