A gathering of men of No 467 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force to celebrate the completion of 100 operations by the Avro Lancaster R5868/`PO-S' (S for Sugar) after its sortie on 11 - 12 May 1944 to a communications target in Belgium. Below the cockpit of the Lancaster are the emblems indicating the number of operational flights and the award of three DSOs and two DFCs to crew members.
The bomber started operations in 8/9 July 1942 with No 83 Squadron (where it was `OL-Q') and reputedly flew 79 trips from Wyton and Scampton until being withdrawn for a major overhaul in August 1943. It joined No 467 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force at Waddington in November 1943 and went on to a reputed 137 sorties, the last on 23 April 1945 to Flensburg. Records indicate that the official 100th operation was possibly not the actual one. The aircraft is now on display at the RAF Museum, Hendon.