THE STRATEGIC BOMBING OF GERMANY, 1942-1945 - Members of No. 106 Squadron RAF, including their Commanding Officer, Wing Commander Guy Gibson (standing middle, front row), celebrate on their return to Coningsby, Lincolnshire, from the 'Thousand Bomber' raid on Cologne, Germany, 31 May 1942. The Squadron's Avro Manchesters, in the course of replacement by Lancasters at this time, are parked off the perimeter track in the background. A black and white copy negative , Gibson, Guy Penrose, Royal Air Force, 106 Squadron

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