AIRCRAFT OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE 1939-1945: AVRO LANCASTER. - Lancaster B Mark I, L7578 KM-B, of Squadron RAF, piloted by Squadron Leader J D Nettleton of No. 44 Squadron RAF, flying at low-level over the Lincolnshire countryside during a Squadron practice for the low-level attack on the diesel engineering works at Augsburg, which took place on 17 April 1942. 97 Squadron lent L7578 temporarily to 44 Squadron, who repainted the aircraft with Nettleton's unit code-letters. Nettleton actually flew R5508 on the operation, for the leadership of which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
AIRCRAFT OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE 1939-1945: AVRO LANCASTER. - Lancaster B Mark I, L7578 KM-B, of Squadron RAF, piloted by Squadron Leader J D Nettleton of No. 44 Squadron RAF, flying at low-level over the Lincolnshire countryside during a Squadron practice for the low-level attack on the diesel engineering works at Augsburg, which took place on 17 April 1942. 97 Squadron lent L7578 temporarily to 44 Squadron, who repainted the aircraft with Nettleton's unit code-letters. Nettleton actually flew R5508 on the operation, for the leadership of which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. L7578 did not participate in the raid and was returned to 97 Squadron at Woodhall Spa Nettleton, John Dering, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Regiment, Sqdn, 44, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Regiment, Sqdn, 97
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