Avro Lancaster of the Battle of Britain Memorial flight takes off to display at the 2013 Royal International Air Tattoo.

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Avro Lancaster of the Battle of Britain Memorial flight takes off to display at the 2013 Royal International Air Tattoo. Billed as the world's largest military air show, the RIAT is held each year at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire England. The Lancaster was flown by RAF 617 Squadron known as the Dambusters with 2013 marking the 70th anniversary of that famous world war two raid on the Ruhr Valley Dams

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: RAF Fairford Gloucestershire England United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Peter Brogden / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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