The Avro Lancaster was designed from the outset to build a bomber capable of reaching the heartland of the enemy. Put this together with Rolls Royce Merlin engines and a superlative aircraft was born. No less than 59 Bomber Command units saw active service with the Lancaster, flying 156,000 sorties. Some 7377 aircraft were built by six factories producing five different variants of the Lancaster. Depicted here is a typical wartime scene with Lancaster’s of RAF 35 Squadron being prepared for yet another Pathfinder mission, with the ground crew busy servicing, rearming and refuelling the aircraft. 100 Limited Editions. All are signed and numbered by the artist along with the following highly distinguished RAF pilot who flew Lancaster's with Bomber Command during World War Two; Flight Lieutenant Phil Ainley DFC (flew 33 operational missions in 1944 with RAF 57 Squadron) Overall size: 18” x 28”/ 46cm x 71cm