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G for George is an Avro Lancaster Mk. I bomber, squadron code AR-G and serial number ''W4783'', operated by No. 460 Squadron RAAF during World War II. It is now preserved at the Australian War Memorial (AWM), Canberra, Australia. ==History== G-George flew 90〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="G For George" Avro Lancaster ) The operational record linked from this page lists only 89.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of "G for George" )〕 combat missions over occupied Europe with 460 Squadron, and is the second most prolific surviving Lancaster, behind ''R5868'' S for Sugar of No. 83 Squadron RAF/No. 463 Squadron RAAF/No. 467 Squadron RAAF (137 sorties). Most operational Lancasters were shot down before they had reached 20 sorties: of the 107,085 sorties by Lancasters despatched in bombing raids on Germany 2687 aircraft went missing〔Moyes 1976, p. 328.〕 G-George has the added distinction of bringing home, alive, every crewman who flew aboard it. Upon retirement from combat duty in 1944, G-George was flown to Australia by an all-RAAF crew of Bomber Command veterans, and played a major part in raising war bonds during a round-Australia publicity trip. Post war, it was left to decay in the open air at RAAF Base Fairbairn, before being moved to the AWM in the early 1950s. In 2003, G-George returned to display at the AWM in the new ANZAC Hall after a five-year restoration program, which restored the aircraft as faithfully as possible to its wartime configuration. It is displayed in conjunction with a sound and light show that attempts to convey something of the atmosphere of a World War II Bomber Command raid, and incorporates a German '88' flak gun and a Bf-109 fighter. The display is based on a sortie captained by Flying Officer "Cherry" Carter to Berlin on "Black Thursday" December 1943, so called because Bomber Command lost 50 of the 500 bombers detailed for the raid - more than half were lost in landing accidents due to bad weather. G-George serves as a memorial to all Australians who flew with Bomber Command, and to the 1,018 dead of 460 Squadron. The name 'G-George' comes from the RAF phonetic alphabet in use at the time for the individual aircraft letter 'G' in the aircraft's squadron code. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「G for George」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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