MPX5135771: The last Lancaster bomber to fly. It flew from Hullavington RAF airfield near Swindon en route for Blackpool where it will be operational for a short period before being stored in an aviation museum. The Lancaster had been hangered at the RAF where it had been made airworthy and restored. The take off was delayed due to rain and mist. 26th June 1970 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5135789: The last Lancaster bomber to fly. It flew from Hullavington RAF airfield near Swindon en route for Blackpool where it will be operational for a short period before being stored in an aviation museum. The Lancaster had been hangered at the RAF where it had been made airworthy and restored. The take off was delayed due to rain and mist. 26th June 1970 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5135795: Images believes to show aircrew members of the 106th Bomber Squadron seen here cycling to their Lancaster MkI bomber at RAF Syerston. The squadron had just recently convert from the Avro Manchester bombers which can be seen in the distance, c. November 1942 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5135796: President Kennedy seen here with the Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Nikita Khrushchev on the first of two days of meetings. The summit held in the Austrian capital, Vienna covered a wide range of topics, including Laos, disarmament and general issues of ideology. The main issue of the summit was Berlin. Khrushchev was threatening to sign a peace agreement with East Germany that would have impinge on the rights of the West. Progress was made on Laos, but on other matters, the two leaders clashed." June 4th 1961 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images