A legendary RAF bomber takes to the skies to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Dambusters raid

Sunday 16 May 1993 00:02 BST

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No passing glory: the only airworthy Lancaster bomber in Britain (there is one other, in Canada) took part in an air show at the former RAF base at North Weald, Essex, yesterday. The aircraft, with others from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, is expected to fly again today. It was on the night of 16 May that 19 Lancasters of 617 Squadron made the historic raid on Germany's Ruhr dams.

Photograph: Herbie Knott

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