Nineteen Thirty Seven

P.13/36 was a required design

a medium bomber twin engine whine

P.13/36 changed its face now B.12/36

a heavy bomber four engine whine

Serial No. 308 carried Block Busters

Incendiaries Tallboys Grand Slam Earthquakes

Barne Wallis was their creator of mind

Its most famous sorties were Operation Chastise

a splendid job bringing Squadron 617 alive

all thanks to Rolls Royce and the proven choice

Avro delivered anti-submarine photo reconnaissance

aerial mapping and aerial refuelling at a snapshot

In 1941 L7257’s test pilot H.A. “Sam” Brown

brought four merlin engines singing around

It was Type 683 Manchester III

"... The Lancaster Bomber ..."

to you and to me

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