Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bomber Command Lancaster skipper, Flying Officer T Blackham of No. 50 Squadron, keeps a firm hold on the crew's lucky mascot, as he is helped into his flying jacket by his flight engineer, Sergeant C Walton, at Skellingthorpe, 19 February 1944. Other members of the crew ar

Photograph by Bellamy W (F/O), Royal Air Force official photographer