Easy Elsie the Lancaster Bomber left in a Swedish marsh.

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Easy Elsie the Lancaster Bomber left in a Swedish marsh.

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Jan 5, 2019

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Laying in marshland not far from Porjus is the remains of an Avro Lancaster. It crashed in October 1944 after attacking the German battleship Tirpitz. In this podcast we look at her story and speak to Richard Woods who is trying to recover and preserve what remains of the aircraft.

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Jan 5, 2019

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Easy Elsie the Lancaster Bomber left in a Swedish marsh.

Easy Elsie the Lancaster Bomber left in a Swedish marsh.

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