Lancaster R5868 ‘S’ for Sugar of 467 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, taxies in at RAF Waddington on the morning of 27 April, 1944, having completed her 95th operation, a raid on the ball-bearing factory at Schweinfurt, Germany. 

BAND OF BROTHERS - THE RAAF CAPTAINS EDITION 

Sporting on her fuselage Goering’s infamous quotation 

“No enemy plane will fly over the Reich territory….” 

‘S’ for Sugar went on to complete 137 operational sorties.  This famous bomber, restored to her former glory, now resides in the RAF Museum as a lasting tribute to the men of RAF Bomber Command. 

Just 100 copies of Robert Taylor’s imited edition, Band of Brothers, are signed by SEVEN distinguished pilots who flew R5868 S for Sugar during their tours with 467 Sqn RAAF, 1943-1945:-

Flying Officer LAURIE W BAKER – 7 sorties
Flight Lieutenant JACK A COLPUS DFC – 4 sorties
Flight Lieutenant MAXWELL G JOHNSON – 5 sorties
Squadron Leader FRANK LAWRENCE DFC DFM – 2 sorties
Flight Lieutenant WILLIAM M KYNOCH DFC – 1 sortie
Squadron Leader THOMAS N SCHOLEFIELD DFC* - 4 sorties
Squadron Leader GORDON H STEWART DFC AFC –1 sortie