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Lancaster nose art, were they saved after the war?

In one of the Lancaster At War books it mentions the removal of Lanc nose arts before scrapping.
What happened to these and are any still around?

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By: Arabella-Cox - 15th June 2014 at 21:39

In 1959 I recorded panels from the following Lancasters at the IWM in Lambeth:

R5692, JB345, LM584, PD426.

Where they are now, I know not.
Also, I believe that the original “Johnny Walker” art is on display at Newark.
Jim

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By: Tin Triangle - 15th June 2014 at 08:18

Aren’t there some at Hendon, in the Bomber Hall? That may well also be nonsense-it’s ages since I’ve been!

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By: DragonRapide - 14th June 2014 at 21:13

Very vague memory of some RAF nose art panels (may not be Lanc) in the old Essex Aviation Society exhibition at Duxford? Mounted in the ceiling? Very likely wrong on more than one count…!

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By: Peter - 14th June 2014 at 14:02

Several Canadian Halifax nose art panels were cut from the aircraft and brought back to Canada but no Lancaster nose art panels exist that I am aware of?

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