I hope the only Viking with a Bronx accent has gone to Valhalla….
RIP

You mean like these?

Or this….
Taken at Lossie by my late father during winter 1962/63.

That’s more like it! My sister’s husband used to work on Buccs in the early 1960s, and was one of the last FAA guys to vacate Lossie when the RAF took over. He used to take me in every so often to get a closer look, and I can vividly remember seeing a Mk1 in anti-flash white with that distinctive natural fibreglass ‘gold’ nose. Her pilot had taken her under some high-tension power lines, which were still wrapped around her tail fin! The groundcrews were very proud of how tough the airframe was.
Also loved the Torrey Canyon-vintage Mk2 in high gloss dark sea gray and white, but kind of lost interest when the ‘cabs’ were handed over to the RAF…

Another possibility is that Mrs Bee’s guy is genuine, but suffering from combat fatigue, and not always thinking or acting in his best interests.
Speaking as a total athiest, thank God there are still Christians around…

Looks like a circular inspection stamp above the central corrosion in the second photo – either starts or ends with a ‘S’…

From the Lancaster I, II, III & X Pilots and Flight Engineers notes…
“1. The “Automatic Pilot Mk. IV” is represented in this model with the clutch permanently engaged,
and the control **** can be selected in either the IN or SPIN positions. When the control is put in the
“IN” position, the autopilot is engaged. The autopilot will keep the wings level and maintain attitude. To
adjust the attitude, the hand control on the left panel can be used. To make turns, switch on the Autopilot
main switch, and then use the autopilot steering control to turn left or right. When the turn is completed,
switch the Autopilot main switch off.”
Here’s one on ‘S’ Sugar – other types (Lincoln?) may also have used the same…

I tried going online once, with my favourite flight sim, called ‘Janes WW2 Fighters’ – what a laugh!
From the chat, the other participants seemed to treat each other as if they were battle-hardened veterans occupying a wartime crewroom.
“Haven’t heard of Lt Dracothraxus for a while – is he still around?” “Didn’t you hear? He crashed and burned last month.” “Shame – he was a good officer and a damn fine wing man!”. Geez…
There didn’t seem to be much actual flying going on, either. On the first online dogfight, as soon as my FW190 was on the opponent’s tail, he promptly vanished, only to appear on my tail in an instant. When I offered to take anyone on without cheats or resets, nobody took me up!

Very, very moving, and probably the best account of the battle I’ve seen – well done to all involved.