The legendary plane flew past Doe Lea and Hardwick Hall this weekend – with Monday, May 16 marking the 79th anniversary of the bouncing bomb raids on Germany in 1943.
Crowds gathered on Saturday and Sunday for two spectacular flyovers, as the aircraft took part in an RAF Bomber Command Remembrance flight.
See 15 photos of the Lancaster Bomber as it passed through Derbyshire’s skies.
13. ‘Bouncing bombs’
The raids saw ‘bouncing bombs’ dropped on two key German dams. Developed by Ripley-born inventor Barnes Wallis, the bombs were a revolutionary device designed to be dropped by modified Lancaster Bombers and bounce across the water, avoiding torpedo nets, to sink and explode underwater next to the target. Photo: Josh Barker @avfuelphotography
14. Derbyshire in WW2
Derbyshire was crucial to the success of the Dambuster missions - the Ladybower and Derwent Reservoirs were both used as practice sites. Photo: Josh Barker @avfuelphotography
15. Lancaster Bomber
Lancaster flying over Hardwick Hall on Saturday, taken by Nick Rhodes of Hasland Photo: NICK RHODES