Bomber Command memorial spire installed in Lincoln

Some planes flew missions. G for George flew into history. 90 combat sorties. Zero crew lost. George flew 90 combat missions in just 17 months. → Over Essen, Hamburg, Cologne. → With engines hit, oxygen shot out, and flak ripping through her fuselage. → She came home every single time. In an era when surviving one tour of operations was rare, George did three. Not a single crew member died while flying in her. They called her lucky. They called her solid. But they also called her something else: