The aircraft depicted is a Wellington B.X, HE590, OW-P of 426 "Thunderbird" Squadron RCAF, part of 6 Group, which was based at the time at Dishforth in North Yorkshire. It was lost with all crew near Zemst, Belgium, in the early hours of 26 May 1943, shot down returning from an attack on Dusseldorf by a nightfighter from II/NJG 1.