The fuselage of the iconic Second World War Lancaster bomber G for George has been returned to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra to be reassembled and put back on public display.
00:00G4George flew 89 operational missions over Germany and occupied Europe during the height of the bomber offensive in World War II.
00:10It's now making its momentous return here to the Australian War Memorial.
00:15Hundreds of people lined Anzac parade to see the aircraft's fuselage be transported from the memorial's conservation facility.
00:23The moment honours the nearly 10,000 Australians who served in Bomber Command including the more than 4,100 aircrew who lost their lives.
00:32Over the next month, dozens more parts of G4George will be transported to the War Memorial where the aircraft will be fully reassembled.
00:40Of all the moments this morning, the most powerful moment for me was when school children spontaneously applauded as she came around the roundabout in front of the Australian War Memorial.
00:49And it just reminded me the first time I saw George I was 10 years old and they'll have that memory now forever.
00:55The aircraft will be the centrepiece of the new Australians in Bomber Command gallery opening to the public next year.
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