PSA – Lancaster Bomber tour

Details here of the fly-past and airshow displays of the only 2 remaining lancs. One has been flown in from Canada for the occasion…

http://www.warplane.com/lancaster-2014-uk-tour.aspx

GET IN! There is an air show where I’m going on holiday and they’ll both be there!

The missus will be deeeeeelighted! 😀

Going to be in right on the week after the Eastbourne Air Show, then in France until the 30th so I won’t be able to go see them at Tees Valley Airport and everything else is miles away. Did get to see the BBMF one at the Sunderland Airshow this year so it’s not all bad.

Awesome sauce. Both Lancs flying with the BBMF at our local show. Definite date made.

Details here of the fly-past and airshow displays of the only 2 remaining flying lancs.

There are about 17 (if Wikipedia is to be believed), of which FM213 (Canadian B.X) and PA474 (BBMF B.I) are the only two airworthy. IIRC NX611 (B.VII) at East Kirby does ground runs.

None of which made it any less spectacular when PA474 roared over us last year at Hollingworth Lake, at about 500ft, flying back to RAF Coningsby from Southport.

Excellent – thanks for posting this. Time to plan my Autumn airshow trip 🙂

Great post. Sun 7 in my diary. Cheers

any plans for a flypast down the derwent valley in the peaks

I guess 20th Sept could be done

Apparently the Canadian one need a full nut and bolts rebuilt – something in the region of £10m – and they are over here raising money for it.

Rumour is the one in East Kirby maybe going in for the stuff that needs to get it airworth next year

And finally an Aussie (or maybe Yank) has just created molds to make the bodies for mosquitos, so we may see some of them soon (Glued layers of ply and balsa)

And finally an Aussie (or maybe Yank)

Or even Kiwi.

Rumour is the one in East Kirby maybe going in for the stuff that needs to get it airworth next year

I though there was some damage to the main spar from its time as the Scampton gate guardian? Re-sparring a Lancaster has only been done once…

Ha ha! They are flying over my house next weekend!!! We get spits, hurricanes and the other Lancaster come over every summer. Bloody awesome sight, and the sound…

Or even Kiwi

Colonial …..

I thought there was some damage to the main spar from its time as the Scampton gate guardian? Re-sparring a Lancaster has only been done once…

Havent a clue TBH, just what i heard from a man in the know

Flying over mine today. Looking forward to the vulcan more though.

One flew over work today, Stoke just down from Britannia stadium at about 12:30,circled around and went. Flying rather low as well, sounded superb.

We assumed it must be going to airshow, now it’s all clear

Big slow and, according to my daughter, Mr Greedy plane.

How do you find out more about fly over times/flight paths?

Would love to see them go over Barnoldswick or Windermere.

Apparently I just missed a Vulcan flying over Barnoldswick, would be interested in finding out fly over times for the Lancasters on the 6th so I don’t miss them as we’ll.

A week or so back when I was at home I heard a very unusual sound, not a single engined light aircraft, I rushed outside to see a Lancaster flying overhead, it was solo, not flanked by a Hurricane and Spitfire. Unfortunately it was for long enough to for me to identify which one it was?
Awesome sight and sound that always stirs the emotions.

Saw a Lancaster flying over rivington this afternoon, awesome

A week or so back when I was at home I heard a very unusual sound, not a single engined light aircraft, I rushed outside to see a Lancaster flying overhead, it was solo, not flanked by a Hurricane and Spitfire. Unfortunately it was for long enough to for me to identify which one it was?
Awesome sight and sound that always stirs the emotions.

It would have been the BBMF ‘Thumper’, the Canadian Lanc only arrived in the country on Thursday I believe.

Saw a Lancaster flying over rivington this afternoon, awesome

Aaarrrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhhh, was up there early this morning instead of my usual afternoon run so I could get back to do the gardens before we go away.

Typical luck.

After reading my last post back to myself, I’d like to point out that I’m not 78.

Saw a Lancaster flying over rivington this afternoon, awesome

It’s due to fly at the Blackpool airshow tomorrow & Monday along with a Hurricane & Spitfire.

Yes awesome saw the Vulcan fly low and slow over silsden today

Sweet, cheers op, taking my 4 year old lad to Eastbourne on Thursday for this. He’s almost as excited as I am!

Hmm, the Henstridge, Somerset flypast on the 23rd is very do-able, Dawlish is really too far for a day drive; if I was staying with friends in South Hams, however, it could work, but I don’t think I’ll be down there then.
Bugger.

Saw the Lanc out of my window in SW Sheffield about half four, fiveish this afternoon. Awesome noise.

The Lancaster flew low over Oulton Park this afternoon.Wasn’t expecting that at a BSB meeting!

One flew over work today, Stoke just down from Britannia stadium at about 12:30,circled around and went. Flying rather low as well, sounded superb.

We assumed it must be going to airshow, now it’s all clear

It was there for South Stoke Carnival in Fenton- gave us 3 flypasts, each one lower than the last

Awesome, they will be at an airshow only a few miles from me next Sunday. Will definitely be planning the weekend ride around that!

Just did a search for Henstridge, and it’s a proper Wings and Wheels day, lots of vintage cars and aircraft:
http://www.eventsthatwork.co.uk/shows/
It’s only an hour’s drive south for me, 40 miles, so I’m definitely going down to that!
It’ll be the BBMF with Vera, the Canadian Lanc, so really worth seeing.
Only £5 to get in, too!
Result! 😀

Yesterday (saturday) my wife and i were enduro-pootling around Blackamoor (Sheffield).

pushing up a steep rocky hill, i heard *that* noise, shattering the silence, and looked up…

our very own personal Lancaster Fly-by! only about 300m* away – awesome!

(*estimated, obviously. But very low and very close)

Passed directly over my house yesterday after flying over Donington for the classic motorbike festival

A chap I work with has got a place as flight crew on the Canadian plane at the end of this month. Cost him a fortune and he can’t stop grinning! Lucky bugger getting to go up on one.

At some point all 3 will be in action together at east Kirkby, one doing its taxi runs as the 2 fliers do their thing

Took my boy along to beachy head today to see the Lancasters. Absolutey amazing sight, proper hairs up on end moment. If you get the chance, you have to see them!

for those on twitter @EGXCinfo and @RAFRed10 are worth following, the former is the unofficial Coningsby movements feed, where the BBMF and Lancs are based, the latter is Red Arrows Team Manager who are perfroming lots of displays with the two Lancs.

Tomorrow’s dispays cancelled due to high winds. Bugger.

this thread has been pwned by a pair of bombers

Was down at my folks in Kent today and they flew over on their way to Headcorn airshow, looked awesome.
A de havilland vampire passed by moments earlier (keen that before down here as I think it’s local along with a p38 lightning)