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Usual coverage all afternoon - and the good people of Lincoln have arranged a flypast of two giant and noisy Lancaster Bombers just as I type....all very decent of them.

http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/sport/

Matt Donlan wrote:- and the good people of Lincoln have arranged a flypast of two giant and noisy Lancaster Bombers just as I type

Well, you learn something new every day. I thought there was only one that was airworthy.

paulw wrote:

Matt Donlan wrote:- and the good people of Lincoln have arranged a flypast of two giant and noisy Lancaster Bombers just as I type

Well, you learn something new every day. I thought there was only one that was airworthy.

So, I WAS right, there is only one that's airworthy. Well, in this country anyway. I've checked up on the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight website and there are, in fact, two Lancaster Bombers in operation. However, there's only one in this country. The other one is in Canada.

As part of the flight, they do operate a Dakota, so it may have been that you saw. Mind you, there's a heck of a difference between the two!

Matt's accuracy & attention to detail has resulted in the BBC News On-line scouting him for a position there. Apparently though, they lost interest after he repeatedly failed to call us 'shrimpers'...


Lancaster Bomber attacking Douglas Harbour last year... Only one of them on this occasion.


The Lancaster flew around in a circle and then came back over, giving the impression that there were two of them...




[Paul, you realise, if the Canadian one has flown across to the UK for some special reason, we're both going to feel very silly?]

Keith wrote:The Lancaster flew around in a circle and then came back over, giving the impression that there were two of them...

That isnt that far from the truth I bet. They still point at aeroplanes in the Isle Of Man dont they?

take photos of them too!

And in Lincoln

Keith wrote:Matt's accuracy & attention to detail has resulted in the BBC News On-line scouting him for a position there. Apparently though, they lost interest after he repeatedly failed to call us 'shrimpers'...

Funny, that. When I mentioned to my brother what he'd posted, he said something along the lines of 'why am I not surprised?!'

Keith wrote:[Paul, you realise, if the Canadian one has flown across to the UK for some special reason, we're both going to feel very silly?]

I'd be surprised if that one ever did come over. Last I heard (and this was a good few years ago now) it was being used for the coastguard or as a fireplane or something. Definitely being used for a purpose other than displays and heritage.

Phoenix wrote:And in Lincoln

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Looks like that could very well be the Dakota (the top one, of course!). I'm not totally au fait with aeroplane recognition, but it's definitely NOT a Lancaster Bomber!

Lincolnshire's Lancaster Association Day
http://www.bbmf.co.uk/september08.html

The above website shows there were the Lancaster Bomber, 3 Spitfires, 1 Hurricane and 1 Dakota in the air.