Two! In one place!
 

Yes folks, the kind people of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum are planning to send over their airworthy Lancaster to join the BBMF's for a series of events.

The only two airworthy Lancasters in the world (until Just Jane gets up there!), and this one is doing pleasure flights from my local airport (for between £3.5k - £5), see their website for details, Jim. :up:

http://www.warplane.com/Lancaster-2014-UK-Tour.aspx

http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/r...gland-24022014

http://www.warplane.com/images/content/2014-UK-Tour.jpg

Oh to have a spare £5 grand sitting idle.:shifty:

Only £3.5k if you don't want the cockpit. Prolly cheaper to fly to Canada and fly it there.

Right. Humberside it is.


BRB, robbing some banks.

Been discussing this all day on the aviation forum....amazing news :yeah:

Two Lancs together should be awesome! I've seen a diamond formation of four B-17s, but that was a long time ago.

Memphis Bell was filmed at nearby RAF Binbrook, lots of B-17s then. :up:

Yeah, last I checked the Warplane Heritage Museum (which is practically next door to where I live) was offering rides for $2500 here, so... just in case you do have that spare cash :D

I have seen this old girl in person. She is a beautiful bird.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...end2010028.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...end2010025.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...end2010031.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...end2010035.jpg

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These are my two daughters standing by the landing gear.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...end2010029.jpg

The wife will eventually decide if I get a ride or not (wash your dirty thoughts from your mind, I was being serious) :huh:

Dirty thoughts? It's a ride in a Lanc, there are no dirty thoughts other than the smell of fuel and oil drifting on the breeze. :sunny:

My fingers are crossed for you, and as envious as I potentially will be I hope you get it.

If a certain friend goes for it (not a member of this forum) then it will be so but I will have to 'sell' it to SWMBO as my birthday present.

I've been on board her, by the way! (not for a flight, though - but I got there early in the morning for an airshow, and could basically tour her freely) Lovely bird, but VERY cramped inside. It's easy to think of as a big airplane, but inside it it sure doesn't feel like one!

http://i.imgur.com/zXc79jH.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/NybOnLe.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/awEDVEt.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/jh9jQt0.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/k7zXKjl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/1t2cnJ3.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/IyIjDXi.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/2hhqfw3.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/zMRppMq.jpg

Some really great photos on this thread :sunny:

George, those were lovely! I am now green with envy. Thanks for posting them. :sunny: