it was the most used ,,and definately a much bigger plane than our B17 that beast could haul 4 or 5 times as much,,I built a plastic model of one. I would certainly like to shake the hand of a WWII RAF vet
This was The "Shining Sword" - if it had not been for the 55,000 Bomber Command Aircrew who lost their lives Germany would have beaten the Soviet Union - the 3rd Reich had to have 250,000 personnel to defend the Vaterland from the onslaught of RAF Bomber Command!
Had the Japanese not bombed pearl harbor and brought one very angry, united, industrial nation into the war, I truly think the brits, germans, and french would have fought into oblivion, aka the last man standing.
TO ALL ALLIED NATIONS WHOM SHOT DOWN THE NAZI SCUM AND SCRAPED IT FROM THE FACE OF THIS EARTH, WE THANK YOU ALL!
From an American, born 43 years precise after the day FDR passed on.
16shipton,thank you as well ,here's how I see it you Brits held your ground through the awful battle of Britian ,so the landing fields were there when we finally got involved ,and another thing what engine made the mustang what it was ,,?the same one that gave me goosebumps hearing it roar overhead at Broughton Scotland ,River Tweed valley ,the Rolls Royce merlin!!! we all worked together ,hats off to you from a yank!!
Great to read a sensible comment, some of the others put me in mind of kids squabbling in a school yard.
And, lets hold precious the memory of all the "boys",and some of them were not much more than that,those who fought, and those who died,, for us, the British, the Canadians, and , the Americans.
As a "Brit" of mixed English, and North American ancestry, I sincerely hope that we .all are
careful not to disrespect the fallen of any of our allies
The Weapon that did more to fuck up Nazi-Controlled Europe than any other....Stalin was the only person who acknowledged the debt owed to the RAF Flight Crews - Germany sowed the wind and absolutely reaped the whirlwind!! Aided by the USAAF!!
@PurplePunisher69 You in bread English moron the B-17 had a much greater range than the Glass Coffin Lancaster If it didn't have all that gas and 10 gunners, ,that the Lancaster did not have,It was easy pickens for the German fighters, the pay loads of the two were almost the same,Also the English was going to buy p-40s but a company down in Texas had a plane that the USAAF was using called the A-36 Apache that turned into the P-51A had nothing to with the English,please Stop making Stuff up.
@texasfathead nope it's fact . Quote " the NA-73 was considered to be a special case because it had been designed at the instigation of the British ". And then we put a RR Merlin in it, and we also named it. The NA-73 flew in 1940, and the A-36 flew in 1942. The Lancaster could make it to Germany, without gas stops, and deliver twice the payload - the B-17 could carry 8000 pounds 400 hundred miles, which is one-way to Bremen. Or 4000 pounds for 800 miles. Still dont beat a 22, 000 lb Grand Slam.
@PurplePunisher69 It is true the British asked for the aircraft, but it is also true that North American designed and built it. US tax payers paid for it. You must be a socialist: you equate desire for something with the ability to make the thing itself. Fortunately better men than those who asked for it, produced it.
@DonMeaker well, thanks for throwing politics into the pot. Socialist ? nope . I'm not denying that North American did a fantastic job - the P-51D was IMHO the best all round fighter of WW2, because the pilots even got g-suits. But it still needed the Packard Merlin, even the bubble canopy was Brit designed, so well done all round. As for the "we bailed you out ". er thanks, maybe Americans would have liked to sample some saturation firebombing of their major cities, just to share the experience
@PurplePunisher69 I figure having Pearl Harbor bombed was quite enough for us. Our experience of bombing was on the other end. I will say the Brits did a fantastic job of being on the right side straight though, with the possible exception of the Munich agreement, but all and all, pretty creditable. British generosity with technology was indeed astounding, and to their credit.
I as an American am so grateful for ALL the BRITS who with indomitable spirit never gave up ,I had the unique privelage of seeing a spitfire fly over a friends house in Broughton up the River Tweed valley wow what a sight and sound!!!
@lewisjamesadams You obviously don't know your aircraft, this is a Lancaster bomber there's no mistaking it for anything else, there are currently 2 that are airworthy in the world this one and one that belongs to the CWH out of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, there's also Just Jane not flyable but capable of high speed taxi runs, and there is one other that belongs to the Nanton Lancaster Society, that last I heard had two of the four engines running.
I love the Lancaster bomber. I was once down rigging in Lake superior when I heard an airplane when I looked out the back cabin window I could not belive my eyes. A Lancaster just like this one around 200 feet above me flying right over. I was able to take one or two pictures but had low batteries in the camera. It really was amazing !
i love that sound as it passes and the drone of them engines,.........................you can hear them for miles,............its simply an awesome bit of history, but the sound of them 4 merlin engines thats what does it for me,...................
My grandfather (RIP) piloted the Lanc during WWII. I had the honour of being at a flypast at Bletchley some years ago; it was awesome and quite surreal. An unforgettable experience. Thanks for posting.
hey i was at the CWH, full of beautiful warbirds, a museum couldn't get any better. Sadly i couldnt see the Lanc fly before i left Canada but at least i saw it! Awsome museum :P
The first parked aircraft, single radial engine fighter, that the camera pans past at 0:30. Is that a FW-190? It's chocked, and the tailwheel is at 90 degrees - did it fly, too?
I agree Sliced 49. It's up to the British if they want to find and fund a second Lancaster for themselves. The Canadians manned an entire Bomber Command Group (No.6 from memory), so this is a fitting tribute to all those who fought in them. God bless them.
I am British and so proud of all our services who fought in the war, i would love to see her back in the UK, but as you rightfully say thousands of Canadian aircrew fought and died as did many other allied nationals fighting with bomber command etc.
As long as she is kept airworthy ( which i am sure she will be) i have no problems with her being in Canada.
Hopefully we might see just jane back in the air in the future.
God blees all who fought and died for bomber command.
@cparto Just like to let you know, I see the Lancaster fly almost every week during the summer here in Hamilton, Canada. Our city is very proud of this plane, and we purchased new propellers for it last summer for a hefty 120, 000 dollars. They are known to be the only original set in the world left, and when purchased they were still in the original crates from WW2.
they do air shows at duxford imperial war museum, they fly a lancaster up ahead, followed by a spitfire and another plane, stuka i think, they fly in triangle formation
@cparto Oh trust me, my boss is volunteers as the flight engineer. After every flight, the coolant is flushed and i think the engine is taken apart and cleaned once a week. Its their baby.
I say Canada deserves her Lancaster, judging by the thousands of airmen who came to help and died in the process.RCAF l salute you and you are never forgotten.Long may the two Lancs keep flying. Bomber Command Campaign medals NOW!!
My mate's got a caravan at Chapel Hill about a mile from Coningsby as the crow or BBMF flies so I'm priviledged to have seen the Spitfire, Lancaster and Hurricane quite a few times. It never fails to raise the hairs on the back of the neck. The tour of Coningsby is worth a trip too if you get chance.
The B 29 is a nice and good plane and it was state of the art at its times...Bombers are killers...yes...but these two You mentioned took part in missions which are very questionable...never where so many killed by so few...they flew alone...no escort...what a mighty foe they defeated...alone against the whole mighty japanese airforce...no AAA, no fighters where seen by the crews...Yeah they ended the war...they killed a dead nation...well done boys
DonMeaker when taking into consideration the aircrafts 'day', its build purpose and its performance and contribution to the fight in ww2 this aircraft earned its immortal status and simply comparing aircraft like trump cards is short sighted and missing the point.
An entire nation owes its gratitude to this machine and all involved in operating it.
@DonMeaker too late (1945) for the European theater tho. BTW 1 Lanc could carry over twice the payload of a B-17. , including the 12,000 pound cookie bombs and then the Grand Slam ( you now have the GBU-43 & MOP now, obv inspired by the Grand Slam ) The RAF didn't rate the B-17, and i dont rate your expertise. Your Mustang wldnt have even been in USAAF service if the RAF hadn't commisioned its build, named it then re-engined it. Yanks, Yanks, always short with the thanks
@PurplePunisher69 Course the Lancaster bombs didn't have the accuracy of the Norden bombsight. Britain almost got their portion of the combined bomber offensive shut down by German night fighters. The US fielded P-61 black widows, with an integrated machine gun turret and radar fire control, to get the Brits back in the game. Look up the Disney bomb, and see how much we helped each other.
I remember being in class in Ancaster High and the helicopter carrying the fuselage flew overhead, enroute to Hamilton Airport for restoration. I was quite happy to see it flying under it's own power a few years later.
Actually....its in CANADA not america, its at the John C. Munro Airport in Hamilton Ontario Canada, proudly operated and maintained by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, where it was also restored to flying condition.
This is great. I saw VR-A perform a few months ago at the "Friendly Foes" airshow in Niagara Falls. I'll never forget the sight of that plane coming in, bomb bay doors opened, and her four Merlins throbbing away. Beautiful.
Wow, nice video. I'm lucky enough to see this Lancaster fly overhead Stoney Creek from time to time. I can hear the distinct sound of the engines roaring from many kilometers away. WHAT A MACHINE!
Why are you getting so angry? We were having a perfectly reasonable discussion about why the Just Jane lanc, which is based at the East Kirky RAF Museum, isn't airworthy. If you weren't interested in discussing why, then why did you post all those questions after each one of responses? If you're not interested in discussing it, just stop replying to me.
I think there's a bit more too it than that, even if they did have funds to get its certificate it would undoubtedly cost more to keep it airworthy than it would to just have it serviceable enough to taxi round the ground. Remember the Conningsby lanc has all the resources of the RAF to keep it running, the one at East Kirkby Museum is privately owned and dependant on public contributions and unpaid volunteers. The old airfield is also now mostly farmland, so it would have difficulty taking off.
Again though, it costs money. I understand the owners would like to have it flying, but are reluctant due to the financial and logistical problems this would cause, plus if there was an accident then that would be the end of that. However, they have said they'll hope she'll fly one day, so who knows?
Technically, there's no reason why the East Kirkby lanc can't fly. Unfortunately, before it can legally take off they need to have an airworthiness certificate, which means having it examined and tested at British Aerospace's main plant first, which would cost a large sum of mney and mean having to dismantle the plane and ship it out by lorry. In other words, too much health and safety red tape.
What a beautiful sight. I actually live in the UK, not for from RAF Coningsby, and the other fully operatinal lanc at the BBMF is a familiar sight round here during the summer.
The 7.7mm machine gun armament is kinda underwhelming, especially against robust night fighters such as the Ju-88. Why can't the Halifax be modified to carry the 5.5-ton Tallboy? It seems to have similar bulk as the Lancaster.
wt happened to the third? there was city of licoln nw called mickey the moocher from bbmf, then jst jane and they were thinking of restoring another and then there was the one in america?
There are two fully flying lancasters, one in Canada (which I assume is this one?) and the one based at RAF Coningsby in the UK which is part of the BBMF. The "Just Jane" lanc, which is based at East Kirkby RAF Museum, which is just down the road from Coningsby, doesn't actually fly, though all the engines work.
it was the most used ,,and definately a much bigger plane than our B17 that beast could haul 4 or 5 times as much,,I built a plastic model of one. I would certainly like to shake the hand of a WWII RAF vet
fullstrutn 4 months ago
Das war also das Flugzeug, welches viele deutsche Kulturstädte zerstört hat. Bzw. es waren die Menschen im Flugzeug, nicht das Flugzeug selbst.
12Zylinder 10 months ago
@12Zylinder yep
CROSSBLADEO8 10 months ago
This was The "Shining Sword" - if it had not been for the 55,000 Bomber Command Aircrew who lost their lives Germany would have beaten the Soviet Union - the 3rd Reich had to have 250,000 personnel to defend the Vaterland from the onslaught of RAF Bomber Command!
billyconnearly 1 year ago
Had the Japanese not bombed pearl harbor and brought one very angry, united, industrial nation into the war, I truly think the brits, germans, and french would have fought into oblivion, aka the last man standing.
TO ALL ALLIED NATIONS WHOM SHOT DOWN THE NAZI SCUM AND SCRAPED IT FROM THE FACE OF THIS EARTH, WE THANK YOU ALL!
From an American, born 43 years precise after the day FDR passed on.
Hiei2k7 1 year ago
16shipton,thank you as well ,here's how I see it you Brits held your ground through the awful battle of Britian ,so the landing fields were there when we finally got involved ,and another thing what engine made the mustang what it was ,,?the same one that gave me goosebumps hearing it roar overhead at Broughton Scotland ,River Tweed valley ,the Rolls Royce merlin!!! we all worked together ,hats off to you from a yank!!
fullstrutn 1 year ago
@fullstrutn
Great to read a sensible comment, some of the others put me in mind of kids squabbling in a school yard.
And, lets hold precious the memory of all the "boys",and some of them were not much more than that,those who fought, and those who died,, for us, the British, the Canadians, and , the Americans.
As a "Brit" of mixed English, and North American ancestry, I sincerely hope that we .all are
careful not to disrespect the fallen of any of our allies
1945mattawa 4 months ago
The Weapon that did more to fuck up Nazi-Controlled Europe than any other....Stalin was the only person who acknowledged the debt owed to the RAF Flight Crews - Germany sowed the wind and absolutely reaped the whirlwind!! Aided by the USAAF!!
billyconnearly 1 year ago
What did the Germans Call the Lancaster ( Flying Glass Coffin ) ............
texasfathead 1 year ago
@texasfathead No that was the Liberator...
LordGeorgeRodney 11 months ago
@texasfathead go masturbate over a Heinkel or Dornier clip then, traitor. But then , being American , i bet you are half wiener-muncher anyhow
PurplePunisher69 7 months ago
@PurplePunisher69 You in bread English moron the B-17 had a much greater range than the Glass Coffin Lancaster If it didn't have all that gas and 10 gunners, ,that the Lancaster did not have,It was easy pickens for the German fighters, the pay loads of the two were almost the same,Also the English was going to buy p-40s but a company down in Texas had a plane that the USAAF was using called the A-36 Apache that turned into the P-51A had nothing to with the English,please Stop making Stuff up.
texasfathead 7 months ago
@texasfathead nope it's fact . Quote " the NA-73 was considered to be a special case because it had been designed at the instigation of the British ". And then we put a RR Merlin in it, and we also named it. The NA-73 flew in 1940, and the A-36 flew in 1942. The Lancaster could make it to Germany, without gas stops, and deliver twice the payload - the B-17 could carry 8000 pounds 400 hundred miles, which is one-way to Bremen. Or 4000 pounds for 800 miles. Still dont beat a 22, 000 lb Grand Slam.
PurplePunisher69 7 months ago
@PurplePunisher69 It is true the British asked for the aircraft, but it is also true that North American designed and built it. US tax payers paid for it. You must be a socialist: you equate desire for something with the ability to make the thing itself. Fortunately better men than those who asked for it, produced it.
DonMeaker 7 months ago
@DonMeaker well, thanks for throwing politics into the pot. Socialist ? nope . I'm not denying that North American did a fantastic job - the P-51D was IMHO the best all round fighter of WW2, because the pilots even got g-suits. But it still needed the Packard Merlin, even the bubble canopy was Brit designed, so well done all round. As for the "we bailed you out ". er thanks, maybe Americans would have liked to sample some saturation firebombing of their major cities, just to share the experience
PurplePunisher69 7 months ago
@PurplePunisher69 I figure having Pearl Harbor bombed was quite enough for us. Our experience of bombing was on the other end. I will say the Brits did a fantastic job of being on the right side straight though, with the possible exception of the Munich agreement, but all and all, pretty creditable. British generosity with technology was indeed astounding, and to their credit.
DonMeaker 7 months ago
@texasfathead btw it's "in bred" , not "in bread" , you steer - riding rodeo clown.
PurplePunisher69 7 months ago
@texasfathead
Look up the DeHavilland Mosquito , made a B17 look rather a waste of a ten man crew
bmgm3 7 months ago
@bmgm3 Yes the Mossi was a ok bomber as long as the Glue hailed it together....lmao:D
texasfathead 7 months ago
U reckon that beast would get taken via ship over the atlantic or flown with extra fuel?
DanWilsonEngland 1 year ago
24,000 or so men died in these. Great planes.
transonicbuoy1 1 year ago
@transonicbuoy1 just think of how many germans were killed with them
out2122 1 year ago
just think of all the germans killed by them. i bet its a pretty high kill/death ratio
out2122 1 year ago
I as an American am so grateful for ALL the BRITS who with indomitable spirit never gave up ,I had the unique privelage of seeing a spitfire fly over a friends house in Broughton up the River Tweed valley wow what a sight and sound!!!
fullstrutn 1 year ago
@fullstrutn
as a british person id like to thanx the americans for finally helping us... i mean it was down to you that we won the war....bollocks!!!
16shipton 1 year ago 2
@fullstrutn lol the american leader at the star tof the battle of britain was not and begged them to surrender
DressedWings 1 month ago
my god that sound!!!
mrspivvy 1 year ago
Beautiful plane, thanks for posting.
AbuAvital 1 year ago
Theres only to left and i got 2 see the 1 of them yesterday
MrStinger50 1 year ago
i love watching this beast fly over my city in Caledonia. I love the sound and size. Sorry cparto but its staying in canada haha!
UsErNaMeUnAvAiLiBlE3 1 year ago
this is at duxford and that is a b.s bomber not a lancaster bomber i saw it my dad and mum and my whole family can prove they were there
lewisjamesadams 1 year ago
@lewisjamesadams You obviously don't know your aircraft, this is a Lancaster bomber there's no mistaking it for anything else, there are currently 2 that are airworthy in the world this one and one that belongs to the CWH out of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, there's also Just Jane not flyable but capable of high speed taxi runs, and there is one other that belongs to the Nanton Lancaster Society, that last I heard had two of the four engines running.
TBM3EAvenger 1 year ago
@lewisjamesadams
no, it is a lancaster
DipDop99 1 year ago
I love the Lancaster bomber. I was once down rigging in Lake superior when I heard an airplane when I looked out the back cabin window I could not belive my eyes. A Lancaster just like this one around 200 feet above me flying right over. I was able to take one or two pictures but had low batteries in the camera. It really was amazing !
TheThruster24 1 year ago
LOL, what was that at the end?
kapquarfa 1 year ago
Cparto, that plane in Canada is one built here, for Victory Aircraft in Toronto built Lanc's. The ole girl is still close to home I figure...
uraamajor111 1 year ago
one still flying in lincolnshire every year
will402 1 year ago
A truly legendary aircraft with a magnificent history.
MAAMFan 1 year ago
!but the sound of them 4 merlin engines thats what does it for me,........" Amen neebur.
stevies5 2 years ago 10
i love that sound as it passes and the drone of them engines,.........................you can hear them for miles,............its simply an awesome bit of history, but the sound of them 4 merlin engines thats what does it for me,...................
raymondrayban 2 years ago 3
My grandfather (RIP) piloted the Lanc during WWII. I had the honour of being at a flypast at Bletchley some years ago; it was awesome and quite surreal. An unforgettable experience. Thanks for posting.
stasber 2 years ago 2
One of these babys just flew over my house, an awesome sight! must be thirty years since i last saw one when i was a kid.
XDGramski 2 years ago
hey i was at the CWH, full of beautiful warbirds, a museum couldn't get any better. Sadly i couldnt see the Lanc fly before i left Canada but at least i saw it! Awsome museum :P
AeroSpaceBoy130 2 years ago
The first parked aircraft, single radial engine fighter, that the camera pans past at 0:30. Is that a FW-190? It's chocked, and the tailwheel is at 90 degrees - did it fly, too?
puffin02 2 years ago
As far as I can tell, the plane is a tempest 2, the 190's rudder was smaller, and the wings weren't gulled like that.
owermac12345 2 years ago
It's either a Tempest II or a Sea Fury
TopGunSGA 2 years ago
That is the Hawker Sea Fury registration number C-FGAT.
mariovssonic2080 2 years ago
hawker sea fury, one of the fastest ever piston aircraft.
pramboy09 2 years ago
This Lancaster is a Mark X which was built in Canada.
straburg 3 years ago
No it was not, it was built in Chester and was intended for the far east Tiger Force.
Sliced49 2 years ago
roll on the day when this flies with with just jane and the bbmf lancaster, with the sally b, pink lady liberty bell and fifi.
now that would be something..
Hennersbass 3 years ago
I agree Sliced 49. It's up to the British if they want to find and fund a second Lancaster for themselves. The Canadians manned an entire Bomber Command Group (No.6 from memory), so this is a fitting tribute to all those who fought in them. God bless them.
berlinmitte10117 3 years ago 2
I am British and so proud of all our services who fought in the war, i would love to see her back in the UK, but as you rightfully say thousands of Canadian aircrew fought and died as did many other allied nationals fighting with bomber command etc.
As long as she is kept airworthy ( which i am sure she will be) i have no problems with her being in Canada.
Hopefully we might see just jane back in the air in the future.
God blees all who fought and died for bomber command.
cparto 3 years ago 19
@cparto Just like to let you know, I see the Lancaster fly almost every week during the summer here in Hamilton, Canada. Our city is very proud of this plane, and we purchased new propellers for it last summer for a hefty 120, 000 dollars. They are known to be the only original set in the world left, and when purchased they were still in the original crates from WW2.
kapquarfa 1 year ago
@kapquarfa
That could very well be the Lancaster I saw in the middle of lake superior in 2008.
TheThruster24 1 year ago
@cparto about a week ago a lancaster and a spitfire flew over my house in hampshire in the UK.
the lancaster flew really low over my road, the spitfire followed higher up behind my house
my grandfather flew lancasters as comms, in the 101st squadron. he died a few years ago. there is only 1 remaining crew member left.
mid way through his funeral an old ww2 plane flew over the church, it wasnt a lancaster but sounded very much like it.
benjokazooie 1 year ago
@benjokazooie
they do air shows at duxford imperial war museum, they fly a lancaster up ahead, followed by a spitfire and another plane, stuka i think, they fly in triangle formation
DipDop99 1 year ago
@cparto Oh trust me, my boss is volunteers as the flight engineer. After every flight, the coolant is flushed and i think the engine is taken apart and cleaned once a week. Its their baby.
DBDMotorsports 1 year ago
I say Canada deserves her Lancaster, judging by the thousands of airmen who came to help and died in the process.RCAF l salute you and you are never forgotten.Long may the two Lancs keep flying. Bomber Command Campaign medals NOW!!
Sliced49 3 years ago 3
shoulda painted maple leafs on our bombs so hitler could identify them before the fell on his men the filthy bastard.
jimmyphack 3 years ago
My mate's got a caravan at Chapel Hill about a mile from Coningsby as the crow or BBMF flies so I'm priviledged to have seen the Spitfire, Lancaster and Hurricane quite a few times. It never fails to raise the hairs on the back of the neck. The tour of Coningsby is worth a trip too if you get chance.
doctordrew66 3 years ago
"Good plane for its day". These chaps took the fight to Germany, along with the USAF. 55,000 RAF bomber pilots died in attacks on Germany. RIP>
transonicbuoy1 3 years ago
It was a good (not great) plane for its day, but not much compared to the B-29 Enola Gay or Bock's Car which stopped Japan cold.
2,995 B-29s were made, compared to 12,700 B-17s and 18,884 B-24s.
DonMeaker 4 years ago
why did You name these two B 29 bombers...?
The B 29 is a nice and good plane and it was state of the art at its times...Bombers are killers...yes...but these two You mentioned took part in missions which are very questionable...never where so many killed by so few...they flew alone...no escort...what a mighty foe they defeated...alone against the whole mighty japanese airforce...no AAA, no fighters where seen by the crews...Yeah they ended the war...they killed a dead nation...well done boys
grazyarnie 4 years ago
but this video clip is of the Lancaster not some yank massed produced junk.
Viper076 3 years ago
DonMeaker when taking into consideration the aircrafts 'day', its build purpose and its performance and contribution to the fight in ww2 this aircraft earned its immortal status and simply comparing aircraft like trump cards is short sighted and missing the point.
An entire nation owes its gratitude to this machine and all involved in operating it.
For that it is truly great.
CriticalBanana 3 years ago
@DonMeaker too late (1945) for the European theater tho. BTW 1 Lanc could carry over twice the payload of a B-17. , including the 12,000 pound cookie bombs and then the Grand Slam ( you now have the GBU-43 & MOP now, obv inspired by the Grand Slam ) The RAF didn't rate the B-17, and i dont rate your expertise. Your Mustang wldnt have even been in USAAF service if the RAF hadn't commisioned its build, named it then re-engined it. Yanks, Yanks, always short with the thanks
PurplePunisher69 7 months ago
@PurplePunisher69 Course the Lancaster bombs didn't have the accuracy of the Norden bombsight. Britain almost got their portion of the combined bomber offensive shut down by German night fighters. The US fielded P-61 black widows, with an integrated machine gun turret and radar fire control, to get the Brits back in the game. Look up the Disney bomb, and see how much we helped each other.
DonMeaker 7 months ago
I remember going to the CWH Museum on a field trip to see this. It was absolutely amazing to watch & hear the propellers start up one by one up close
MultiCamo 4 years ago
I believe this Lancaster was up on Remembrance Day (Nov 11, 2007)
I had the privilege of seeing it fly by just as the memorial I attended at the Trafalgar Township Memorial in Oakville On, Canada.
Within a minute or so of the Lancaster flying over a small group of what looked like Harvard Trainers flew along the same path.
It's a real treat to see those planes on any day, but it was very dramatic to see them on Remembrance Day!
theo1976bbq 4 years ago
I remember being in class in Ancaster High and the helicopter carrying the fuselage flew overhead, enroute to Hamilton Airport for restoration. I was quite happy to see it flying under it's own power a few years later.
krbavacr1 4 years ago
Actually....its in CANADA not america, its at the John C. Munro Airport in Hamilton Ontario Canada, proudly operated and maintained by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, where it was also restored to flying condition.
Allenw01101986 4 years ago
glitch, i saw ur dog at the end of ur video.
guy014 4 years ago
first of no there only two that fly, theres only 1 in hamilton
zdcvingz 4 years ago
one of these? there are only 2 that fly today that one right there and one in UK
zdcvingz 4 years ago
theres more than 2 that fly today, theres about 4 that are in Hamilton, near Toronto that fly every year.
Scots9898 4 years ago
nope sorry only to lancasters in flying condition, one in hamilton the other in england
Allenw01101986 4 years ago
i was walking home along the backroads theother day, and one of these flew roughly 100m above my head!
parkeyes01 4 years ago
I was walking across some firlds a couple of summers ago, and the UK one flew over my head. Awesome! :-)
Kazandra1 4 years ago
This is great. I saw VR-A perform a few months ago at the "Friendly Foes" airshow in Niagara Falls. I'll never forget the sight of that plane coming in, bomb bay doors opened, and her four Merlins throbbing away. Beautiful.
TK42100 4 years ago
Wow, nice video. I'm lucky enough to see this Lancaster fly overhead Stoney Creek from time to time. I can hear the distinct sound of the engines roaring from many kilometers away. WHAT A MACHINE!
Ataraxia27 4 years ago
Love that Rolls Royce Merlin sound!!!
matthompson 4 years ago
Great flyby video. More nice stuff.
propfan2k 4 years ago
Why are you getting so angry? We were having a perfectly reasonable discussion about why the Just Jane lanc, which is based at the East Kirky RAF Museum, isn't airworthy. If you weren't interested in discussing why, then why did you post all those questions after each one of responses? If you're not interested in discussing it, just stop replying to me.
DarkAngel182 4 years ago
Well if you're not interested in discussing the matter why are responding to my personal comments then? Just stop replying, its perfectly simple.
DarkAngel182 4 years ago
I think there's a bit more too it than that, even if they did have funds to get its certificate it would undoubtedly cost more to keep it airworthy than it would to just have it serviceable enough to taxi round the ground. Remember the Conningsby lanc has all the resources of the RAF to keep it running, the one at East Kirkby Museum is privately owned and dependant on public contributions and unpaid volunteers. The old airfield is also now mostly farmland, so it would have difficulty taking off.
DarkAngel182 4 years ago
Again though, it costs money. I understand the owners would like to have it flying, but are reluctant due to the financial and logistical problems this would cause, plus if there was an accident then that would be the end of that. However, they have said they'll hope she'll fly one day, so who knows?
DarkAngel182 4 years ago
Technically, there's no reason why the East Kirkby lanc can't fly. Unfortunately, before it can legally take off they need to have an airworthiness certificate, which means having it examined and tested at British Aerospace's main plant first, which would cost a large sum of mney and mean having to dismantle the plane and ship it out by lorry. In other words, too much health and safety red tape.
DarkAngel182 4 years ago
Just saw one of them today, Farmingdale- New York
Thats a damned big plane.
AnarchicxA 4 years ago
What a beautiful sight. I actually live in the UK, not for from RAF Coningsby, and the other fully operatinal lanc at the BBMF is a familiar sight round here during the summer.
DarkAngel182 5 years ago
The 7.7mm machine gun armament is kinda underwhelming, especially against robust night fighters such as the Ju-88. Why can't the Halifax be modified to carry the 5.5-ton Tallboy? It seems to have similar bulk as the Lancaster.
a6u5e 5 years ago
LONG LIVE THE LANC
wokandmurrys 5 years ago
in en woord prachtig ,what a sound super!
ketd9 5 years ago
wt happened to the third? there was city of licoln nw called mickey the moocher from bbmf, then jst jane and they were thinking of restoring another and then there was the one in america?
funtimesteve2 5 years ago
There are two fully flying lancasters, one in Canada (which I assume is this one?) and the one based at RAF Coningsby in the UK which is part of the BBMF. The "Just Jane" lanc, which is based at East Kirkby RAF Museum, which is just down the road from Coningsby, doesn't actually fly, though all the engines work.
DarkAngel182 5 years ago
What a beautiful sight!
bluefunkybassman 5 years ago