Lancaster Bomber taking off and flies overhead

Probably the most famous Allied bomber of World War II, the Lancaster had impressive flying characteristics and operational performance. The Lancaster was the RAF's only heavy bomber capable of carrying the 12,000-lb Tallboy and 22,000-lb Grand Slam bombs. The aircraft demonstrated superbly its right to fame with the daring and precise raids on the Ruhr dams in May 1943, and also the sinking of the German battleship Tirpitz in November 1944.
Thousands of Canadian aircrew and other personnel served with the RCAF and RAF's Lancaster squadrons in England; and thousands of Canadians at home worked at Victory Aircraft in Malton (Toronto), Ontario, where they produced over 400 Lancaster Mk X's. In total, more than 7300 Lancasters rolled off the production lines in Britain and Canada. Only two still fly.

The CWH Museum has dedicated its Mynarski Memorial Lancaster to the memory of Pilot Officer Andrew Charles Mynarski, VC, of 419 (Moose) Squadron, 6 (RCAF) Group. Mynarski won 6 Group's only Victoria Cross, the Commonwealth's highest award for gallantry in battle. On the night of 12/13 June 1944, his Lancaster X was shot down by a Luftwafffe night fighter. As the bomber plunged earthwards, Mynarski, his flying clothing afire, tried in vain to free his trapped rear gunner from the jammed rear turret. Miraculously, the gunner lived to relate the story of Mynarski's bravery. Unfortunately, Mynarski died from his severe burns. ... (more) (less)

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[cparto]

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.

[stevies5]

!but the sound of them 4 merlin engines thats what does it for me,........" Amen neebur.

[DressedWings]

@fullstrutn lol the american leader at the star tof the battle of britain was not and begged them to surrender

[fullstrutn]

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

[1945mattawa]

@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

[texasfathead]

@bmgm3 Yes the Mossi was a ok bomber as long as the Glue hailed it together....lmao:D

[bmgm3]

@texasfathead

Look up the DeHavilland Mosquito , made a B17 look rather a waste of a ten man crew 

[DonMeaker]

@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.

[PurplePunisher69]

@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

[DonMeaker]

@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]

@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.

[PurplePunisher69]

@texasfathead btw it's "in bred" , not "in bread" , you steer - riding rodeo clown.