Slight thread drift possibly.
When I was a young space cadet in the 80's, we visited Scampton fairly frequently to go gliding in the old Sedbergh barges. I have 2 abiding memories of those trips, none of which involve Sedberghs.
Firstly, I recall our troop being driven over to the far hard standings to have a good look around a series of Vulcans (4 or 5) which were awaiting their fate with the scrap man. I well remember how heavy the crew door was when I 'accidentally' released the door catch...
Secondly, we had a look round the gate guard, which was of course the Lancaster. I recall it had red spinners? Also, I seem to recall that the crew entry door had a Yale lock on it, but the guardroom staff couldn't find the key for it, so we didn't get a look inside. Dammit.
Can anyone confirm whether these recollections of the Lancaster are accurate?