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Old 3rd Apr 2009, 17:52
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Once_an_Erk
 
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Appropriately enuough Scampton has had 2 Lancasters at the gate. The first - Queenie" is now in the museum at Hendon - the second is now at East Kirby doing the taxi runs at the Lincs Museum.
When Queenie was there, underneath her was a Grand Slam, a 4000lb cookie, a 2000lber and a 1000 lber. The 2000 had a slot cut in it and the public (who could park in a layby made just for the purpose) were invited to contribute to the RAFBF. One day a civvy came up to the guardroom and said they couldn't get any money in because the slot was blocked. For whatever reason, nobody had bothered emptying the thing for years. When it was opened up over £1000 was extracted.
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