Ah! Sweet nostalgia! I recall a late night at Cottesmore when all our aircraft [Victors all]were safely in bed, but being told to standby for a visiting aircraft, then hearing this crackle and pop of Merlins as an RCAF ASR Lancaster dropped in. Surrounded by people next day, the first of this legendary bird I had ever seen in the flesh, and comments on how primitive it was!
There is one thatcould fly again, given enough money! It's in New Zealand, and was flown there when gifted by the French Navy way back when. Now there's a thought for a lotto winner!It needs a new main spar, but it's complete, and I believe they run the engines now and then.