While it would be great for the Panton brothers to get Just Jane back into the air, I would be loath to see her compete for funds with the BBMF Lanc. Surely the best way of preserving flying hours on the two Lancs is to preserve Just Jane as the superb ground exhibit that she currently is and then to make her air-worthy should anything untoward happen to BBMF such as further budget cuts etc.
Having said that, to see the two Lancs flying in formation would be amazing - I just think that the cost of achieving that, both in terms of hard cash and flying hours, may be too much and by preserving Just Jane for now may give us a single flying Lanc in the skies of Lincolnshire for a longer period.
I will add that the museum that houses Just Jane at East Kirkby is well worth the visit and the work to support the memory of the crews of Bomber Command that the Panton brothers have already achieved is superb. Thanks, Chaps.
W