Not a dig, just curious - why can't the poster give the details?
Is it likely to compromise OPSEC? A solitary 1940s patchwork Lancaster is hardly likely to be classified.
Or is he already sticking his neck out because he is not authorized to release anything?
I think the
PR machine could get a bit of a leg up with the public if they handled this in the right way. Something like:
"Damage assessed so far is X, Y and Z. While we can fix X and Y from existing spares, Z will require some new widgets to be manufactured, and we have contracted A N Other of Nojobsville to manufacture these for us. The cost of this contract is cost neutral, given that we will not be operating the Lancaster for X months. We expect to receive the widgets in late Augovember, with flight tests the following month, and return to service thereafter."