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SpringHeeledJack
24th Jun 2018, 14:58
Does anyone know why the BBMF Lancaster was flying low level over London today (24.06.18) ??? Approximately 12 noon in a SSW direction. Glorious sound of the engines....
SpringHeeledJack
25th Jun 2018, 16:08
......so I was the only one to see it on Sunday ? ;-) Oh well. It was on it's way from Exeter to Weston Super Scare for an airshow, and needed to do a flypast LL over Green Park in central London at 12.05pm. No idea why that was, and no idea why it was still at 1500ft approx on the outskirts of London, I'm just glad that it was! It looked majestic and sounded wonderful.
DaveReidUK
25th Jun 2018, 17:40
At a guess:
"24 June 2018
More than 200 Bomber Command veterans and their families gathered to remember their fallen comrades at a service at Bomber Command Memorial in London’s Green Park today."
https://www.rafbf.org/news-and-blogs/bomber-command-memorial
SpringHeeledJack
25th Jun 2018, 21:01
That would be the reason! Let's hope that the 200 veterans enjoyed the flypast.
Groundloop
26th Jun 2018, 09:08
No idea why that was, and no idea why it was still at 1500ft approx on the outskirts of London
Keeping well below Heathrow traffic?
SpringHeeledJack
26th Jun 2018, 15:08
That sounds perfectly reasoned. My benefit in the end ;-)