Lancaster Number 2
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It seems the CAA are taking it seriously enough...
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"I hear from another source that the a/c had languished outside RAF Scampton as a gate guardian for a long time."
I thought the a/c came over from service with the Aeronavale in about 1966 and then ended up languishing at Squire's Gate for some years, in the care of a company called Reflectaire, if my memory serves me right. I had the good fortune to see and photograph her at Squire's Gate in 1973:
ScanImage 2e | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
I've posted a link to this photo here before, but thought I might as well do it again, as the topic has just revived.
Did the a/c become the Gate guardian at Scampton after its time at Squire's Gate?
I thought the a/c came over from service with the Aeronavale in about 1966 and then ended up languishing at Squire's Gate for some years, in the care of a company called Reflectaire, if my memory serves me right. I had the good fortune to see and photograph her at Squire's Gate in 1973:
ScanImage 2e | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
I've posted a link to this photo here before, but thought I might as well do it again, as the topic has just revived.
Did the a/c become the Gate guardian at Scampton after its time at Squire's Gate?
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There was another Lancaster in Britain in the 1970s-and it was flown in. This was G-BCOH, which came across the Atlantic to join Sir William Robertson's magnificent collection of aircraft at Strathallan. I was fortunate enough to see and photograph her there in 1976: Lancaster at Strathallan Sept 1976 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Interesting observation in the feedback to the Telegraph article, saying that the public can pay to fly in the Canadian Lancaster. Current cost is, I believe, $2500 per head for an hour's flight, with a minimum of 5 pax per trip, which I guess provides a useful contribution towards the cost of keeping it flying.
I hope, though, that the Panton brothers aren't banking on being able to do that. If NX611/G-ASXX does return to flight, they will find that there's a big difference between charging for taxy rides, as they do at present, and getting a C of A that would allow them to fly fare-paying passengers.
The Canadians get round that by claiming the fare is actually a subscription to the museum, but I can't see the CAA or EASA turning a blind eye to that.
I hope, though, that the Panton brothers aren't banking on being able to do that. If NX611/G-ASXX does return to flight, they will find that there's a big difference between charging for taxy rides, as they do at present, and getting a C of A that would allow them to fly fare-paying passengers.
The Canadians get round that by claiming the fare is actually a subscription to the museum, but I can't see the CAA or EASA turning a blind eye to that.
