Canadian Lancaster
 

I believe there is a Canadian Lancaster doing airshows in the UK. Any one seen it yet?

If you get yourself down to Eastbourne seafront today or tomorrow afternoon, you will be able to see it flying in tandem with the BBMF example. Probably a once in a lifetime happening, as trans Atlantic crossings of such venerable aircraft aren't common.


SHJ

4Greens,


There are some nice pictures at the end of this thread in the Military forum:


http://www.pprune.org/military-aviat...ease-50-a.html


Easy to miss because of the tongue-in-cheek title :)

Thanks for that.

I took my own advice and saw them at Airbourne today. The funny thing was, as abstract as it was seeing and hearing the two Lancasters together, it seemed simultaneously as normal and natural as can be. The sound was glorious and from my vantage point on the high ground to the west it resonated for a good while.


SHJ

Hot footed it to Herne Bay today, we were promised a display by 2 Lancs, a Spit and a Hurricane. Earlier we had seen the Typhoon cavorting round the sky from our back garden followed by 4 little thingies with VW Beetle engines.

We stood on Hampton Pier ( about 30ft long) and watched a massive black cloud boil up from the west, this let loose a torrent of rain just as we reached the safety of our car.

The Lancs, at al, never showed as far as we know.

Deep sadness :{.

They never left Conningsby due to the high winds today, Sywell Air Show also missed them. Good luck with the other shows

That explains a lot, Mr Angry. I live near Sywell and I had my camera on standby this afternoon, along with FR 24, but no sign or sound of eight Merlins. The WX around here has been OK today, so I was wondering what had happened.

Shoulda checked the weather forecast ; )


I had a look at the bbc forecast on fri night and decided to change my Eastbone visit to Saturday on account of the 24mph wind forecast !


Had a lovely day in the sun but as SHJ said - it was quite surreal - lovely noise :)

I was hoping to get to Headcorn over the week end but other things got in the way as usual. I am hoping someone is going to post some good footage with GOOD sound!

I went to the Eastbourne show on Friday 15th and in order to give myself a chance of some pics with a different perspective watched from by the Bomber Command memorial on Beachy Head. The place was packed with photographers using some very expensive kit and I am certain that there will be some wonderful pics of the two Lancasters appearing soon.

It was funny that after the two Lancs had finished their duo display they were seen moving off around the back of Beachy Head and all cameras were pointed away from the Spitfires display as we waited for them to come round the Head and rejoin with the Spits. It can't have been often that the Spitfires have been the support act for the Lancaster.

Wonderful sight and a wonderful noise. Even Mrs SN was appreciative.

Not the day I was there, but pretty much what was experienced with the clattering of the Merlins resonating across the calm sea and up the cliffs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2qYl0evc2Y



SHJ

Here's a link to an even better video:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAQ3...1HmRyw&index=3

Fabulous !

Absolutely awesome sound - goosebumps stuff:D

Lancaster Bomber in Reykjavik
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaQ6FbDiJx0

Some totally different views of it on the ground.

Video I shot of her taxiing to a halt at her home base of Hamilton, Ontario, earlier this year, when she was painted with some rather nice "sharks' teeth" markings on her engines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=622QWmsJ8sA

Spiffing cinematic presentations there, chaps, tally ho!

I turned my loudspeakers all the way down to deafening.

The video doesn't capture the glorious sound of 8 merlins. If you have the chance, you've got to get to a show to see and hear them.

The Merlins have a lovely smooth sound but the finest moment of every flight was when they were shut down and you could take your leather helmet off and scratch your head, hard, with both hands.
Disclaimer: I only flew the Lancaster III on Maritime Reconnaissance.