Lancaster bombers

GJUK · Post by **GJUK** » Mon Sep 22, 14 1:37 pm

Yesterday at about 3-4pm two of these flew over Mansfield.

Amazing thing, the noise was epic.

My wife said "Are we going to war!?"

"I think we would not win this time around with these babe"

haha

Steve Chapman · Post by **Steve Chapman** » Mon Sep 22, 14 8:14 pm

Fantastic photos Charger.

RW71 · Post by **RW71** » Mon Sep 22, 14 9:14 pm

Totally agree about the Mosquito.
Maybe the Canadians will fly their newly restored one over for a visit next year?

Great pics Si, thanks for posting.

I couldn't resist adding a Mosquito clip. Crank it up.

GJUK · Post by **GJUK** » Mon Sep 22, 14 9:26 pm

Nice video, great photos also.

andyrob · Post by **andyrob** » Tue Sep 23, 14 9:16 pm

one the lanc's flew right over my yard today, sunny bedlington northumberland, wot a sight, well less than 500ft high, but still plays second fiddle to the B17 at dragstalger

mad machs · Post by **mad machs** » Wed Sep 24, 14 7:20 am

andyrob wrote:second fiddle to the B17

No way, bags of ammunition & a teeney weeny bomb

The Lanc was the camel which never felt the last straw

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed Sep 24, 14 7:22 am

Spot on, Mike.

A Mossy had a bigger bomb load than a B17.

mad machs · Post by **mad machs** » Wed Sep 24, 14 7:34 am

Ah the Mozzie, the original (& best) multi-role-combat-aircraft

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed Sep 24, 14 7:40 am

Have you ever been to the Mosquito museum near St Albans, Mike?

andyrob · Post by **andyrob** » Wed Sep 24, 14 8:01 am

mad machs wrote:
andyrob wrote:second fiddle to the B17
No way, bags of ammunition & a teeney weeny bomb

The Lanc was the camel which never felt the last straw

yes for bomb load but for precision daylight bombing no
I actually mean purely on looks B17 has to be one the most beautifull machines ever made, I think a lot of the 50's & 60's yank semi trucks and trains copied its looks around the cockpit area ?

mad machs · Post by **mad machs** » Wed Sep 24, 14 8:23 am

Pete wrote:Have you ever been to the Mosquito museum near St Albans, Mike?

Once Pete, but toooo long ago, must plot a return. Interesting to note that there a few projects ongoing to get Mozzies back in air, so watch this space.

andyrob wrote:yes for bomb load but for precision daylight bombing no

Ah well, not really, check out the accuracy of 617sqns later missions with the Grand Slam & all the later daylight RAF missions, that's before we discuss the night time pathfinder missions

Bottom line is both teams gave their all & paid a heavy price in the process, during two very different ways of doing buisness. Top lads all of them.

andyrob · Post by **andyrob** » Wed Sep 24, 14 9:27 am

ok mike that's me told, was expecting the dambusters come back though

mad machs · Post by **mad machs** » Wed Sep 24, 14 9:51 am

andyrob wrote:ok mike that's me told, was expecting the dambusters come back though

The Dambusters (Operation Chastise) was also a fine example of the adaptability of the Lancaster & more importantly the crews, however , strategically, the grand slam missions achieved a lot more, it is worth conceding at this point, that the accuracy of those Grand Slam missions would not have been possible without the American Norden bomb sight.

Also I totally agree with the B17 being an iconic aircraft, a beautiful looking design, particulaly in NMF. which sums up the 8th airforce in WWII at a glance, even though the B24 did so much more.

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Wed Sep 24, 14 12:13 pm

Apart from the numbers can anyone spot the difference between the 2 Aircraft? I wonder if one is a later Aircraft so a little improvement was made, or Canadian spec was different?

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed Sep 24, 14 12:20 pm

The Canadian plane has Packard Merlin engines.....actually it is a cut and shut from an earlier crash landing......