A question in todays Daily Mail reads:
‘Were any Lancaster bombers converted to take passengers after World War 2?’
I thought someone on the forum would like to answer it. Please email [email]james.black@dailymail.co.uk[/email] with the answer as well as posting it here.
By: DocStirling - 21st September 2005 at 10:11
In the Stirling they sat on paratroop seats or bare metal chairs hastily bolted to the floor. There was quite a bit of room to move around inside the Stirling, behind the main spar, unlike the very cramped Lanc.
Oddly enough there was a short piece on repatriating POWs and concentration camp survivors a few weeks ago on breakfast news. I recognised the Stirling from the rear entry door the passengers were standing by, and made a note of the serial number. Was disappointed to read in my reference book that the particular a/c was apparently SOC in 1944 🙁
DS
“Too low, Too Slow”
By: Guzzineil - 20th September 2005 at 23:17
weren’t they also used to repartriate POW’s… these were standard Lancs I think, so what did the pax do on the way back.. sit on the floor?? 😮
Neil.
By: Rlangham - 20th September 2005 at 22:52
Yep, the Lancastrian, the turrets were removed and the front and rear of the plane was made more streamlined, could only carry around 9 passengers.
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September 20, 2005 at 10:40 pm