PA474 60th's birthday

Congrats to Andy for a stunning photo- I’d be surprised if BBMF themselves don’t ask to use that one!

Funnily enough we do, seen as it has come from our Website!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats to Andy for a stunning photo- I’d be surprised if BBMF themselves don’t ask to use that one!

Is it it!

AHHH, found it, I think this may be it, or very blooody close 😮

It’s a fair dinkem ripper! 😉

Got it HERE, http://www.deltaweb.co.uk/bbmf/bomber.html

Could not find who to thank? :confused: , but who ever you are THANK YOU, a TOP shot!

Ciao 🙂

Top stuff Curly Mate, Thank’s heap’s for bringing them here for us all to see!

BUT I am still to see the full Bank again in the sun, from about 2 season’s back, I’ve lost the buggger, but it was a TOP desktop shot.

Ciao

Not one of mine, but a stunner from airliners.net…..

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/839507/L/

I wonder if the photographer visits here, of so, nice one 🙂

I do now after A.net said there was a link to one of my shots on here 🙂

Thanks for the compliment 😀 long may the BBMF survive.

Andy

Yes we should have had a celebration for her (who dropped the ball?).

But any way happy birthday here are some pics from last years legends, the first time i had ever seen her on the ground !!

And taking off as well

curlyboy

I missed her Birthday! Happy Birthday 474 .. Missed your special day while working on your much younger sister… :0)

Interesting comparison with FM213 of the CWH.

A different view …?

Here’s a few snaps offering a different view …

😎

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Dave

Interesting stuff guy’s.

Great photo’s Everyone.

Anymore of her flying in the sun.

And a couple more…..

BBMF trip again.

DS :p

I’ll try to post a video clip as well, when I am not supposed to be working!

Where mere mortals rarely see…..

From the Forum trip to the BBMF last year, some rare views of PA474 we were very lucky to be able to get. :p

DS

Lets hope she was able to blow her own candles out using a prop or two.

Ken.

What flavour cake was it?!

Happy Birthday, you old beauty you!

The Lanc painted as NA-P is the Canada Aviation Museum’s KB944. So not at Middleton St George, I’m afraid

Thanks for that info. Eddie.

It goes to show – it makes it very difficult to identify an aircraft simply by reference to the code letters applied !! :confused: (Similarly ‘HA-P’ applied to both NX611 and LM257 at different times – as in my previous posting on this thread).

I had no idea of when the photo of ‘NA-P’ was taken when viewing on this thread – I’ve since found the exact shot on the website for ‘The Canada Aviation Museum’, thanks to your contribution – I’m grateful.

http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca/collections/artifacts/aircraft/AvroLancasterX.shtml

Cheers, once again 😉

Richard

The Lanc painted as NA-P is the Canada Aviation Museum’s KB944. So not at Middleton St George, I’m afraid

Three pics taken a few years ago now

http://community.webshots.com/album/39189636pyNZQd/1

[QUOTE=R J A Taylor] It is only fitting that I attempt to reflect my own, very personal, admiration of the role that ‘PA474’ continues to play in keeping the modern generation aware of the sacrifices made by the crews of Bomber Command.

I WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY ‘OLD GIRL’ – LONG MAY YOU CONTINUE TO GRACE OUR SKIES.
Richard QUOTE]

[COLOR=Blue]AFTER POSTING A SHOT OF ‘NX611’ IN MY LAST REPLY – IT’S ONLY RIGHT THAT I SHOULD POST ONE OF ‘PA474’ – IT’S “THE OLD GIRL” AS ‘KM-B’ – TAKEN AT WADDINGTON IN 1965 – (COPYRIGHT P. TRUMAN)

I’M SURE MR. TRUMAN WON’T OBJECT TO MY INCLUDING THIS SHOT IN THIS FITTING 60TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE [/COLOR] 😉

Cheers

Richard

(Attachment)

LANC. ‘NA-P’

the Photo of NA-P looks like NX611 (?) but excellent pics all the same

Hi ‘topgun regect’,

Just a brief comment re the photo of Lancaster ‘NA-P’ :

“Just Jane” (NX611) is a Mk. VII and she carried the Code ‘HA-P’ (originally used by a Lancaster of 218 “Gold Coast” Squadron (LM257) in 1944) during her time with the ‘Historic Aircraft Preservation Society’ / Reflectaire Limited (Code ‘HA-P’ between 1967 and Autumn 1969 – See Attachment)

From my records – ‘NA-P’ was used by Lancaster B.10 – ‘KB760’ of 428 Sqdn. RCAF during its service in the UK at Middleton St. George (d/d from Canada July 1944 – ceased ops April 1945 – returned to Canada June 1945 and finally scrapped January 1947.

It would be interesting to know if the photo on this thread was taken at Middleton St. George – Anyone know ???

NOW RETURNING TO THE THEME OF THIS THREAD –

I’ve recently got back from East Kirkby, Lincs. after celebrating the “60th Anniversary” (combined with the HAPS / Reflectaire 40th Anniversary Reunion) of NX611, having personally been very closely associated with this beautiful aircraft during the 1960s/1970s.

THE BBMF Lancaster ‘PA474’ has, on a number of occasions, paid fitting tribute to its ‘sister’ aircraft ‘NX611’ by performing ‘flypasts’ over East Kirkby, and earlier, during its ‘gate guardian’ posting to RAF Scampton.

It is only fitting that I attempt to reflect my own, very personal, admiration of the role that ‘PA474’ continues to play in keeping the modern generation aware of the sacrifices made by the crews of Bomber Command.

I WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY ‘OLD GIRL’ – LONG MAY YOU CONTINUE TO GRACE OUR SKIES.

Cheers 😉

Richard

Attachment shows NX611 (HA-P) at Lavenham Airfield, Suffolk on 17th May 1969

the Photo of NA-P looks like NX611 (?) but excellent pics all the same

Happy birthday PA474