The Lanc flew in to Biggin on Saturday 15th to participate in a Battle of Britain day ceremony.
At 6pm, just as the sun started fading, it took off and did some flypasts over the airfield as the local ATC parade ended with the salute.
Nice work chaps.
By: jackattack - 19th September 2007 at 15:56
Paint.
I have seen this bird wearing several different coats over the years but am curious to know how much does a different coat of paint cost to apply and how long does the respray take?
1517 man hours over about 10 days and a lot of money (9% of the total cost of the project) . 16 years for the paint (every second major maintenance for a complete bare metal strip). Scuff and paint every 8 years when the art and sqn codes get changed.
By: Snaps - 19th September 2007 at 14:09
Love that 3rd shot – thats a real beauty! 😀
By: Manston Airport - 19th September 2007 at 13:14
Brillaint shots there thanks for posting,
James
By: Mark V - 19th September 2007 at 10:46
I have seen this bird wearing several different coats over the years but am curious to know how much does a different coat of paint cost to apply and how long does the respray take?
From memory the actual re-spraying of new paint took around 500 to 600 hours (nine/ten guys working 12 hour days) within less than a week. Much more time was consumed on the stripping and prepping which goes on for weeks, not to mention the huge engineering effort. As for the cost, I have no idea – you would have to speak to MOD about that.
By: WP840 - 18th September 2007 at 15:27
I have seen this bird wearing several different coats over the years but am curious to know how much does a different coat of paint cost to apply and how long does the respray take?
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September 18, 2007 at 1:38 pm