One Small Roll In Nanton Alberta,One GIANT Leap for Bomber Command Museum Of Cananda!
Big new’s out of Nanton Alberta this morning!! Look’s like East Kirkby’s NX611 is no longer the only Taxiiable Lancaster in the world!:applause:
FM159 TAXIS FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!!!!
Mk X Lancaster FM 159 taxied under her own power last evening (April 22, 2014).
We had her out to test the repairs on the #2 engine. John Phillips and Greg Morrison discussed it and decided that to attempt it. With Brian Taylor as Engineer and Greg in the pilot’s seat, we fired up 159, all four engines were eager to shake off the winter cob webs and all engines ran very well. With all four engines purring at 1000 RPM, the brakes were released and 159 began to roll… an immediate brake application and she came to a halt. Brakes released again, she rolled a total of about 20 ft with moderate brake applications. With the limited room, that’s about all we can do with her! I would like to thank our Lanc Crew for making this possible.I would also like to pass on a thank you to Craig Brookhouse of CWH for his help in answering all of my questions about taxing a Lanc.
A VERY BIG THANK YOU HAS TO GO OUT TO ALL OF OUR SUPPORTERS, with out your support we would not be able to do any of this! THANK YOU!!!!
Yes, we will taxi her again, she won’t taxi at every event this summer but we will do our best!
Greg Morrison,
Director BCMC
By: Ruhr Rover - 15th August 2018 at 20:50
Got to give those Canucks credit and I wish then every success.
I hope very much to visit Canada and visit each Lancaster in turn . . ..
By: SADSACK - 4th August 2018 at 23:34
That is rather good….
I wish the Canadians had got some of their Halifaxes back to Canada at wars end… I bet they would have at least one working one today. They are much better at looking after their war heritage than us in the UK.
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A heck of a lot have been recovered from fields in Canada – the Lysander at ARCO for example?
By: scotavia - 3rd August 2018 at 20:51
well Chevpol, there are a number of UK airfields where taxiways cross roads some of which are public, it is also common place for busy roads on bases to cross taxiways and runways controlled by lights. I have seen engine run ups where roads stayed open behind and you took your chances. There are smaller GA airfields in the Uk where approach ..climb outs are over public roads with no traffic control, you just have to take care on approach in case of double deckers etc.
By: Paul - 3rd August 2018 at 15:39
That is rather good….
I wish the Canadians had got some of their Halifaxes back to Canada at wars end… I bet they would have at least one working one today. They are much better at looking after their war heritage than us in the UK.
By: chevpol - 2nd August 2018 at 19:50
Very nice!!! can imagine health and safety bods havig massive heart attacks if that was over here being run next to a road with no fence!!!
By: Arabella-Cox - 2nd August 2018 at 15:57
Is this a sign that a certain film may be going ahead after all?
By: DazDaMan - 2nd August 2018 at 12:39
Oh wow!
That reminds me, I really need to do the model of the Lancaster from the film….
By: Malcolm McKay - 2nd August 2018 at 08:35
Now that’ll be impressive.
By: Peter - 2nd August 2018 at 02:54
Top turrets already removed
By: SADSACK - 2nd August 2018 at 01:42
They have converted her to a BIII Special! Not sure if they will remove the upper turret.
By: Peter - 29th April 2014 at 00:50
Havent seen them in person but they sure are bright!
By: trumper - 28th April 2014 at 17:50
🙂 Well done them.First time i have seen the lights on a Lanc on
By: trumper - 24th April 2014 at 21:17
A big thumbs up, well done to all involved 🙂
And another big thumbs up from me
By: Denis - 24th April 2014 at 19:54
A big thumbs up, well done to all involved 🙂
By: Peter - 24th April 2014 at 15:54
Consul they are fundraising for a major expansion to the north and west which will see a huge new Hangar and additional apron area for aircraft movements
By: DazDaMan - 24th April 2014 at 12:31
Excellent!
By: Consul - 24th April 2014 at 10:25
Well done to the guys at Nanton. I’ve visited a couple of times during trips to Canada and always been impressed by their achievements and support from the local community. They are such a welcoming group too. It’s a shame they don’t have more room to taxi the Lancaster – I assume they manoeuvre it on the space out front of their hangar but with it being adjacent to the main road and not on an airfield it must be challenging! I know there are some videos on Youtube of engine runs but a sight of it being taxied would be good. The story of how they got the Lanc to its present site is fascinating too.
Tim
By: Blue_2 - 24th April 2014 at 08:04
Great to see!
By: Peter - 24th April 2014 at 03:39
A couple of pictures were posted up on the Bomber Command Museum Facebook Page..
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