Biggin Hill Air Fair

Bomberboy what do you do?

James

Daydream!

Bomberboy

No he is still there and like me has 3yrs to go and Gerbs is counting and packing all our spares.

Bomberboy what do you do?

James

Bomberboy
Sticky like me works on BBMF fulltime and is in the RAF,

I thought he had intended to leave the service.

Gerbs has not been part of the groundcrew for quite a few years.

I am aware of that, but he’s still involved isn’t he?

I had a ride in your crew bus on Sunday?
I thought my car was untidy :o)

Bomberboy

Bomberboy
Sticky like me works on BBMF fulltime and is in the RAF, Gerbs has not been part of the groundcrew for quite a few years.

I thought I would reply to some of the points raised on this thread and on the B O B Lanc returning thread.
1. The Lanc is not being grounded in the near future she has a long life ahead at least 20 yrs

2. The aircrew/ groundcrew are in the RAF, but only the boss Sqn Ldr Pinner and the groundcrew work at BBMF on a fulltime basis

3. P7350 took part in the Battle of Britain on 603 Sqn

4. The guys did a great job fixing the Lanc so it could display the next day and many of the comments posted here about this have been greatly appreciated

5. It was one of the new bags that burst, not an original, the Lancs brakes are like the Spitfire they are pneumatic

6. And finally yes I work on the flight and have been there for 13yrs

Thank you very much for the information.And the Lanc will be flying more then 20 years I hope and by them the BBMF might have a new bomber I hope 😀

James

James

Can anyone say what the Popham AN-2 was doing there?

I drive past it on the way to work and nearly swerved into the central reservation when I saw it was missing on Friday!

As far as I know it’s the first time it’s moved all year.

John

To quote Douglas Adams, it was ‘hanging in the air the way bricks don’t’.

Quite some display actually. Very slow speed stuff, and even a couple of hairy looking stall-turns!

AN-2

Can anyone say what the Popham AN-2 was doing there?

I drive past it on the way to work and nearly swerved into the central reservation when I saw it was missing on Friday!

As far as I know it’s the first time it’s moved all year.

John

Goodbye Ray

🙁

1. The Lanc is not being grounded in the near future she has a long life ahead at least 20 yrs

Peoples perception eh!
Unfortunately it happens all the time, believe me I know, I’m asked all the time as well!

2. The aircrew/ groundcrew are in the RAF, but only the boss Sqn Ldr Pinner and the groundcrew work at BBMF on a fulltime basis.

What about Sticky and Gerbs then?

4. The guys did a great job fixing the Lanc so it could display the next day and many of the comments posted here about this have been greatly appreciated.

Been there and done that as well!
Your outfit has top boys…….oh and girls as well where appropriate.

5. It was one of the new bags that burst, not an original, the Lancs brakes are like the Spitfire they are pneumatic.

So have you used another newbie or gone back to an original?
It’s more visible when bags used are hydraulic.

6. And finally yes I work on the flight and have been there for 13yrs

13 years is that all!!!!
You’ve a long way to go to catch me up then!
For some reason I had it in my head you’d been with them longer.
Perception again then mixed in with a bit of historic Black? aah!
Anyway I know you and you know me, so you know where I’m coming from!

Bomberboy

Fluffy,from inside OW i can assure you the whole crowd came to a halt and watched and listened with awe.
Many many thanks,hope she can be kept flying for many more years to come,more than 20 hopefully.

Nice pics and reports all. 🙂

The Ray Hanna tribute must have been quite something.

Fluffy,

Send a BIG thank you to all those that worked hard on the Lanc to get it serviceable again so soon and send one also to the Lanc crew for a cracking display at Old Warden. 😀

Cheers

Paul

BBMF some points answered

I thought I would reply to some of the points raised on this thread and on the B O B Lanc returning thread.
1. The Lanc is not being grounded in the near future she has a long life ahead at least 20 yrs

2. The aircrew/ groundcrew are in the RAF, but only the boss Sqn Ldr Pinner and the groundcrew work at BBMF on a fulltime basis

3. P7350 took part in the Battle of Britain on 603 Sqn

4. The guys did a great job fixing the Lanc so it could display the next day and many of the comments posted here about this have been greatly appreciated

5. It was one of the new bags that burst, not an original, the Lancs brakes are like the Spitfire they are pneumatic

6. And finally yes I work on the flight and have been there for 13yrs

I remember a bit where the commentator was saying that some people thought that the BBMF should become the ‘RAF Memorial Flight’ because the Lancaster didn’t play a role in the Battle of Britain…

Did any off the aircraft in BBMF take part in Battle of Britian?
‘RAF Memorial Flight’ sounds cool 😎

James

The pyros were originally planned as part of an ‘air power’ demonstration by combined military services using fixed and rotary wing craft. It was scrubbed by the MoD at the 11th hour. 😡

Rather than waste the stuff it was decided to let them off during the B17 and P51 acts. 😀

…………and didn’t they look fine!

Nice timely work the BBMF team fixing those bags.
BBMF, did you fit one of the new ones in the end, or did you use an original?

Bomberboy

The pyros were originally planned as part of an ‘air power’ demonstration by combined military services using fixed and rotary wing craft. It was scrubbed by the MoD at the 11th hour. 😡

Rather than waste the stuff it was decided to let them off during the B17 and P51 acts. 😀

I watched the two day event from my back garden and was impressed. There’s one question I have for the people that actually attended the show:

What were the pyrotechnics for that went off just before Sally B displayed?

There were some of these for Ferocious Frankie ‘strafing’ the airfield as well – very impressive. Deeply silly, but wonderful.

Aha! Dramatic license!

I was listening in on the radio for what was “up next” and swear I heard one of the presenters saying how the Lancaster played a key role in the Battle of Britain. I hope I was wrong and it was the hayfever tablets making me hear things. He probably meant a key role in the BBMF.

I remember a bit where the commentator was saying that some people thought that the BBMF should become the ‘RAF Memorial Flight’ because the Lancaster didn’t play a role in the Battle of Britain…

Aha! Dramatic license!

I was listening in on the radio for what was “up next” and swear I heard one of the presenters saying how the Lancaster played a key role in the Battle of Britain. I hope I was wrong and it was the hayfever tablets making me hear things. He probably meant a key role in the BBMF.

I watched the two day event from my back garden and was impressed. There’s one question I have for the people that actually attended the show:

What were the pyrotechnics for that went off just before Sally B displayed?