Lancaster Emergency Landing

Hi All,
Just thought I would post this picture of PA474 going into conningsby courtesy of the CHAA from their Facebook page.

Here is some other Lancaster pictures if interested FM212 restoration coming along. Here is the Facebook page below just click for the pictures. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Canadian-Historical-Aircraft-Association/410798616752

Geoff.

I presume the effect of the fire would be to unevenly anneal and soften aluminium parts?? Can this heat damaged aluminium be re-tempered to make it useable, or does it need to be cut out and replaced?

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Engine bearers and engine leaving for repair

Pongo, It will be repairable.

DH Heron?

So if the Heron is not airworthy that means we only have a three engined Trislander to fly the UK built piston flag, and the four engined piston title passes to the CWH Lanc.
The situation is no better with the our engined turbine fleet, none left that I can think of, Oz Belfast possibly the last.
Fingers crossed that the fire damage can be repaired.

Richard

The latest news isn’t good.

Lancaster update

Good evening here is a a brief post about the progress on the repairs after the problem with the number four engine. As you can appreciate I cannot give you all the details but it is not simply an engine change. There is fire damage to the nacelle panels, engine bearer and associated systems. All this will take time to assess, repair or replace. We hope to have her flying again this year but at this moment we can not say when.

At least the Lanc is just damaged and no-one was hurt.

I can just imagine what disappointment would have swept the country if this had happened last year!
The CWPH planning their visit and then not knowing if our Lanc would be airworthy.
We were very lucky. 🙂
mmitch.

Is that the same Heron that was used on an episode of Dempsey & Makepeace?
Cees

B-17. The Heron hasn’t flown for close on a decade now, sadly.

So, for the first time since the 1930’s, Great Britain is down to just a single airworthy four-engined piston aeroplane.

DH Heron?

So, for the first time since the 1930’s, Great Britain is down to just a single airworthy four-engined piston aeroplane.:(

Which reminds me i must renew my Sally B membership .

There isn’t quite the same demand for ’em these days 😀

So, for the first time since the 1930’s, Great Britain is down to just a single airworthy four-engined piston aeroplane.:(

Time is not an issue ,she is safe as is the crew.

Couldn’t agree more- as it says on the back of my Bluebird Project clothing, ‘It’ll Fix’.

Posted just 25mins ago:

Good evening here is a a brief post about the progress on the repairs after the problem with the number four engine. As you can appreciate I cannot give you all the details but it is not simply an engine change. There is fire damage to the nacelle panels, engine bearer and associated systems. All this will take time to assess, repair or replace. We hope to have her flying again this year but at this moment we can not say when. Paul B

As above. The BBMF should be extremely proud that the aircraft was saved, a testament to the abilities and training of all the crew/s involved.

Time is not an issue ,she is safe as is the crew.

Not much detail, but something of an update from the BBMF-

On 31st May this year Avro Lancaster B1 PA474 is 70 years old. It was built at the Vickers-Armstrong Broughton ‘shadow’ factory on Hawarden airfield and, according to the data plate mounted inside the aircraft near the rest bunk area, was completed on 31st May 1945, just too late to see service in the Second World War. PA474 therefore never had to fly wartime missions, but it is representative of the many Lancaster bombers that did, and of the 3,345 that were lost on operations.

On 22nd April this year PA474 took to the skies again, slightly later than planned, after some extensive work had been carried out on the aircraft in the BBMF hangar over the winter servicing period. The Lancaster was able to take part in the Operation MANNA 70th anniversary commemorations over Holland on 2nd May – see the separate news item ‘Operation MANNA revisited’.

Many readers will have heard that during a practice display over RAF Coningsby on 7th May in preparation for the planned Lancaster Public Display Approval the following day, the Lancaster suffered a fire in the No 4 (starboard outer) engine. The BBMF crew did a superb job, declaring a ‘Mayday’, feathering and shutting down the affected engine and landing quickly and safely on the remaining three engines with the fire still burning in the No 4. The fire was finally extinguished by the RAF Coningsby Fire Section only after the Lancaster had stopped and shut down on the runway.

At the time of closing for press for this newsletter the exact cause of the engine fire was still under investigation, but it is clear that it was most fortunate that the incident occurred over the aircraft’s home airfield, enabling the crew to land the aircraft so quickly. Both the crew and the aircraft are safe, but in other circumstances the outcome could have been different.

Sadly, it seems that the damage caused to the Lancaster’s No 4 engine nacelle and engine bearer is likely to mean that it will take more than a simple engine change to return PA474 to the air. The rectification work is likely to take some time and we will update Club members on the situation with the Lancaster in future newsletters as more information becomes available.

Unfortunately, in the light of the recent incident and the damage the Lancaster suffered, she will not be out and about on her 70th birthday on 31st May and the BBMF does not currently feel in a very celebratory mood over this remarkable milestone.

Are the copper pipes carrying coolant?

On the Merlins over here we replace the copper lines with Stainless. 🙂

Hi All,
I caught the news on BBC interactive the day it happened, next day Simon Atack e-mailed us and said he was only joking with his mate freshly captaincy qualified Flt Lt Seb Daley in his words ” . The wierd thing is, I was only joking with him about, God help him if he puts a scratch on our national treasure! The Lancaster has had a problem with her oil cooler the other day and she’s been in bits while they fixed that problem. I wonder if this is something to do
with that??? ” Of coarse I blamed Simon and his commentators curse 😉
Am I right in thinking it was the same engine as the Canadian Lanacaster ? to that matter could it possibly be the same engine just put onto the BBMF after being repaired ? or is this just more likely a coincidence ? What ever the main thing is Flt Lt Daley did a heroic job of keeping calm landing then evacuating the crew from the aircraft excellent work by all. :applause:

Geoff.