Lincoln RE348

It would be a Watton based machine if SC, that late a date is persuading me that it might be.

pagen01. 😉 Can’t help with details ….. I rely on you guys for that ?? Can tell you the photo is from Battle of Britain Airshow, Leuchars, 1962.
Could the aircraft be from my local …. Watton ??

Keith.

There’s a nice simplicity about that pic Keith, I take it it is a Signals Command aircraft as it appears not to have turrets?

As Photos of Lincoln seem rare ? This is from Colin Lourie’s collection, rather a good photo I thought ?

Keith.

It may not be RE348, but maybe it will help. Front and rear turrets.

Laurence

Just wondering if anyone has any pics of the Lincoln rear turret to help me with a modelling project ?

this book is worth it JUST for the double page spread that greats you on the title page, my scanner cant do it justice!

You managed something that I couldn’t!
As you say it is a great book, whether into Lincolns or not, I would actually say it’s benchmark for a single type book, and hadn’t realised that it dates back to the late 1970s.

That last shot is brilliant aswel, notice the Tynes’ prop vortices wrapping around the fusalage!

Hi Laurence / Lincoln7,
The pic I posted is in the book Lincoln at War by Mike Garbett & Brian Goulding, it appears on page 91 and is credited to Peterborough Citizen & Advertiser; M.J.Cawsey, hope this helps.

The low-flying (as in very low!) on one engine is on page 5, and looks very impressive, more so than the Lincoln that appeared at Farnborough flying only on its nose mounted Tyne engine!

Its a great book, but for those not restoring a Lincoln or particularly interested in the Avri heavy bombers this book is worth it JUST for the double page spread that greats you on the title page, my scanner cant do it justice!

Peter, yes you are right, Bill Youd’s 4-3-2-1 engine flying routine is described on page 35, shallow dive on approach with 4 engines, at 250 kts feather the two outboard props in the dive, then feather 1 over the boundary, level off at 220 kts fly past with 1 and speed dropping away to 150 kts at the far end of the runway then unfeather 3 to fly away! childs play smiles

This aircraft in the head on 1 engine beatup is listed in the photo caption as RF346 flown by New Zealander Flt Lt Alan Gibson DFM at TFU Defford in September 1949.

Interestingly that serial is only 4 aircraft down ( or up)? the production line from RF342 that also flew for a while at TFU Defford before a civilian life with Napier, a temporary retirement at Southend before leaving a very long debris trail around England as a disassembled pile of Lancaster spares before traling to us down under.

regards

Mark Pilkington

I’ve already sent a message to the editor to see who is M.J.Cawsey!

Laurence

That’s the one, fantastic!
All Lincoln pics are welcome here;)
I’m guessing the paper should have the original picture in its library somewhere.

Thanks for the clarification Pagen. I well remember that single Tyne Lincoln at Farnborough. I attach my picture of that.
I am in touch with the present editor of the Peterborough paper who is publishing some of my old photos of the 1950s at this very moment. I shall check on MJ Cawsey, whom I do not know.

Laurence

Hi Laurence / Lincoln7,
The pic I posted is in the book Lincoln at War by Mike Garbett & Brian Goulding, it appears on page 91 and is credited to Peterborough Citizen & Advertiser; M.J.Cawsey, hope this helps.

The low-flying (as in very low!) on one engine is on page 5, and looks very impressive, more so than the Lincoln that appeared at Farnborough flying only on its nose mounted Tyne engine!

Thanks Pagen. I wonder if the photo was really by the Peterborough paper…. When I was in the Peterborough ATC (115 Sqd) in the 1950s one of our officers was Geoff Heighton, a photographer for the Peterborough paper, and I have a number of his “aviation” photos, but not that one. I wonder who took it then.

Laurence

Just very quickly, the image I have posted is also from Lincoln at War, believe the phot was taken by the local newspaper (Peterborough?) to Marham.

Isn’t it amazing? Through this thread I have go back in touch with an old friend from ATC days (Lincoln 7). We even shared a flight in a Lincoln to drop a couple of 1000 pounders on the Helgoland range in 1955!
Now to find F/L J B Stephens!

Laurence

Hi Laurence, less of the “OLD” just because we are both!!! nearly 69 this July!! Yes, It is amazing we have found each other, just goes to show, that whatever age, once flown, never forgotten.
Thanks Aviation Forum, without you, we would never have been re united.

Lincoln 7
🙂

Ultranostalgia

Isn’t it amazing? Through this thread I have go back in touch with an old friend from ATC days (Lincoln 7). We even shared a flight in a Lincoln to drop a couple of 1000 pounders on the Helgoland range in 1955!
Now to find F/L J B Stephens!

Laurence

Lincoln7 from Laurence

I think you saw my post about trying to find “Stevie”.
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=62312&page=2
(post 38)
and I replied to you on that thread yesterday.

A bit about me and 115 Sqd ATC:
http://sites.google.com/site/lgarey/115sqdairtrainingcorps

I never flew in RE348, but it was with 7 Sqd at Upwood in the 1950s.
Maybe we know each other. PM me if you prefer.

Laurence

Hi there Lincoln 7, PM sent;)

all the best Matthew

Mark,
the story is in the Lincoln at War book.

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Somewhere online or in a book I am sure that I read an account of this display by the pilot, who described the shallow dive to increase airspeed to the point where the 3 engines could be safely feathered without any great risk to the aircraft.

regards

Mark Pilkington