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April 14, 2016 at 11:56 am

PA474 BBMF Lancaster First flight 2016, when?

I was wondering about the BBMF Lanc, her last season before the major at Duxford so I am guessing she will be taking to the air very shortly to practice display and DA authority.
I know the Hurricanes have been up already.

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By: Mr Merry - 14th April 2016 at 20:55

The latest update from the BBMF today is;

Lanc Update
A lot of you have been asking when the Lanc will be flying again this year. After last years incident, this winter we were tasked with removing the fuel tanks for inspection and renewing fire proof material covering them but we also found that the entire fuel and vent system pipework required complete replacement due to age hardening of the hoses all this work has taken longer than expected. Some internal wing angle brackets were also found cracked and required replacing.The brackets are done and we now have the majority of the hoses and these are being fitted.Once this is done we then can fit the tanks. We believe if all goes well she should be flying again in 4 to 5 weeks time.