Just reading a new book on the Lancaster and came across a pic of an RCAF Lancaster 10, KB889, from a 1971 photo in Ontario. The Caption says this Lancaster was shipped to the Imperial War Museum in Duxford and was restored.
What is the status today of KB889? Any pics anywhere?
By: Arm Waver - 15th September 2004 at 07:37
I remember seeing G-LANC as she was on a couple of lorries passing through Towcester on the (now old) A43 still in her Canadian markings. She was being accompanied by the Lincoln G-APRJ… Made my day that. I dread to think how long ago that was…
OAW
By: airic - 15th September 2004 at 03:47
Hey Guys,
Its been awhile since I have posted here.
This is a pic of 889 when it was at Oshawa, Ontario
and a photo of it at Niagara Falls before that
Cheers,
Eric
By: Papa Lima - 15th September 2004 at 03:12
Wonderful! I wrote a little illustrated piece on the trip here:
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=30986
By: Olivier Lacombe - 15th September 2004 at 03:07
Get out of here!
Lucky guy!
I flew in the Collings’ Foundation B-25J “Tondelayo” last winter, that was pretty neat too!
How was the ride?
By: Papa Lima - 15th September 2004 at 03:05
FM213 airborne
I was lucky (and wealthy!) enough to fly in FM213 on August 16 this year!
By: Olivier Lacombe - 15th September 2004 at 02:51
Yes.
If all goes well I should see two on Sunday, one flying, FM213, and one static, KB944!!
Let’s hope for good weather, shall we? 😀
By: Papa Lima - 15th September 2004 at 02:45
Lancasters in Canada
Here are two of the Lancasters you have in Canada – at Hamilton and at Nanton.
By: Olivier Lacombe - 15th September 2004 at 02:36
Excellent!
Lancs are cooldos!
By: Papa Lima - 15th September 2004 at 02:34
Duxford Lancaster
Another picture of KB889 at Duxford, from my February 2004 archive.
By: GDL - 15th September 2004 at 01:53
Thanks Peter, good to see her back to life, so to speak. She was in pretty bad shape in the 1971 photo.
By: Peter - 15th September 2004 at 01:34
Lancaster KB889
Hello Glenn.
She was fully restored to her 428 Ghost squadron markings as NA-I too bad she wont run her engines one day…! 😎
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