By: Peter - 21st February 2004 at 00:30
NX611 pics
Great Pics guys keep them coming!!!
Phil, Yes this is the later version of the french H2s set fitted to NX611.
By: Bruggen 130 - 20th February 2004 at 23:33
RE NX611
Just found this Neg, is it the H2S radar?
Phil.
By: Bruggen 130 - 19th February 2004 at 00:21
Some great photos of NX611
By: Flat 12x2 - 18th February 2004 at 09:06
NX611 on her way home, stopping off at RAAF Butterworth
Pic from Richard Hardcourt on
servicepals.com
By: g6hyf - 18th February 2004 at 07:05
Have posted this one before…..but here it is again…….
Photo found at a postcard fair a couple of years ago…….
Clive.
By: Bruggen 130 - 18th February 2004 at 01:14
RE NX611
Just one, this is my father in front of NX611 in 1971, he worked on the first Manchesters on 207 sqn at waddington and then on the first Lancasters on 44 sqd, this was the first time my father
had been close to a Lanc since 1945. His grandson is now on
BBMF.
Phil.
By: Hatton - 17th February 2004 at 23:58
Indeed, great shots Bruggen!!! anymore?
By: Peter - 17th February 2004 at 23:26
Great pics guys!!
Thanks for posting these vintage pics of 611.
By: LAHARVE - 17th February 2004 at 20:42
Not a good shot, but colour, taken at Biggin Hill 1967.
By: Bruggen 130 - 17th February 2004 at 20:25
RE NX611
Last one.
By: Bruggen 130 - 17th February 2004 at 20:22
RE NX611
One more.
By: Bruggen 130 - 17th February 2004 at 20:19
Re NX611
Some pics of NX611 at Blackpool,with every man and his dog
climing over her.
By: trumper - 17th February 2004 at 18:24
🙂 Has anyone got any photos of her on her last flights? 😀
By: Arabella-Cox - 17th February 2004 at 18:19
Re: NX611
Originally posted by Robbie
The first time I saw this Lanc was on the pan at Biggin Hill in 1969. Does anyone know how and when she left BH?? Did she fly out??
She was flown to Biggin Hill in 1965 from Sydney, Australia over 19 days! After that she was grounded for 2 years due to expiry of hours on an engine and propeller.
From May 1967 she went on to make 14 further flights before the final one to Blackpool mentioned above, including most notably the 24th anniversary of the Dams raid at Scampton.
By: Arabella-Cox - 17th February 2004 at 18:10
Last ever flight was from Hullavington, Wilts to Blackpool on 26th June 1970.
“…an uneventful trip apart from the loss of two exhaust stubs in flight somewhere over North Wales.”
(from “Story of a Lanc”)
They would have made a nice souvenir for someone!!
After two years sitting in the salty sea side air, the decision was made not to try and fly her out of Blackpool.
By: andrewman - 17th February 2004 at 18:06
The last flight of 611 was either to Blackpool or Scampton.
Anyone any idea which one is right
By: Robbie - 17th February 2004 at 17:58
NX611
The first time I saw this Lanc was on the pan at Biggin Hill in 1969. Does anyone know how and when she left BH?? Did she fly out??
By: Hatton - 17th February 2004 at 16:53
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By: Hatton - 17th February 2004 at 16:49
A COUPLE MORE
By: trumper - 14th February 2004 at 09:18
🙂 I spoke to one of the Panton brothers summer before last and he said it would’nt take alot to get her airworthy again and they may consider it at sometime but as they say if the worst happened what would East Kirby be like without her.
My first thoughts were OH WOW it could fly,but i think i would like them to have a spare taxyable aircraft as a back up just in case the worst did happen before she flew again.
Any spare taxyable aircraft laying around by any chance:)
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