Hi All

Does anyone know in a ballpark figure what it might cost to get the aircraft to come to Edmonton for a week? We have the B 17 Sentimental Journey here now and it’s proving to be very successful and we might be interested in bringing the Lancaster here for airfest next year.

Gerry

Invasion stripes

Dan

Some of the pictures I’m attaching all show partial fusalage stripes but it is unclear in some of them if they are full wing.

Gerry

I’m not sure what serial numbers they are but there’s a rather interesting story about 3 Hunters that are flying from CFB Comox on the west coast of Canada. The Military had comissioned a study on the fiscal responsibility of keeping 414 Sqn flying T-33’s in an operation where they intercept our ships at sea, a form of wargame. Well the study came up with a cost of around $14 million CDN to keep this Sqn flying the venerable T-33 annually. They then put out to tender this contract after disbanding the unit and are now paying somewhere in the neighborhood of $41 million to have these 3 Hunters flying the same missions.

I will attempt to get pictures of these aircraft but thought I would share the story prior to that.

Sincerely Gerry

Quick note

This wasn’t a diversion the plane landed where it was heading to. The pilots requested an escort. Which strikes me rather odd, I know that that would be standard proceedure but if the threat was concealed inside the airplane now instead of affecting 1 plane it has the opportunity to affect 3… food for thought

“10 Civilian Norseman/Wacos/Fairchild 71 floatplanes at North Bay, Ont. (on Lake Ni****ing and Caribou Lake). The RCAF Manning depot was real, it’s now part of the Canadian National Exhibition Grounds in Toronto. “

Hi Dave

This movie is a very good movie and it’s been a long time since I’ve seen the original but we play an excerpt from it in front of the Fairchild 71 CF-ATZ which is the one they fly in the movie. You could see it at http://www.albertaaviationmuseum.com. You will also see a Norseman on skiis and in the restoration side we’re putting the finishing touches on another Norseman that’ll be on floats and mounted out front of the museum.

Thanks Gerry

Upper Turret

Does anyone know if the upper turret of this Lanc (BBMF’s) is servicable or not. I’m coordinating the restoration of a B-25 here in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and when we recieved the airframe and numerous parts there was an inordinate amount of spare parts well it turned out that there were and are several parts to an upper turret for a Lanc.

I’ve been in contact with a Gentleman east of here that travels to England and volunteers his time on the BBMF aircraft. After talking to him I’m of the impression that at this time the turret is unsevicable and with the parts we have it could be made to be servicable. Does anyone have any info on this?

Thanks sincerely Gerry

Thanks Mark

I was wondering whether it was a straight stick, the typical British stick or a wheel and it looks that it’s a wheel. The Mossie that we have at the museum here has a straight stick and I wondered if it was right or not.

Thanks again, Gerry