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  • August 11, 2014 at 3:25 pm in reply to: Canadian Warplane Heritage – Lancaster- 2014 UK tour #911161
    Mike J
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    Updated for the next few days until Friday. Practice flights tomorrow (no timings given, presumably as many as required, crosswinds permitting!), PDA at noon on Wednesday, then arriving at Biggin via the display at Eastbourne on Thursday afternoon

    http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/news/index.cfm?storyid=B4A7D8C0-5056-A318-A80AD708F6D63C62&rss=true

    August 11, 2014 at 2:14 pm in reply to: I saw a few Lancasters today #911178
    Mike J
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    With a teleport, perhaps, otherwise probably not

    August 11, 2014 at 2:06 pm in reply to: Canadian Warplane Heritage – Lancaster- 2014 UK tour #911182
    Mike J
    Participant

    🙂

    August 11, 2014 at 2:05 pm in reply to: Canadian Warplane Heritage – Lancaster- 2014 UK tour #911264
    Mike J
    Participant

    BBMF usually publish detailed timings for each weekend on their website a couple of days beforehand.

    http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/news/

    August 11, 2014 at 11:39 am in reply to: I saw a few Lancasters today #911356
    Mike J
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    Embrace the change.

    Never mind, it must be due for a repaint soon. What will all the numpties do then, when it has a new name, assume we have another Lancaster flying? 🙂

    August 11, 2014 at 10:09 am in reply to: I saw a few Lancasters today #911523
    Mike J
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    For almost 3 decades, the Canadian aircraft has been ‘The Mynarski Memorial Lancaster’. To me that short sentence perfectly encapsulated the whole rationale behind its restoration and operation, to honour a brave man and represent the sacrifice of all the crews of Bomber Command. Now this ‘Vera’ name has suddenly appeared in the mainstream media. It isn’t the name painted on the aircraft, so doesn’t represent a wartime aircraft like the others you have mentioned Dave. It is just a rather bad and cutesy pun on the squadron codes it wears. It tells nothing about the story of the aircraft or the crews that flew it.

    From the CWHM website: “The Lancaster is dedicated to the memory of P/O Andrew Mynarski and is referred to as the “Mynarski Memorial Lancaster”. “

    http://www.warplane.com/vintage-aircraft-collection/aircraft-history.aspx?aircraftId=4

    August 10, 2014 at 10:44 pm in reply to: Old Warden Update #911819
    Mike J
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    Impressed the models managed to fly, I would have thought it was to wind for them as well!!

    From where I was watching, in front of the hangars, one of them appeared to come to an unfortunate end. That ably illustrated to me what a sensible decision it was during the morning to abandon all attempts to fly any full-sized machines for the rest of the day, any small periods of calm wind in the afternoon were soon followed by some really nasty, gusty conditions.

    August 10, 2014 at 10:28 pm in reply to: Canadian Warplane Heritage – Lancaster- 2014 UK tour #911833
    Mike J
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    I have a very nice polo shirt that I purchased at Coningsby yesterday, made from the finest textiles that Lesotho can manufacture. I shall be wearing it proudly at events this summer, happy in the knowledge that the profit from its sale put a gallon or two into the copious petrol tanks of The Mynarski Memorial Lancaster.

    August 10, 2014 at 10:22 pm in reply to: I saw a few Lancasters today #911841
    Mike J
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    The fuselage section on top of the Lanc pile is F86 I think.

    I’d agree Bruce. Although being precisely correct I’d suspect it is more likely to be from a Canadair Sabre, although it could have come from a UK-based USAF F-86 I suppose.

    August 10, 2014 at 8:13 pm in reply to: I saw a few Lancasters today #912030
    Mike J
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    Surely in the 80s you’d have been able to see Strathallan/Scampton/BBMF/Duxford/Hendon?

    No, the Strathallan one was in pieces from early 1987, and hasn’t been reassembled since, and the Duxford one was not acquired until 1986 and the restoration was not completed until 1994. There was never a point when both were assembled at the same time.

    August 10, 2014 at 8:30 am in reply to: Canadian Warplane Heritage – Lancaster- 2014 UK tour #912862
    Mike J
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    I stumbled on these whilst looking for T’s. Sizes are only up to 2XL but 19 colours.

    http://www.cafepress.co.uk/mf/79759745/lancaster_tshirt?productId=879856837

    Bumper sticker complete with Spitfire for company.

    http://www.cafepress.co.uk/mf/79587589/spitfire-and-lancaster_bumper-sticker?productId=877382502

    Please be aware if ordering from Café Press that these come from the USA. I ordered 27 July and had a vague delivery estimate of Jul 31 – Aug 5. I got them on Aug 8 tracked and signed for via DHL and Yodel.

    Why would you buy something from Cafe Press from someone looking to jump on the bandwagon, cash in on the tour and make a fast buck?

    Surely you’d be better off buying from CWHM, knowing that the proceeds are helping towards the cost of the tour and maintaining the aeroplane?

    They have a massive 40′ trailer full of goodies that will be attending events (they were stocking it up at Coningsby yesterday) and I think they will have a tent at events not having the trailer. Some items are also available online direct from the CWHM http://www.warplane.com/gift-shop/Lancaster-UK-Tour/Lancaster-UK-Tour-Page1.aspx and I’m sure more will be added in due course.

    I hope the mods are ok with this little bit of advertising for CWHM, I’m not entirely comfortable with Cafe Press knock-offs being promoted here though.

    August 8, 2014 at 4:37 pm in reply to: The People's Mosquito #913834
    Mike J
    Participant

    Indeed. At least if they have a tangible project in progress they may be able to build some credibility and start attracting sponsorship and donations.

    August 8, 2014 at 4:08 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary 2014 #913966
    Mike J
    Participant

    Not really. Been there, done that, in much more comfort!

    August 8, 2014 at 3:39 pm in reply to: Flt Sgt Copping's P-40 From The Egyptian Desert #913975
    Mike J
    Participant

    This whole story has something ‘not quite right’ about it. Cut straps and a flare pistol left in the aircraft would suggest to me that the pilot succumbed ‘in situ’, and was later removed by a passer-by at some unknown later date. As to how that then links with one or more sets of bones miraculously found ‘some distance away’, which then seem to disappear when questions are asked, I doubt we will ever know. 🙁

    August 8, 2014 at 3:19 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary 2014 #913985
    Mike J
    Participant

    TD314 – is the little hatch in the back where the passenger goes?

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