Wasn’t this covered here?

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=70295

As best I can recall, the only people on board apart from the crew during the final flight was John Roast and myself.

I have the names of everyone on board filed away somewhere, I’ll see if I can dig them out.

The best authority to answer any question about the aircraft is Richard Taylor.

Hi Gary,

I’ve always used Nikon dslr’s, currently using a D1x and D100.

Have you read your manual? when focus mode selector is set to AF-S or AF-C (sorry this is how mine work) the camera focuses automatically when the shutter release button is pressed halfway, if subject is stationery single servo (AF-S) allows you to lock focus on the subject by keeping the shutter release pressed halfway, as long as you are keeping the shutter release halfway down the camera will remain focused at the distance of the subject, this allows you to reframe the picture so that the subject is no longer in the selected focus area. The shutter can only be released when the subject is in focus.

Continuous servo AF, AF-C, can be used with moving subjects to allow the camera to continually re assess the distance to the subject in the focus area and adjust as necessary. This hasa predictive focus tracking which is automatically activated according to subject status. The shutter can be released even when the camera is not in focus (release priority.

Hope you understood that, it may be slightly different with a D80.

What I do is leave it on AF-S and use shutter speeds and panning to get decent pics. Doesn’t always work. but that’s the beauty of digital!

I note that the warbirds directory states that it’s last flight was from Lavenham to Squires Gate when in fact it was from Hullavington.

Hi Darrell,

How old are these photos? That looks like the Lanc that John Roast brought back to the UK in the late 60’s, can’t remember the serial number now, but I recognise the artwork, each bomb contained the name of a sponsor who assissted in her return, I worked on her for several months at RAF Hullavington then flew in her to Blackpool.

Nowadays she resides at East Kirkby as Just Jane and owned by the Panton brothers.

There are several posts about her on the forum, just search for them.

During my time as a volunteer with TFC I spoke to a lot of people during legends, some enthusiasts but mostly the people who go to an airshow maybe once a year.

The biggest moans I encountered were the cost ie. admission, programmes, flightline walk etc, for a family of four it’s over £100. and secondly the lack of viewing space.

I know it is expensive to put on a show like legends, but I do feel that the IWM could do more for the general public concerning these issues.

I have found this thread to be totally fascinating and of course thinking ” if only!”

One item that may be of interest is that when we were working on the Lanc NX611 at Hullavington back in the 70’s, I remember some kids found some aircraft remnants in the wood behind the hangar, these included a ? Lancaster ladder and some unidentified panels. So far as I know it was never followed up because we were too busy, so if the wood is still there, there may be more.