It could be that they were just doing ILS/glideslope training and not actually landing on the runway, which would mean they would have no reason to have the landing gear down…the straight answer is I dont know for sure!

In terms of your other questions regarding the potential success of landing an aircraft without wheels, I am afraid I would not be able to help with those, sorry, but hope I have helped with the identifcation process…:D

To fly any profile accurately the aircraft must be fully configured, i.e. flaps and gear selected, otherwise annoying little thing’s like the GPWS starts shouting in your ear, gear warning horn etc., not to mention the safety aspect, so unlikely to be the 747 mentioned…..

Regarding wheels up landings – yes, possible and has been done on a fair few occassions and far less dramatic than you might think – assymetric gear is probably more risky IMHO

I too met him at a Mormon church at Bracknell -must have been ’86 too. He gave a very memorable chat talk about his wartime and post-war career – a talk that really helped encourage me in my own desire to fly. I also met him again in ’98 whe he came over with the C-54 and he nighstopped at Prestwick. I was doing my training at the time so I met up with him. Our digs were part of the former USAAF officers mess, where he’d billetted during the war! I was able to spend a whole evening just him and I yapping (well, him yapping, me hanging on his every word!). What disappointed me was that not one of my fellow aviation students was interested in meeting him.

A couple from a NASM trip in June.

There is a fine and distinct line between honouring and glorifying the deeds of men & women of war and honouring and glorifying war itself.

Quite simply stunning! I adore the Lysander and moon shot. I think it captures the very essence of the Lysander. As for the last Spit shot….my flabber is gasted!

Boring question Tim, which lens and setting did you use? (Still trying to practice in time for Legends with my 20D)