What was wrong with the old forum, it worked really well, this is not user friendly and many of the links do not work. Why are all the pictures squashed up?

The suit in the photo was definitely an electrically heated suit, my dad had an identical one in his kit after the war it was a beige colour, he was not a gunner and never wore it, not too sure what happened to it though, I still have his Irvine jacket and helmet complete with oxygen mask, I lost the boots during a house move, obviously nicked by the removal men. He also had a pair of black flying overalls with zip front, cuffs, ankles etc., I used to wear them when mending my car which in hindsight was very stupid.

[ATTACH=JSON]{“data-align”:”none”,”data-size”:”full”,”data-attachmentid”:3844200}[/ATTACH][ATTACH=JSON]{“data-align”:”none”,”data-size”:”thumb”,”data-tempid”:”temp_259451_1545337455278_269″}[/ATTACH] I have been following this excellent thread from the start, the hard work you are putting into restoring the old lady is paying off, it is a credit to you all. I don’t know if you have seen these before but I attach two photo’s of Meteor NF14, WS726 which is obviously being well cared for by Royton A.T.C Squadron in Oldham, Lancs. Perhaps they may have a few parts that may be of use to you?

I find it incredible that they could not manage to route over Woodford aerodrome where they were assembled, before it becomes a housing estate,over Manchester Airport (Ringway) where the prototype was tested and Chadderton works were they were built. The Manchester area was hub of Lancaster production and there must be many people still alive in the area that worked on them and who have loved to see them flypast for one last time.

Two Lancasters timetable for tomorrow , Sunday 7th ;
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Bad-weather-forced-Battle-Britain-Memorial/story-22886764-detail/story.html

The programme for the two Lancaster’s will be as follows:

9am – Take off from RAF Coningsby

9.05 – Flypast Petwood Hotel

9.15 – Flypast Kirmington

9.20 – Flypast Burton upon Stather

9.23 – Flypast Holme on Spalding Moor

9.27 – Flypast Elvington

9.32 – Flypast Linton

9.33 – Flypast Allerton

9.38 – Flypast Menwith Hill

9.45 – Flypast Barnoldswick

10.34 – Flypast Prestwick

No change to Portrush

14.46 – Flypast Windermere

14.54 – Flypast Morecambe

15.03 – Flypast Samlesbury

15.04 – Flypast Thwaites

15.17 – Flypast Holmefirth

15.39 – Flypast Wickenby

15.42 – Flypast Ludford Magna

15.43 – Flypast Ludborough

15.46 – Flypast North Coates

16.00 – Flypast East Kirkby

16.10 – Return to RAF Coningsby

Lncaster NX611 arrival in UK

I found this article in old copy of the Air Cadet dated Oct/Nov 1065, when I was clearing my loft. it covers ‘The Case For a Flying Lancaster’ reports on the procurement of NX611 and ist flight to the UK from Austrailia in 1965.

Just Jane at 65

I found an interesting article from an old copy of the Air Cadet magazine dated October 1965.

It covers the ferry flight of NX611 to Biggin Hill and an article about PA747’s adoption by the BBMF.

See the attched J pegs

Bobg