Not a hundred mission aircraft this time, but she will only wear these codes until the major servicing.

An interim scheme- fantastic!

You mean the green paint that was ordered by the correct spec taken from original drawings ? She will be out of paint at the end of the week for displays at the weekend in her new markings 🙂

Blimey, we’re getting the new scheme that soon, before the winter break etc?!

I loved the Mickey The Moocher paint scheme- the Phantom has never done it for me, I never rated the recreation of the nose art and even the camo never looked quite as good to me. But I do think that she should always be in a bomber scheme- she goes too long between repaints to carry coastal colours I think.

Looking forward to the new scheme then! 😀

After trying a couple of different emails I finally got hold of someone at the LLA, and then finally received a renewal notice. Was a little miffed though that it was a ‘You didn’t reply to our renewal reminder, so we’re removing you from our mailing list’ kind of letter, when I’d never heard from them in the first place! It may just have been a form letter, but given the circumstances, it was a little unprofessional. Ah well, a cheques in the post now and maybe by the time next year comes around they might finally be reliably in the 21st century!

The BBMF Lancaster has Lincoln tail fins as does the Duxford Avro York.
This fin has a straight edge instead of the normal oval shape.

This is a common misconception about PA474. She came off the production line with the enlarged rudders, as did whole batches of Lancasters- while not the more common rounded type, the rudders are Lancaster from new, using the pattern adopted on the Lincoln. There’s photos of PA474 with 82 Squadron in Africa with the enlarged rudders, and of sister Lancs with the same- and also, examples of the rounded type!

While of course parts have been culled from all over to keep her going, the rudders thing is just a myth.