Your Dad and his many colleagues,gave us what we take for granted today,and that is freedom.I’m sorry to hear of his passing. 🙁

My deepest condolences to yourself and your family.

Ken.

Respect is too small a word sir

Couldn’t have been said any better.

Ken.

The missus has just made my Christmas as well.(ooooeeeerrrr)

First she gave me ‘Bomber Crew’,which I knew I was getting,and then she presented me with an annual membership to the LLA for 2005. 😀

Life doesn’t get any better.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Ken.

Fantastic news.

I have just come in from work in Leeds, (I live in Wakefield.) and have just logged on and found this thread.

Needless to say as I write this,BBC East is on,and they’ve just given the taster story during the 6 ‘0’ clock news.Can’t wait. 😀

Ken.

Damn,I missed the first 25 minutes thanks to her indoors wanting to watch some rubbish on ITV with Robson Green in it,but correct me if I’m wrong,I was under the impression they were off to Canada to fly the Lancaster,not the B17,or was that the part I actually missed,or were we conned?

Ken.

Elsham is now split in two by the approach to the Humber bridge,and on your approach to the bridge,the right hand side is mostly industrial estate,but I think that there may be some old tracks still visible once your on it.The left hand side is virtually farmland,but again,there are some tracks visible.

Both sides are linked via a roadway that goes under the main road,and if I remember correctly,one of the original hangers is still in use,albeit for industrial purposes.

Having been on the site many times in my capacity as an HGV driver,I’m quite familiar with it.

Try this:http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=503000.090237612&Y=413000.953743984&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=freegaz&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&zm=0&scale=25000&upright.x=61&upright.y=5

Ken.

The BBMF aren’t in a position to lend their Lanc out to anyone- remember, every hour of it’s flying time each year is very strictly managed, and there just wouldn’t be the required spare hours available for the filming. Plus, I’d be surprised if they let just anyone ‘have a go’ anyway!

Quite right too!!!

Lancman’s information is quite correct.

As some of you know,I had the fantastic honour of booking PA474 to attend our motorsport event in September at Blyton,and just as Lancman says,every hour is ‘accounted’ for.

I will quote you from the official bumf which I still have,from the Operations personnel at Coningsby:

One of the principal factors governing BBMF flying operations is the strict seasonal limit on flying hours,intended to ensure the long term preservation of our historic aircraft.We therefore try to wring the maximum possible benefit from every hour in the air and it is sometimes necessary to co-ordinate several displays and/or flypasts into one sortie.

Not only that,but I doubt that when it was filmed,that it would have been possible to use PA474,as it was in the middle of the display season,and while i do like the Canadian Lanc,I do have a soft spot for PA474,in fact,the day it appeared at Blyton,it was amazing to hear the number of people that were thrilled that it was there.(Me included!!!!! 😀 )

Ken.