Looks like someone negotiated a far better deal:
RAF BBMF To Host Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Lancaster During Visit To England
Two Lancs in the air at the same time..... 8):D:D
The RAF Museum is loaning it's Hawker Typhoon to the Canadian Air and Space Museum, Ottawa. It will be there in time for the D-Day anniversary this year; a fitting tribute to the many Canadians who landed and flew on D-Day in particular and through the War in general. I hope it is enjoyed by...
Interesting pic. Perhaps flannelette to keep the barrels clean as tyrodtom suggests. I have seen pics of P47s with tape or discs in the blast tubes, so perhaps the photo shows either a shortage of tape, or that some flannelette was placed in the tubes first. On a very different scale, I used to...
Have you thought of contacting the Bomber command association, RAF Museum or Battle of Britain Memorial Flight?
RAF BOMBER COMMAND
RAF Museum in London RAF Museum Cosford - free family fun activities
RAF BBMF - Contacts