Hi all
It's been a while since my last post here but I thought you would all like to see this, here in the UK we only have one flying Lancaster bomber but we also have one that is a ground runner.
She is in beautifull condition and regularly runs up all her merlin engines and taxi's about, it is also possible to ride insde her when she is taxying, this is the only place in the world you can ride inside a lancaster and twice a year they do what is called a 'tail up' taxi.
They run her on a grass strip long enough to enable her tail to get airborn and if you are lucky enough and pay handsomely you can actually ride inside the tail gun turret, this means that you could actually 'fly' in a Lancaster all be it a minor technicallity as the main wheels stay on the ground
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Anyway on to the pics......
Sat in the sun, waiting to go....
Start her up boys!....
Two down two to go....
All four Merlns singing away, if you ever want to hear the voice of angels.....
Back home again....
Also there is a two seat Spitfire that is a flyer and on the day I was there a pilot was giving guided tours of the cockpit.....
That all for now folks, Regards,
John.
It's been a while since my last post here but I thought you would all like to see this, here in the UK we only have one flying Lancaster bomber but we also have one that is a ground runner.
She is in beautifull condition and regularly runs up all her merlin engines and taxi's about, it is also possible to ride insde her when she is taxying, this is the only place in the world you can ride inside a lancaster and twice a year they do what is called a 'tail up' taxi.
They run her on a grass strip long enough to enable her tail to get airborn and if you are lucky enough and pay handsomely you can actually ride inside the tail gun turret, this means that you could actually 'fly' in a Lancaster all be it a minor technicallity as the main wheels stay on the ground
Anyway on to the pics......
Sat in the sun, waiting to go....
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Start her up boys!....
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Two down two to go....
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All four Merlns singing away, if you ever want to hear the voice of angels.....
![justjane09so8.jpg](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg81.imageshack.us%2Fimg81%2F7940%2Fjustjane09so8.jpg&hash=7f8c13e544f904748f1c2a0de16f0908)
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Back home again....
![justjane32rk6.jpg](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg518.imageshack.us%2Fimg518%2F5650%2Fjustjane32rk6.jpg&hash=1c1d820d5b022230628708f07ee047f0)
![justjane37le6.jpg](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg81.imageshack.us%2Fimg81%2F8152%2Fjustjane37le6.jpg&hash=e0affd90b03d9ce49c99ab9b6b1768df)
Also there is a two seat Spitfire that is a flyer and on the day I was there a pilot was giving guided tours of the cockpit.....
![jjtwoseatspit03kt4.jpg](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg81.imageshack.us%2Fimg81%2F9658%2Fjjtwoseatspit03kt4.jpg&hash=a4311939386cf17a3f1826968dc7348e)
That all for now folks, Regards,
John.