Dambusting Lancasters

[the lancaster kicks ass]

Hey all, this may sound odd coming from me, but does anyone have any pics of Avro 683 Lancasters Type 464 Provisioning (dumbusting lancs to you boys and girls) or the upkeep mine? failing that any 617 lancs will do nicely, thanks in advance!

 

[Gnomey]

How is this Lanc?

Upkeep:

Specs: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/julie.bell102/upkeep.html (same site as above photo, has a video of a test drop aswell)
More photos of Upkeep:

Avro 683 Lancaster Type 464 Provisioning

All pics sources are on right click.

 

[v2]

And this...

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

cheers guys, anyone with anymore??

 

[evangilder]

Good stuff!

 

[v2]

:evilbat:

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i would also just like to point out to people that gnoemy's 5th picture down is actually of lancs used for the filming of the dambusters film.........

 

[Gnomey]

More...

Upkeep:

Shows how the mine was spun.

Basic idea of how it worked.

Alongside Tallboy and Grandslam (with a man who looks like an idiot standing next to it)

Painting of a test:

Lancasters

All sources on right click.

 

[evangilder]

Nice stuff, Gnomey. The drawings are great material!

 

[Gnomey]

They are from the National Archives which had some good stuff as you can see.

Not sure if you know about this site Lanc, but anyway here it is: http://www.dambusters.org.uk

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

yeah i knew about the site thanks, great pictures too, although the drawings are of the highball, same theory though.........

 

[R988]

Some screengrabs from the dambuster movie, zipped because I cant be bothered uploading them all one by one.

 

[jaylg]

Got these 2 photo's the Grand Slam and Tallboy are from a trip to RAF Conningsby and the Upkeep is from a trip to Elvington

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa255/jaylg1971/103_1997.jpg

 

[Downwind.Maddl-Land]

Did you know that Gibson's G-George (ED932/G) was still extant in 1947 until some kind Civil Serpent ordered it destroyed under the 'reduce to produce' programme!

I do hope he sleeps well at night.........the git!