Lancaster takes to the skies

[v2]

One of the world's last surviving Lancaster bombers has taken to the skies to mark 50 years of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
more: BBC NEWS | UK | England | Lincolnshire | War bomber marks 50th anniversary

BBC News Player - Lancaster bomber flies again

 

[comiso90]

cool...

I love that open bomb bay.

 

[Thorlifter]

Yeah me too. That said the average life of a Lanc was only 5 missions!!!!

 

[Gnomey]

Cool!

 

[CRASHGATE3]

I was there....

 

[Heinz]

that nose art is pretty cool!

 

[R-2800]

love that plane

 

[Wildcat]

Cool new paint job!

 

[v2]

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[Negative Creep]

Never realised there were only 2 left flying. Actually, I'm suprised some hippy hasn't been on the news moaning about that nose art

 

[Erich]

that should read hippie and I am truly offended ............ bah

I've seen wartime pics of this very bird, they have done a great job on the repaint and I would deem it an honor just to be there and witness those engines starting up

 

[v2]

Lancaster visits Rotterdam Airprt:
http://www.aviaphotos.com/

 

[Lucky13]

I was there....

Thaaat's right.....you juuust rub in why don't ye....
Why the Red and the Yellow bombs and what does the ice cones mean?

 

[Emac44]

To hell with Hippies. Those Merlin Engines. The throb of those 4 beasties even on a video tape is unmistakable. Thanks for the video and the photos I enjoyed it all

 

[Wildcat]

Why the Red and the Yellow bombs and what does the ice cones mean?

I believe the ice cream cones represents mission's to "soft" targets - as in easy. The different coloured bombs might represent the missions of two different pilots. I could be wrong though...

 

[Heinz]

There is something truly majestic and beautiful about that bird and yet sinister at the same time.

 

[CRASHGATE3]

I would deem it an honor just to be there and witness those engines starting up

Believe me ,I feel honored
...and because you live far away and I live near....here's a pic
Taken RAF Coningsby April 2006

 

[Negative Creep]

There was a decent-enough documentry on Discovery Turbo the other night, think it was the same plane shown flying. What a great machine; always reminds me of a giant dragonfly for some reason

 

[bomber]

Why the Red and the Yellow bombs and what does the ice cones mean?

The icecream cones I believe represent Italian missions...

The Red bombs... no idea..

I contacted the BBMF web site a month back and was given permission to use this noseart on T4T's Lancasters.. I shall have to contact them again and ask about the red bombs

Simon

 

[CRASHGATE3]

The ice cream cones are Italian missions,yellow were night missions and white were day missions.I'm still checking but I think red were Berlin missions.