Two Lancs .... and the Vulcan!

[Crimea_River]

FANTASTIC! The Vulcan was a regular at the airshow in Toronto every year while I was growing up and your pics and description of the noise brought back some memories Terry.

 

[rochie]

those are great Terry

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Oh my Terry, you almost brought tears to my eyes.

 

[Njaco]

OMG Terry, you take some great pics! those ones of the Storch are truly awesome!!

 

[Airframes]

Wow ! Thanks for the enthusiastic comments chaps!

Some more of the Vulcan, before moving on to the final few 'acts', and a finale with more of the Lancasters.
Vic, get your hankie ready !!!

 

[pbehn]

Great pics I love the Vulcan. Why on earth did it have camo paint on the undersides though?

 

[Airframes]

Due to it's low-level strike role, when retired from the 'Nuke' role. It flew following the contours, and would roll through valleys, for example. All low-level strike aircraft in the RAF had similar schemes - Harrier, Tornado, Jaguar, Bucanneer etc.

 

[Crimea_River]

Excellent sequence of photos Terry!

 

[Airframes]

Thanks Andy.

 

[pbehn]

Due to it's low-level strike role, when retired from the 'Nuke' role. It flew following the contours, and would roll through valleys, for example. All low-level strike aircraft in the RAF had similar schemes - Harrier, Tornado, Jaguar, Bucanneer etc.

I sort of understand that theory but I used to see and hear them doing low level training on the North Yorkshire Moors. Phantoms Harriers and Provosts used to make a whistle and then a boom and roar as they passed the Vulcan just made a deafening roar at all times. I think they should have painted "Up Yours Ivan" underneath, there is no way camo would have helped at all.

 

[rochie]

fantastic series showing the wing over Dogsbody, got the Nikkon working well there !

 

[Airframes]

I sort of understand that theory but I used to see and hear them doing low level training on the North Yorkshire Moors. Phantoms Harriers and Provosts used to make a whistle and then a boom and roar as they passed the Vulcan just made a deafening roar at all times. I think they should have painted "Up Yours Ivan" underneath, there is no way camo would have helped at all.

I agree, but I suppose they had to do something to try and hide the massive tin triangle from the 'Mark 1 eyeball' in the sky above !

Thanks Karl, I'm getting there - still prefer a manual mode like the old SLR camera though.

EDIT: Just had a call from my mate Mick, who is in the Lake District at the moment. The two Lancs are going to fly down Lake Windermere tomorrow, in honour of a recently deceased Bomber Command veteran. He's going to try to get there to get pics - if he does, and I can get them onto the computer, I'll post them here.

 

[vikingBerserker]

That is one beautiful plane, great pics!

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely shots Terry!

 

[Airframes]

Thanks David and Hugh. I'll post more very soon.

 

[Airframes]

Once the Vulcan's wake turbulence had settled, another 'delta' took to the skies, if somewhat smaller, and more fragile, in the form of a powered rag flown by the CFI of the resident microfright school, who provided a neat demonstration in a relatively stiff cross-wind.
One of the Yak's from 'Yak UK', also based at the field, followed with a very smooth aerobatic display.
The Little Gransden show also hosts a vintage, veteran, car club, and military vehicle display, and a random selection is included here.

Coming next, the Hurricane MkIIb ...............

 

[Wayne Little]

Great stuff Terry!

 

[Airframes]

Thanks Wayne !

The show opened to the sound of a Merlin, with the Spitfire, and a Merlin closed the show, with the beautifully restored Hurricane MkIIb 'Hurribomber', from 'Hangar 11', at North Weald.
The pilot didn't hold back, and put on a really superb display, keeping everything tight above the field, and really throwing the aircraft around, with rapid climbs, tight loops and rolls, and vertical dives, when the speed and manouverability was clear to see.

Although this was the final 'act' of the show, I'll close later with a further selection of Lancaster pics.

 

[Airframes]

As mentioned in the last post, the Hurricane closed the show at Little Gransden, but as we went there specifically to see the two Lancasters, I'll close this presentation with a selection of atmospheric shots of both these iconic aircraft.
I'm hoping to get some shots from a friend who watched them fly at low level down the 10 mile length of Lake Windermere today, and, given I receive them, and they're of reasonable quality, I'll post them here.

I never thought I'd have the opportunity to see two Lancasters airborne together, and I'd like to publicly thank the crew, and all at CWH, for bringing their precious aircraft across the 'Pond', to fly again in the skies of Britain, giving me, and many thousands of others, the chance to see, hear, and photograph them.

 

[Crimea_River]

Outstanding series of pics Terry and a beautiful closing shot.