Avro Lancaster

So it's nearly all over then. What an absolutely great couple of months it's been. Safe journey home VeRA -

Tuesday September 23 Depart Coningsby at 10:00 am for return to Canada. The first transit stop on the return flight will be Keflavik, Iceland. www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/visiting/museums...ain-memorial-flight/ Coningsby, Lincolnshire Wednesday September 24 to approximately Sunday September 28 Depart Keflavik, Iceland with 2 additional legs over several days to factor in weather, etc. The arrival date and time back home at Hamilton will be announced closer to the arrival. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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airfields wrote:

Any photographs...

A couple of bits of shaky video, but I thought I'd enjoy the moment rather than sit behind the camera. I went to Sywell (no show) and Bournemouth (ditto), so today's trip was a spur of the moment thing. 2.5 hour drive up there, and it was gridlock about 15 miles out. I managed to get a good spot at Bamford, where they came overhead 3 times. There must have been thousands and thousands of people, even that far out.

At last!

I was at at Coningsby for their return. Huge crowds there also. In chatting to the people after the obligatory photo-call, Leon Evans, Captain of the Canadian Lancaster, said it was an eerie feeling flying down a valley with people looking down from above!

Expect a big send-off tomorrow.

Few of mine from EK on 14/9/14;

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Bomber;151228 wrote:

Hi cbrjock what brilliant shots of all three Lancs . You seem to have captured a very serene view of all three .
Regards ,
Bomber .

Agreed, brilliant pics, very atmospheric

Good shootin' bruv! As Flaggy alludes, that could be 1944 - no modern guff in the pics!!

cbrjock;151190 wrote:

Few of mine from EK on 14/9/14;

CBR Jock, Pic number 1 must be the photo of the tour. Excellent!

Just in case you want to get a final fix, here's today's departure plan (courtesy of the BBMF website) -

Weather and aircraft serviceability permitting, the Canadian Lancaster will depart RAF BBMF at RAF Coningsby at 1000 local time.
The planned route will be as follows - timings are approximate within a 5 minute window.
1000 - take off
1010 - RAF Cranwell
1015 - RAF Waddington
1020 - Lincoln Cathedral
1025 - RAF Scampton.

Thanks guys for the positive comments, much appreciated.

Thumper and Vera were due in around 3.15, about an hour beforehand the cloud started building up and I guess a lot of us were thinking if the heavens opened they would scrub, but luckily it stayed dry and we were treated to an awesome display.

Will post up a few more shortly.

Pete

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