Best places to spot two Lancasters in the air for free?

Any idea when the Lancasters will be leaving Waddington and arriving Marham on Thursday?

 

Spotted the Lancs and Spits yesterday whilst gardening, at about 800 feet flying down the Ashbourne Valley to the sea.
Up at Boreham Street today and again they flew down the valley, lovely sight.
I doubt they realise it but their flight path takes them over the crash site of a 304 Sqdn Wellington R1392 on the night of 28/29 May 1941.

Might have a pint at the White Hart and watch them tomorrow, earlier, at 1 o'clock.

 

programme for 2 Lancs and a Vulcan!

http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafwaddington/newsweather/index.cfm?storyid=11B3DBF1-5056-A318-A802C5A20D39A135

 

They will be flying over my house at approx 1715 today, think I'll be camping out from mid day just to make sure I don't miss it

 

BBMF have cancelled flying today. Although there's still a possibly of doing Sywell.

 

The cancellation may be due to cross winds.Apparently the operational code of practice is that the BBMF Lancaster is not flown if cross winds are in excess of 16 knots.

Just checked according to BBC weather reports,Coningsby has a predicted 21 mph wind blowing today....looks to be favourable from Monday to Thursday.

 

What a shame - I'll have to try and see them elsewhere!

 

Yep, no sign of 'em at Eastbourne - yet!

 

That's it, go on, you just keep telling everyone what you saw, I'm not bothered in the slightest.

 

Here are a handful of shots of those aircraft taken at the Clacton Air Show this afternoon...

 

Watched the Canadian Vera take off at Kirmington on Tuesday afternoon,she was up about a third down the runway and did a turn to the right and apparently was off to do a pass over Cleethorpes.

Thought the Merlin tone was a little different from PA 474..will have to check what Merlins Vera is powered with..

 

The Vera Lancaster was built by Victory Aircraft in Malton, Ontario in 1945. It now has 4 Packard Merlin 224 engines whcih were all recently overhauled.

 

C-VGRA (FM213) The mainspar centre section from Lady Orchid (KB895)- flies on!


http://www.rcaf434squadron.com/lady-orchid/


Flight plans (click for today):


http://notaminfo.com/node/5

 

Canuck.

The Vera Lancaster was built by Victory Aircraft in Malton, Ontario in 1945. It now has 4 Packard Merlin 224 engines whcih were all recently overhauled.
Watched the Canadian Vera take off at Kirmington on Tuesday afternoon,she was up about a third down the runway and did a turn to the right and apparently was off to do a pass over Cleethorpes.

Thought the Merlin tone was a little different from PA 474..will have to check what Merlins Vera is powered with..

Thanks for the information.Just checked the original engine equipment of the 430 Victory manufactured aircraft.(KB and FM series)

Of the KB series from KB 700-KB 999,a total of 300 Lancasters...all delivered between September 1943 and April 1945,the first 75 had the Merlin 38 fitted.The rest had the Merlin 224 fitted which includes the FM series of FM 100-FM 299,of which 130 were built and delivered beween April 1945 and August 1945.

So it would appear that FM 213 has its original engine type fitted,ie,the 224.

The original equipment for PA 474 apparently was the Merlin 24,ie within the XX series.But now is equipped with the Merlin 25,225 and 500 engines.

(Cannot understand how the "quote" has appeared as it has.)

 

Canadian Lancaster Bomber grounded ahead of Bournemouth Air Festival
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28981916

 

At the moment there is apparently no best place to spot two Lancs together as the Canadian one is grounded with engine trouble.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-28981916

I suppose the Canadians will pretty soon realise that we never intended to let it fly back...

 

LMAO but dont count the Canucks out yet...we can 'frigure' anything out... If all else fails we will send in Red Green
Matt