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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: I_want_an_Omega on 10 April 2013, 23:58:56
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Have I mentioned that I really like living in Lincolnshire?
Only this afternoon, with the sun shining I was working from home and heard a proper plane. Went to have a look & the BBMF Dokota DC3 was doing circuits from RAF Waddington, turning around above my house (almost) and so on. :y
I'm treating myself to a ride in a Lancaster in a few months time - honest 8).
Bring it on.
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great sound to the radial engine :y as an air cadet we went to culdrose one summer & got a ride in a shackleton. I was surprised how loud it was inside but a really special ride for a kid.
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Have I mentioned that I really like living in Lincolnshire?
Only this afternoon, with the sun shining I was working from home and heard a proper plane. Went to have a look & the BBMF Dokota DC3 was doing circuits from RAF Waddington, turning around above my house (almost) and so on. :y
I'm treating myself to a ride in a Lancaster in a few months time - honest 8).
Bring it on.
I envy you! :y :y :y :y Do not forget to post pictures after the event 8) 8)
I love Lincolnshire, and the veg they grow up there! 8) 8) ;D ;D :y
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Have I mentioned that I really like living in Lincolnshire?
Only this afternoon, with the sun shining I was working from home and heard a proper plane. Went to have a look & the BBMF Dokota DC3 was doing circuits from RAF Waddington, turning around above my house (almost) and so on. :y
I'm treating myself to a ride in a Lancaster in a few months time - honest 8).
Bring it on.
I envy you! :y :y :y :y Do not forget to post pictures after the event 8) 8)
I love Lincolnshire, and the veg they grow up there! 8) 8) ;D ;D :y
They're inbreds and the veg is the I.Q, slighly higher than the sexless county ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I flew in a Dakota to Paris from Lydd airpost in the ealy sixties, what a bone shaker :y
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You must be looking forward to the flight in the lancaster. I saw one last year at RAF Conningsby at a family day. Lovely aircraft. :y
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You must be looking forward to the flight in the lancaster. I saw one last year at RAF Conningsby at a family day. Lovely aircraft. :y
It's not a flight - it's a ground taxi-run ............
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Blooming heck Rob! You aint hard up mate. What is it now £250 for a taxi run ? But worth every penny.. :y
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You must be looking forward to the flight in the lancaster. I saw one last year at RAF Conningsby at a family day. Lovely aircraft. :y,
Now that is twice in a week! the other day I discovered that you can fly, as a passenger, in a Spitfire and now a Lancaster, I had no idea such activities were available, mind the spit flight was about £1k cos swmbo looked; you could hear her thinking, after I passed a comment....... :D :D :D
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Never flew in a Spit .. but did get paid to fly in a Lanc (or more accurately ... I was being paid whilst flying in a Lanc .. same as when I flew in that loose formation of flying rivets called a Shackleton ... and that converted cruise liner called a Nimrod ) but I was certainly paid to fly in the Hercules, for many, many enjoyable years .. :)
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enjoy the only chance in Europe to be inside a Lancaster Bomber with all 4 Merlins running. We place guests enjoying a ride in a variety of positions inside i.e: Rear Turret; Middle Turret; Radio Operator's seat; Navigator's seat; Cockpit and just behind; Bomb aimer's position. Price- £260.00 Places MUST be pre-booked! Can you get in the rear turret Rob, I'll park that blooming Rover at the end of the runway and you can give it a burst... ;)
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Blooming heck Rob! You aint hard up mate. What is it now £250 for a taxi run ? But worth every penny.. :y
Or thereabouts yes. I booked it ages ago - using the proceeds of selling my car actually 8)
I'm hoping it will be the most memorable spend for the money.
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Never flew in a Spit .. but did get paid to fly in a Lanc (or more accurately ... I was being paid whilst flying in a Lanc .. same as when I flew in that loose formation of flying rivets called a Shackleton ... and that converted cruise liner called a Nimrod ) but I was certainly paid to fly in the Hercules, for many, many enjoyable years .. :)
I've never flown in an RAF plane, but was paid whilst doing several flights in a USAF C5 Galaxy "when I was a lad" - they were interesting experiences for sure.
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Never flew in a Spit .. but did get paid to fly in a Lanc (or more accurately ... I was being paid whilst flying in a Lanc .. same as when I flew in that loose formation of flying rivets called a Shackleton ... and that converted cruise liner called a Nimrod ) but I was certainly paid to fly in the Hercules, for many, many enjoyable years .. :)
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There is talk about putting Lanc NX611 "Just Jane" back where it should be in the air. It's already having/had fresh Merlin's fitted/being fitted. You can at the moment win a taxi ride by winning a raffle they have before each taxi run, I tried a couple of times, NO LUCK, can't afford price of seat :'( :'( Take some ear plugs with you, engines are run up in pairs, no use trying to talk. I moved from infront of aircraft and stood by the wing tip, thought it would be safer if the brakes failed :y :y
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Let us know how it goes when you've done it :y
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There is talk about putting Lanc NX611 "Just Jane" back where it should be in the air. It's already having/had fresh Merlin's fitted/being fitted. You can at the moment win a taxi ride by winning a raffle they have before each taxi run, I tried a couple of times, NO LUCK, can't afford price of seat :'( :'( Take some ear plugs with you, engines are run up in pairs, no use trying to talk. I moved from infront of aircraft and stood by the wing tip, thought it would be safer if the brakes failed :y :y
Ah yes, that is I believe the plane two brothers are pushing through restoration in memory of their Bomber Command brother who was killed in 1944. :y :y
PS Yes, this is the web site on this bomber: http://www.lincsaviation.co.uk/history/history-of-the-lancaster.htm :y :y
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http://youtu.be/hveqhCi6x0Y That's right, he was a rear gunner, I think. Look how close you can get, without sitting in it :y :y
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http://youtu.be/hveqhCi6x0Y That's right, he was a rear gunner, I think. Look how close you can get, without sitting in it :y :y
A "tail end Charlie" which those poor sods were sitting back their, with a death rate far higher than any other position in the aircraft. It was a very vulnerable position as the Luftwaffe would often approach and fire on the the bomber from the rear.
I once knew a chap who had served in Bomber Command during 1943-45 in that role, and he said he was one of the relative few to survive. So many of his comrades did not, and became one of the overall 55,573 to perish. :'( :'( :'( Never forget them :y :y :y