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Avro Lancaster at EAA 2024
I've been trying for YEARS to catch this warbird at EAA, Canadian built Avro Lancaster bomber from WW2. Each and every time, I was a day off or bad weather cancelled plans for arrival of this great warbird. This is one of two airworthy Lancasters, this one part of the Canadian Heritage of Aviation, the other in Britain.
I was hoping to catch her flying, but instead was in line over an hour to be photographed in the cockpit of a Corsair. The Lancaster snuck in landing in the south of the field without a typical flypast of the field. This was taken roughly a half hour after she landed and an immediate hit with the EAA Attendees.
Still an impressively large aircraft. Fun fact, the Lancaster , especially the Grand Slam versons (Like the ones that sunk the Tirpitz with 22,000 pound Grand slam bombs) was a likely candidate to carry additional Atomic bombs against Japan had the war continued.
I was hoping to catch her flying, but instead was in line over an hour to be photographed in the cockpit of a Corsair. The Lancaster snuck in landing in the south of the field without a typical flypast of the field. This was taken roughly a half hour after she landed and an immediate hit with the EAA Attendees.
Still an impressively large aircraft. Fun fact, the Lancaster , especially the Grand Slam versons (Like the ones that sunk the Tirpitz with 22,000 pound Grand slam bombs) was a likely candidate to carry additional Atomic bombs against Japan had the war continued.
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I recently found out about this museum because they held a model show earlier this summer. Sadly many of the jets were outside in a restricted area due to the model and seller space taking up the inner room. I really should try and make it out again as it's only about 2 hours from me.
Vera flew out over my house before heading down to EAA. I see her most sunny weekends all summer long. She's always ripping down the lakeshore between Hamilton and Toronto Centre.
Funny story about the Mynarski bomber. Growing up, my next door neighbours Dad was on her, the night she was shot down. He survived bailing out and Radio operator Jim Kelly went on to become a Canadian Senator, and his daughter Anne got rides on Vera any time she wanted.
These days, my uncle flies for CWHM, on the Canso and the Mitchell. And I still have to pay for rides!
Funny story about the Mynarski bomber. Growing up, my next door neighbours Dad was on her, the night she was shot down. He survived bailing out and Radio operator Jim Kelly went on to become a Canadian Senator, and his daughter Anne got rides on Vera any time she wanted.
These days, my uncle flies for CWHM, on the Canso and the Mitchell. And I still have to pay for rides!
She is a beautiful old lady. I’m right along her flight path and often hear her before I can see her. Also, just a slight correction, it’s Avro not Arvo. My autocorrect wanted to do the same thing.
I fear for the day when they won’t be able to fly her any more. I’d love to have the $3900 to book a 60 min flight on her but sadly that will likely never happen.
I fear for the day when they won’t be able to fly her any more. I’d love to have the $3900 to book a 60 min flight on her but sadly that will likely never happen.
Doesnt someone want to come help get our Avro Shackleton flying again XD
SAAF 1722 P, the last flying Shackleton MR.3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_....._Mk.3_SAAF.jpg
SAAF 1722 P, the last flying Shackleton MR.3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_....._Mk.3_SAAF.jpg
Marvelous. Bomber Command was an unsung hero of the War. The RAF and the USAF took a pasting and the "little friends" (Hurris, Spits, Thunderbolts and Mustangs) were dreamed about by a generation of boys after the war (me amongst them) -- although I love the P-40 (KittyHawk) lines best.
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