Low Lanc...
Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:09 pm
I am sorry if this photo has been posted before or if most of you have seen it, but I had not and think it's amazing. I found it on another board and sincerely hope I am not treading on anyones toes by posting it. Too good not to share.
Image removed at request of photographer - Scott WRG Editor
Image removed at request of photographer - Scott WRG Editor
I was on the M25 outside London...
Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:42 pm
..I heard some merlins and opened my sunroof. Right above me there was the battle of Britian lanc just following the M25! boy was that cool!
Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:49 pm
1st time i've seen it!! a great pic indeed!!
Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:59 pm
Where was this one engine pass taken? Wonder what the pucker factor inside was?
Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:17 pm
Obergrafeter wrote:Where was this one engine pass taken? Wonder what the pucker factor inside was?
I saw it performed at an Air Display at St. Mawgan in Cornwall many years ago. The first pass was flat out with all engines going. Another type then displayed, followed by the Lanc going past with one engine shut down. Other types did their stuff and again the Lanc flew past with one engine on each side shut down. We all expected that would be the last time it would make a low pass. More types displayed and finally the Lanc appeared with just one engine providing noise! This was not the lowest of the passes but the crowd was still duly impressed. Of course after each fly-by and when the old girl was out of sight the engines were restarted again.
Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:09 pm
Thanks Glyn. Amazing to hear of someone who actually witnessed a similar event. I bet it happened more than a few times on ops as well though.
Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:00 pm
Someplace I have a pic of the BBMF Lanc taken while laying on my back, all you can see is the inside of the bomb bay & it was close enough to count the bloody rivets.. 
Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:12 pm
That's amazing.
Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:33 pm
ZRX61 wrote:Someplace I have a pic of the BBMF Lanc taken while laying on my back, all you can see is the inside of the bomb bay & it was close enough to count the bloody rivets..
prove it!
Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:47 pm
Matt Gunsch wrote:prove it!
LOL! it's *pre digital* pic in an album some place, if I can find it & scan it, I'll post it.
Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:40 pm
Interesting photo, maybe. There's a shadow directly under the aircraft in the left background. Why isn't there one under the Lanc?
Fri Aug 01, 2008 10:31 pm
MacHarvard wrote:Interesting photo, maybe. There's a shadow directly under the aircraft in the left background. Why isn't there one under the Lanc?
I think that is the shadow but that may be due to the angle of the sun...
Lynn
Fri Aug 01, 2008 10:57 pm
Glyn wrote:Obergrafeter wrote:Where was this one engine pass taken? Wonder what the pucker factor inside was?
I saw it performed at an Air Display at St. Mawgan in Cornwall many years ago. The first pass was flat out with all engines going. Another type then displayed, followed by the Lanc going past with one engine shut down. Other types did their stuff and again the Lanc flew past with one engine on each side shut down. We all expected that would be the last time it would make a low pass. More types displayed and finally the Lanc appeared with just one engine providing noise! This was not the lowest of the passes but the crowd was still duly impressed. Of course after each fly-by and when the old girl was out of sight the engines were restarted again.
Reminds me of a Piper Seminole at a local airport a few years back.. I was in the air when this occurred, but I heard it on the radio, and saw it when I landed... The Seminole came in with a student doing a simulated engine out. The instructor pulled the guy's gear up on him, then got otherwise involved... They came in, did an excellent low pass, then settled into the runway, sans undercarriage. Seems they both forgot to check... Upshot was some tin bashing, and two new engines and props... Needless to say that instructor found his services no longer needed...
Robbie
Sat Aug 02, 2008 3:20 am
This photo has the distinct look of the early 1950's UK about it.
The aircraft in the background all seem to be 'heavy' and tail wheel types.
That could be a white Coastal Command Lancaster in the background and indeed RAF St Mawgan would be a prime location.
Perhaps a Lancaster aficionado can make a stab at the identity of this with a study of serials **232, **332, **832 & **932.
Certainly not the BBMF Lancaster.
PeterA
The aircraft in the background all seem to be 'heavy' and tail wheel types.
That could be a white Coastal Command Lancaster in the background and indeed RAF St Mawgan would be a prime location.
Perhaps a Lancaster aficionado can make a stab at the identity of this with a study of serials **232, **332, **832 & **932.
Certainly not the BBMF Lancaster.
PeterA
Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:36 am
The picture was taken post war at Boscombe Downs.