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Operational fyling LANCASTER here in Calgary today.......

Discussion in 'Aviation Chat' started by Kds, Aug 7, 2010.

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  1. Kds

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    #1 Kds, Aug 7, 2010
  2. richard k

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    #2 richard k, Aug 7, 2010
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    That is such a cool plane.If i get time i will go and see it before it leaves.When i was growing up in Calgary i used to ride my bike out every now and again to see the lancaster that was on display at the old airport just off Mcnight.A few years ago they had a he 111 fly in. Now that was one of the best things i have ever seen..
     
  3. beast

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    #3 beast, Aug 7, 2010
    I remember getting my rent-a-car in Detroit for Thunder over MI in 2006 to hear the drone of several merlins to look up and see the lanc. flying overhead. Very cool sight unfortunatly I did not get to willow run to see her land in time.
     
  4. Bob Parks

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    #4 Bob Parks, Aug 7, 2010
    I imagine that this is the one that I saw at Abottsford in 1990, I think. I was very impressed by the singular sound of the four Merlins as it flew by and then I thought of the thousands of British airmen who lost their lives in the night time raids over Germany when the Germans were shooting them down with night fighters. The B-17 was touted as the greatest bomber of WW2 but the Lancaster carried a much greater load and had almost the same defensive armament and did a marvelous job.
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