Lancasters Today

Hey Jimz66,

I have had an interest in that Tamiya Lanc', and just recently saw one at my local hobby shop, yeah they wanted $119.00 for it! Just thought it might make you feel better about having it already!

I knew of two surviving lancasters, the one in England (BoB flight) and one with the CWH (Canadian Warplane Heritage). Seem to remember an article about a Genesco NY airshow some years back....

$119 bucks !! Boy, am I glad I also got one of the original issues, too. Nice kit, no problems building, and very impressive when done. I agree with Nicodemus, there are only 2 in flying condition. The Canadian Warplane Heritage museum, and the Old Flying Machine Co. in Duxford England. The "Discovery Wings" channel has had shows on boyh of them.

Are there any on static display at least? I know that only one or two B-29's survive in flying shape but there are plenty of them around at museums.

here in Calgary, Alberta, Canada they have one in the areo space museum, doesn't work, they are currently restoring it.

South of here in Nanton, they have a Lancaster museum, they have a very nice lancaster, i'm pretty sure it is a working one too.

Also; airfix makes 2 1/72 lancasters, one normal one, and the other is the "dam busters" one.

There are only 2 flying but many examples are in museums in the UK.
Also when I visited the RAAF museum at Bull Creek in WA 23 years ago there was one there as well.
I would imagine that any country that contributed Squadrons to Bomber Command would have Lancs in museums.
It would be nice to see another one in the air - just in case!

There is a reciently refurbished Lancaster on display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra ACT.
It is G-George the subject of the ORIGINAL Airfix kit. she is in great condition and is displayed with a ME109,163 and 262 as well a Mossie, Wirraway and several other important aircraft.
Dai

There was an article in "Flypast" magazine just recently on Lanc survivors, but can I find it now????????? As best I can remember, there are several in Canada, of which one is airworthy, a couple in France, at least one fully restored in Australia, and a number in the UK, which include:
the BBMF airworthy example,
one at the Imperial War Museum Duxford (restored)
one at the RAF museum Hendon (restored)
a nose section at the Imperial War Museum London
one at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre (taxiing condition - you can go for rides in it!!!!!. They also have a Hampden there under restoration)
There are other examples in the UK too but I couldn't remember them off the top of my head.
There are also a number of related aircraft which survive, including a couple of Yorks, a Lincoln, and a number of Shackletons

Hi Jimz66, Blackwolf posted a couple of links on Lancs on my Bomber Walkarounds thread heres the link to it.
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=16963
theres some real nice pics of s-sugar (RAF Musum hendon) this is the oldest surviving Lanc and was i belive started as a Manchester and convrted on the production line. i have the ancient revell 1/72 kit of this aircraft and will be trying to make it into something like a nice model but it'll take alot of work.(and sanding of rivets LoL)
hope this is useul.
Greg

Thanks fellas. Thanks alot.

When I was still in the AF, my assistant CC went to England with the jet in support of a airshow there. He gets back and I'm asking him about the show and he's telling me about all the jets, and I said, what about the WWII stuff? Oh yea- there was alot of that there too, and he proceeds to tell me about "this big, black, 4 engine job, that kept buzzing the field. I called him a dumass and told him what he saw!

Steve
www.thunderboltgallery.com

he dosent' know his airplanes does he? Ha ha lol.

Wow 119.00 for a Taimya lancastor. I paid 65.00 for mine in 1996. Havent built it yet I was waiting till the skills got better then natrually I have no room to build it now. But for an old kit it sure is a beut.