NWADC9 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 4858 posts, RR: 10 Reply 3, posted (7 years 4 months 2 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 4432 times:
Quote: The Lancaster in question is the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's "City of Lincoln." The image is at 52 20 10.87N 0 11 43.34W, or right here (Google Earth KMZ link). ®
It's a restored Lancaster.
Flying an aeroplane with only a single propeller to keep you in the air. Can you imagine that? -Capt. Picard
GDB From United Kingdom, joined May 2001, 12715 posts, RR: 80 Reply 4, posted (7 years 4 months 2 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 4370 times:
A very common sight at airshows etc.
Big state occasions too, usually with a BBMF Spitfire and Hurricane.
On 10th July last year, this aircraft dropped a million plastic poppies (the flower being a symbol for UK war remembrance), over the massed crowds in Central London at the combined VE/VJ Day commemorations.
So not only is the Lanc flying still, it's bomb bay doors still work!
MrMcCoy From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 377 posts, RR: 2 Reply 5, posted (7 years 4 months 2 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 4362 times:
That's remarkable. And to think I thought I'd found something special spotting aircraft in flight near LAX..
It only takes five years to go from rumor to standard operating procedure.
Timz From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 6468 posts, RR: 8 Reply 6, posted (7 years 4 months 2 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 4206 times:
Okay, boys and girls... how do we know (for pretty certain, anyway) that this was taken from an aircraft and not a satellite?
AKelley728 From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 2101 posts, RR: 6 Reply 7, posted (7 years 4 months 2 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 4163 times:
Quoting Timz (Reply 6): Okay, boys and girls... how do we know (for pretty certain, anyway) that this was taken from an aircraft and not a satellite?
...yup, an Avro Lancaster flying over Stukeley Meadows, Huntingdon, England, as originally spotted it appears by a chap on Google Earth Community who lives just about right under the aircraft's position when Google Earth's satellite captured this snap.
Timz From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 6468 posts, RR: 8 Reply 8, posted (7 years 4 months 2 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 4148 times:
NHGrafx From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 198 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (7 years 4 months 2 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 4128 times:
I have a friend who lives in Peterborough who has seen the Lancaster and Spitfires fly over her house. That has got to be one awesome sound, 1 Lancaster + 1 Spitfire = 5 RR Merlin's, probably the best sounding engine ever.
Is it weird I have a RemoveBeforeFlight pitot cover on my car rear view mirror?
Newark777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 9348 posts, RR: 33 Reply 10, posted (7 years 4 months 2 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 4108 times:
Quoting Timz (Reply 6): Okay, boys and girls... how do we know (for pretty certain, anyway) that this was taken from an aircraft and not a satellite?
There's no blue "shadow" caused by the satellite cameras.
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