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Post by raymond on May 8, 2015 7:50:29 GMT 12
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Post by Ian Warren on May 8, 2015 13:47:06 GMT 12
Arr She be OK , they were used to engine fires , they just fix em up and have on the flight time ready for the next mission.
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Post by Mustang51 on May 8, 2015 13:55:55 GMT 12
May be a bit more than that. Foam and aircraft are not a good mix and some of the other shots show some warping of panels. This will take a while to clean up and assess........ hopefully no spar damage plus if intense may be damage to engine mount as well.
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 8, 2015 16:15:22 GMT 12
Yes not good to see. A shame it happened just on V.E. Day too. (or the day before there)
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Post by ZacYates on May 8, 2015 16:33:07 GMT 12
One photo I saw somwehere had Thumper turning in to land, gear down and the engine smoking...so glad man and machine were down safe but what an evocative image.
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 9, 2015 13:54:44 GMT 12
Some of the photos are really evocative of the Lancasters just making it home damaged after an op where they had been hit by flak or jumped by a German fighter. I actually think it would be nice if they installed a smoke system for their air displays to give that more evocative, poignant look of battle damage. It would hammer home the sacrifice and the fear and danger involved to the lolly-licking public I reckon. The smoke system on the Anson has enhanced its already awesome display routine incredibly in my opinion.
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 9, 2015 20:13:43 GMT 12
There looks to be a fair bit of damage
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 16, 2015 12:43:03 GMT 12
FROM THE BBMF:
On 31st May this year Avro Lancaster B1 PA474 is 70 years old. It was built at the Vickers-Armstrong Broughton ‘shadow’ factory on Hawarden airfield and, according to the data plate mounted inside the aircraft near the rest bunk area, was completed on 31st May 1945, just too late to see service in the Second World War. PA474 therefore never had to fly wartime missions, but it is representative of the many Lancaster bombers that did, and of the 3,345 that were lost on operations.
On 22nd April this year PA474 took to the skies again, slightly later than planned, after some extensive work had been carried out on the aircraft in the BBMF hangar over the winter servicing period. The Lancaster was able to take part in the Operation MANNA 70th anniversary commemorations over Holland on 2nd May – see the separate news item ‘Operation MANNA revisited’.
Many readers will have heard that during a practice display over RAF Coningsby on 7th May in preparation for the planned Lancaster Public Display Approval the following day, the Lancaster suffered a fire in the No 4 (starboard outer) engine. The BBMF crew did a superb job, declaring a ‘Mayday’, feathering and shutting down the affected engine and landing quickly and safely on the remaining three engines with the fire still burning in the No 4. The fire was finally extinguished by the RAF Coningsby Fire Section only after the Lancaster had stopped and shut down on the runway.
At the time of closing for press for this newsletter the exact cause of the engine fire was still under investigation, but it is clear that it was most fortunate that the incident occurred over the aircraft’s home airfield, enabling the crew to land the aircraft so quickly. Both the crew and the aircraft are safe, but in other circumstances the outcome could have been different.
Sadly, it seems that the damage caused to the Lancaster’s No 4 engine nacelle and engine bearer is likely to mean that it will take more than a simple engine change to return PA474 to the air. The rectification work is likely to take some time and we will update Club members on the situation with the Lancaster in future newsletters as more information becomes available.
Unfortunately, in the light of the recent incident and the damage the Lancaster suffered, she will not be out and about on her 70th birthday on 31st May and the BBMF does not currently feel in a very celebratory mood over this remarkable milestone.
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Post by aeromedia on May 16, 2015 19:23:43 GMT 12
So unfortunate with the timing of her birthday but so fortunate that crew and the aircraft are safe. Hopefully sorted in time for the later part of this air show season.
Best wishes BBMF.
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Post by ErrolC on May 16, 2015 19:28:48 GMT 12
Much better timing than over the North Sea on the way back from Op Manna event!
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Post by rayo on May 17, 2015 8:34:07 GMT 12
Phew!!!!!!!
Well done the Crew.
A timely reminder that this is an old precious but fragile relic that we need to appreciate while we have it.
Here is the last heart stopper involving PA474 that I can remember.
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Post by Ian Warren on May 23, 2015 17:20:58 GMT 12
Phew!!!!!!! Well done the Crew. A timely reminder that this is an old precious but fragile relic that we need to appreciate while we have it. Here is the last heart stopper involving PA474 that I can remember. Crikey , never seen that before, I love to hear was said in de-brief shed after that or even just the comm's on board. |
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Post by suthg on May 23, 2015 20:42:09 GMT 12
A bit of Port crosswind perhaps...
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Post by oggie2620 on Oct 21, 2015 23:31:12 GMT 12
You will all be very happy to know that our lovely Lancaster took to the air on 12 Sep 15 at about 2pm with no major problems. She then did a flyby the new Spire Memorial in Lincoln  I was lucky enough to be at Coningsby and so was Mike the RNZAF Air Attache . Everyone at the Air Power Day got very distracted by her flight (even the static aircraft display pilots from Tiffie boys to C17 boys)... Dee |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 22, 2015 8:18:35 GMT 12
September or October?
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I was lucky enough to be at Coningsby and so was Mike the RNZAF Air Attache