The "Phantom" returns home

Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:26 pm

Hello

25/4/07 RAF Coningsby, the pride of the RAF returned home after a complete overhaul and re-spray, now named , well you'll see.

Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:32 pm

Looks great! The Warbird world is certainly getting it's share of "facelifted" bombers this season. This Lanc, the B-24 and Lonestar's B-25. Who else am I missing?

Anyway, thanks for the pictures!

Gary

Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:34 pm

Beautiful pics!

Thanks!!

John

Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:40 pm

That Lanc looks great! Nice paint job, it looks like a semi-gloss to me. Good choice. haha

Cheers,

David

Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:54 am

Looking forward to seeing her this season

Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:32 am

Great pics of a great plane, but do you have any of the flight deck, I have never seen any pics of the inside. Also, how many are left either flyable or static?

Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:32 am

Rhinelander wrote:Great pics of a great plane, but do you have any of the flight deck, I have never seen any pics of the inside. Also, how many are left either flyable or static?

Haven't check if it's still up to date but;
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/lancregistry/lancregistry.html

Walkthrough of the aircraft at Duxford:
http://s110605900.websitehome.co.uk/lanc/lancframe.htm

Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:22 am

Looks beautiful! How many lancs are now flying? One in UK one in Canada are all I know of.
Taylor

Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:31 am

me109me109 wrote:Looks beautiful! How many lancs are now flying? One in UK one in Canada are all I know of.
Taylor

Thats the lot - just two.

Sun Apr 29, 2007 4:43 am

On a rare visit outside the UK, the Lanc landed at Rotterdam Airport (the Netherlands) yesterday after having participated in a number of commemorations of Operation Manna (1945). Some of my pics can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/64649127@N00/sets/72157600149536547/detail/

Rgards,
Michael

Sun Apr 29, 2007 4:49 am

She really looks nice! We're very lucky to have flying Lancs on both sides of The Pond.

Question: have the rudders been modified? The lower trailing edge looks oddly pointed.

SN

Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:11 am

Steve Nelson wrote:Question: have the rudders been modified? The lower trailing edge looks oddly pointed.

SN

I believe they are from an Avro Lincoln, can't remember the reason why. She was a flying testbed for most of her pre BBMF career, so they may have been changed then.

Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:16 am

Just jane is the next best hope id guess for a third flying lancaster isnt she next in line if anything terrible were to happen to the phamtom?

Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:08 pm

HOLLOWAYRANGER wrote:Just jane is the next best hope id guess for a third flying lancaster isnt she next in line if anything terrible were to happen to the phamtom?

What do you mean by 'next in line'? NX611 is a privately owned, non-flying Lancaster.

Tue May 01, 2007 4:30 am

I KNOW OWNED BY TWO BROTHERS WHO HAVE RESTORED IT IN MERMORY OF THEIR BROTHER KILLED FLYING A BOMBER DURING THE WAR ,IVE ALWAYS BEEN LED TO BELIEVE IF WORST CAME TO WORST AND WE LOST THE PHANTOM ALL EFFORTS WOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE HER WITH JUST JANE OTHERWISE THAT WOULD BE THE END OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN MERMORIAL FLIGHTS TRIBUTE TO BOMBER COMMAND!