Warbird Information Exchange

Hello Guys
Finally some exciting and surprising news out of Windsor this evening. Apparently the CH2a group that looks after the Lancaster FM212 that was formerly on display in Jackson park, Have been given the go ahead to move the Lancaster over to Windsor Airport in the Spring of 2007! Once details are finalised in the next day or so, I will post more information. The Lancaster will be placed in a brand new building upon arrival at the airport and restoration will finally begin in earnest!

http://www.lancasterfm212.freeservers.com

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Cheers,
Peter

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That's great news. Will it be a restoration to flying status or just display?

I received this this morning:
It will be restored for static and eventually ground running taxiable display
peter


Hello Everyone,

At their meeting on Monday Oct. 30, 2006, Windsor City Council unanimously approved the relocation of their Lancaster Bomber FM212 from its temporary storage area to Windsor Airport under the stewardship of our group, the Canadian Historical Aircraft Association. The move is to take place in the spring of 2007. We should have the date for that shortly.

The whole process of saving Lanc 212 and bringing it down off its pedestal to be restored has been a long time coming, and has taken a great deal of time and patience. We can now continue on from where we left off when the Lancaster was removed from its pedestal in May of 2005, by bringing it to Windsor Airport where it can be housed in a new building, restored, preserved and displayed to the public.

Thanks to all of you for everything you’ve done… all the letters, phone calls, emails and the support in general for the Lanc 212 project has been worth the effort. Honoring our veterans and remembering our fallen airmen is what it’s all about. Well done everyone!

Best regards,

Ed Curnutte

Project Manager

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Cheers,
Peter

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Great News,

Love to see the "Gate Guards" and "Park Guards" get brought down and brought in out of the cold. Now, this may seem a bit of a dream question, but why is it that even though several Lancaster's have been brought down off of their pedastals that no other efforts are made to make them Airworthy ?

Now....I know all of the things that could be said regarding restoring something like a Lancaster back to airworthy status, but with only two flyable examples in the world, doesn't it make a little bit of sense to make the attempt to make "One More" airworthy ??

Just asking ..........

Paul

The task becomes more difficult as they have been exposed to the elements longer. The CWH Lanc was on a pole for 15 years. The Windsor Lanc was on a pole for 40 years. You can imagine (or Ed will tell you) the difference that makes to the airframes. It may be that nothing is impossible, but restoring 212 to airworthy would be a much harder and more expensive undertaking than 213 was.

Ed, you and the crew are doing a fantastic job and I can't wait to see your dream realized.

August

I will be happy to see her factory fresh and ground running!

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Cheers,
Peter

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