Lancaster Bomber...

[Jonnybravo]

Anyone at TOTB last year who was there late will of seen the Lancaster do a few flybys, they came in lower and lower, so low we could see them waving, a great end to the day !

Not great pics but something !

[pixsaudisex2]

Gotta be fair im loving the chinooks flying over did you see the 3 the other week, Although each time i see one i feel a bit gutted.
For who is on them. ( they are always landing at the a an e)

But i seen this video an well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BTBrJb3P9o

It was not as good as that but all three in the air was like awesome...

[GT500]

Lucky boy!

I have the same "engine starting" button in one of the race cars!

[benntenn67]

Brilliant !!! ..... imagine the sound of squadrons of these in the air, must have like nothing else????

[willg54]

Its been a few years since i visited. In summer they used to do night time taxi runs up and down the old strip just so you could see the 6ft flames leaping out of the exhausts, the smell of fuel and fumes was quite intoxicating.

In the hanger museum the recovered remains of the old messerschmitt BF109's that where shot down locally (pics of craters 30ft deep and still smoldering - inc chared remains) have quite a sobering effect.

The last time i drove into Lincoln the old Lancaster was circling the town at low speed/altitude, i pulled up on the A57 and watched it for 20 minutes.

The night taxi would have been amazing! When it was running and i was inside, the fumes when they ran them up were sooooo nice! The smell of beautiful power!

The hanger museum was worth a trip in itself, I have so many pictures of it all. Some of the things you learn there are just incredible...will stay with me forever

[pixsaudisex2]

yeah but i really am wondering if you been seeing the fly bys of the chinooks lol...

[willg54]

Yup i see them everyday. Im at birmingham uni right next to the QE where they all go, its a regular occurance. Impressive to see but have to spare a thought for the poor guys inside...

[pixsaudisex2]

No poo...

I do think? ( to who is inside)

Some times i spell wright.

But im going to share this with you as its a war thing..

Many years ago some people who i dont know. did a maybe good thing in them bad boys ( lancasters)
But today only a few years on im working for a german company( not a bad place let me tell ya)

Playing COD most nights bullets flying past me head and well loving it.

Imagine going up to me great great great ( ok so maybe no need for so many greats there.)
An when he actually was in the pit shooting away or hidding on the corner in real life with all that going on, Me going up to him and saying." hey up uncle your doing a lovely job but i just thought id say in a few years time i wil live by longbridge and always say the cars are *****. ( rover that is) O yeah thats gone.. The place had a thing or to do with making them bad boys.
i will drive a German car that is pretty fecking awesome even 15 years on..
An working in a German company only feet from where i live. So yeah hang in there gramps..

Ps me an beer and computer not work so well... Whhhoooopp whoop ....

[rj scotty]

I think the reply would be "is this what we went over the top for"

[Dan]

You know what strikes me?

We British have fought two World Wars against Germany.

We've allied with France in both of them.


...so why is it that as a nation, we hate the French and are perfectly fine with the Germans now?

[caterpillar]

Indeed... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvDDDKnNhuE
I love those RR V12's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrDWY...eature=related

you mean the PACARD v12.... ive seen this engine and feel the old devil... 4 valves tecknic and a BIG carburettor in the front...

[Dave]

I've had the pleasure also of one of those days out and sat in the tail gunner's position during the taxi run.
We were told during the run to close our eyes and imagine what it would have been like at the time knowing all those morbid stats.
Absolute bravery and the men weren't very old either.