I was reading on the RCAF site regarding World War II and the Moderna Era, when I came across this article, A Flight Into Memory and while checking to see if it was already here, I searched the author's name and discovered a member here with the same name. I hope he doesn't mind me adding this as it was most poignant.... Historical Articles - A Flight into Memory | History | Air Force | DND/CF "By Jock Williams, retired fighter pilot. His father flew the Lancaster in World War II It was obvious that there was something special about this man from the moment I first saw him, as I climbed down from the Lancaster right after we shut her down. Like almost anyone who stands beneath it and pauses to look up and contemplate its size and structure, I could tell that the Lancaster bomber he was looking at moved him. Something in his eyes however, set him apart from the hundreds of visitors the Canadian Warplane Heritage welcomes monthly into its museum hangar and onto its flightline. We get a lot of RCAF veterans visiting the museum outside Hamilton Ontario, the only one in North America and one of only two in the world where you can actually see a Lancaster flying, hear the roar of its Merlin engines and contemplate it's role in our nation's history. We welcome all of them, but this man was somehow unique......." Do also check the rest of the site, as it is quite interesting: Introduction | Timeline - World War II | History | Air Force | DND/CF
Hello, here are two pics from the summer of 2009 taken in Winnipeg, Canada. This is one example of the only two flyable Lancaster bombers in the world. I believe it will be coming back to Winnipeg for viewing and walk throughs at the end of July, begining of August 2010. View attachment 12498 View attachment 12499
