Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow. I too love Lancs. Back in the late 1940s/early 1950s my ex-RAAF dad used to take me to Air Pageants at the nearest RAAF base (now a bloody housing estate!!). I've always loved Lancs and lots of other wartime planes and was able to see lots of them flying then. We could sit quite close to the runway and enjoy the sounds too. Thems were the days! There'd be security, barriers, vendors etc, etc nowadays, back then just aircraft lovers. @onewing
@onewing Lancasters, Catalinas and, would you believe, Tiger Moths for me, but lots and lots of others high on my list too Babs. I have some very interesting old programs and photos in the album I kept until my early 20s. Amongst them are some official RAF photos of various Lancasters and crews. If I recall correctly some are aerial shots of the three dams of Dambuster fame. Can scan and send if you're interested.
Wow you just posted the perfect shot for VE Day.
Big fave for me as my dad was in Bomber Command as a navigator during the war. He went on 31 sorties over Germany 1940-1942 then was posted to Findhorn RAF base to train other navigators. We are very proud of him.
9 Squadron 5 Group.
Big fave for me as my dad was in Bomber Command as a navigator during the war. He went on 31 sorties over Germany 1940-1942 then was posted to Findhorn RAF base to train other navigators. We are very proud of him.
9 Squadron 5 Group.