Two Lancs flying together!

Haha, just noticed the hand sticking out of the rear turret in that photo above!
 
I think the 3 Lancs event at East Kirby is going to be amazing, I'm gutted I can't make it. It's on 2nd September and I can't get the day off work as term starts the day before. :(
I've got 6 weeks off be before hand, why could they not have chosen one of those days for me?! :)
 
I've just seen the 3 Lancaster event at East Kirkby is now sold out. I'm so glad I sent off for my ticket when they first went on sale, I had a feeling they wouldn't last long but 5000 tickets in 4 days is faster than I thought.
 
Just catching up with this thread, I was suddenly struck with a thought. While the Canadian Lanc's over here, and seeing as how it's obviously in pretty good condition, why not give our neighbours in Europe a treat too? A couple of Lancs over the Ruhr could go down well, and maybe they could beat up a dam or two while they're at it, but probably best to stay clear of Dresden. Come to think of it, the Bundeswehr's got to have a couple of working Flak 88's and enough blanks to put on a good show, and they're bound to be up a for a lark ...
 
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I thought they'd go quicker, but then again the date is a problem for a lot of people.
They have said they're going to try to get more tickets available, but its dependant on whether they can arrange parking for the extra vehicles.
 
How does one go and view these two? I'm in the NW but prepared to travel...any way of doing it without buying tickets?
 
landwomble said:
How does one go and view these two? I'm in the NW but prepared to travel...any way of doing it without buying tickets?
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Alternatively you could buy tickets to an event to help them keep flying for longer giving you even more chances to see them. OR like the BBMF on twitter, go on their home page etc, they post updates of planes movements.
 
I'll have a look. I don't mind buying tickets, just conscious that I might have left it too late! I'm near Manchester - any suggestions for the best option?
 
Might it be possible to somehow track the double-acts on flightradar24 (or alternative)? I ask because I'm in effect housebound, but judging by the display schedules there seems to be a good chance they'll be very close to here on more than one occasion - and it would be nice not to have to rely on hearing them approaching ...
 
I think the Canadian Lanc can be tracked on those sort of apps as it's privately owned, but the BBMF Lanc can't as its own by the military.
 
September 7th this link http://www.warplane.com/lancaster-2014-uk-tour.aspx states the two Lancs will be flying over Ludford, Shropshire is this correct? There is a Ludford in Lincolnshire where the Lancs are spending most of the 7th Sept.

The Ludford in Shropshire is a parish in Ludlow. Would they have not put Ludlow as the location rather than Ludford?

If Shropshire is the correct location it would save me a long journey to see the Lancaster's.
 
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Had one fly very low over my house the other day, heard it, went out to see what is was and then it was gone, sounded and looked great, but over too quickly to get camera out. I live close to Sywell, but won't be near on that day.
 
One of the flypasts planned is over windermere.
Can anyone give any advice where to get some height to get some shots from slightly above, ideally with a good view of them coming and going.

I have heard the west shore is the side to be on, but as windermere is quite a large place shall say i could do with a few specifics if anyone has any from when the air show used to happen.
 
No one got any pictures of these together yet, several on my FB feed but not sure whether I can copy here.
 
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September 7th this link http://www.warplane.com/lancaster-2014-uk-tour.aspx states the two Lancs will be flying over Ludford, Shropshire is this correct? There is a Ludford in Lincolnshire where the Lancs are spending most of the 7th Sept.

The Ludford in Shropshire is a parish in Ludlow. Would they have not put Ludlow as the location rather than Ludford?

If Shropshire is the correct location it would save me a long journey to see the Lancaster's.
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Just looked at the link and they have updated Ludford and it's the linc's one not Ludlow as originally stated.
 
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No one got any pictures of these together yet, several on my FB feed but not sure whether I can copy here.
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Paul (Cheesy) has a few posted in the transport section. On the ground but both in shot.
 
Lifted from another area of the forum - thought it was worth bringing here as well...

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Taken from the RAF Waddington website (Which is currently having difficulties)
We are thrilled to announce that on Thursday 21st August 2014 the last two remaining airworthy Lancaster bombers, PA474 flown by Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and FM213 flown by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum will fly in to RAF Waddington where they will be joined by the famous delta wing Vulcan Bomber XH558.
Accompanying the line up will be two Hawk aircraft flown by 100 Squadron from RAF Leeming.
We know that there will be considerable interest in this therefore the Station will be providing parking on the base for members of the public who wish to see this exciting line up from the safety of a Park and View Enclosure (PAVE).
For all you aircraft enthusiasts out there this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see these iconic aircraft all together so it is our intention to position the three historical aircraft in such a way on the airfield that people using the PAVE facility will have a vantage point from which to take photographs. The aircraft will then depart RAF Waddington to display at various events around the country.
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I notice that the two Lancs are scheduled to do a flypast at (what's left of) my dad's old wartime base at Elsham Wolds on Sunday 24th.
However, despite scouring all the websites, nowhere can I find the approximate time this might be happening.
There are a number of other events scheduled for the pair on that same day, but I don't want to make a long journey and miss the flypast, but on the other hand I don't want to be waiting around four or five hours for it to happen either.

Does anyone know how I can find out the approximate time that the Elsham Wolds flypast might take place?
 
Brian, IIRC the BBMF site has a list of shows they're attending so you should be able to work out roughly when they'll be passing. Maybe a call to their base might get a response?
 
Thanks for that Nod.
They are scheduled for Dunsfold Wings and Wheels and Little Gransden on the same day but there are no times posted for either event.
There are flypasts scheduled for Bourn (Cambs), Stamford, Elsham, North Thoresby and Strubby and since Bourn is not so far from Little Gransden I guessing that the flypasts will be on the return leg of the flight.
I've emailed the BBMF events site since I can't find a phone number for them, but I may have to make it to Little Gransden since it's a lot closer than going to Elsham Wolds.
 
They usually give times the week leading up and then give a schedule of timings over the next 4-5 days. They update regularly on social media and the bbmf site.

Hope this helps :)
 
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It's strange, but the Canadian site seems to have the best information.
There's no actual host site for the scheduled flypasts.
It's a bit of a dilemma, since if I go to Elsham Wolds I'll probably book somewhere to stay overnight rather than drive back to London afterwards.
Not much of a problem, since I'd like to visit Lincoln anyway.
What I don't want to do is drive all the way to Elsham, wait for hours and just have a handful of photos of a flypast, which could have been taken anywhere.
I'm thinking I might go to Little Gransden on the same day instead and see a full air show as well, plus it's not so far to drive from Northwest London.
The flying display at Little Gransen is from 13:00 to 17:00 but of course there are no specific timings.
I would imagine they would go from Little Gransden to Bourn and then the rest of the return flight to Coningsby via the other "flypast" sites.

I'll see if I get a reply from the BBMF display site, but the longer I think about it, the Elsham Wolds idea is losing it's attraction to me.
Funny thing, I just noticed that the RAF Events Team is based at Northolt, which is literally about a mile from where I live. I wonder if they will have a flypast there at some point, although there is none listed and no displays nearby, unless they take a diversion returning from one of the south coast displays.
Methinks I should have my camera and long lens at the ready!
 
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Does the RAF events team have a contact number/e-mail address? You might get some reasonably accurate timings from them (if they do) to catch them over Elsham Wolds since (from the sound of it) that site holds a special significance to you.

Good luck and I hope the weather's 1/2 decent when and where ever you catch them!
 
I'm waiting for a reply from them to my email.

There's no phone number other than a Fax line - didn't know anybody still used those!
In the mean time I booked a ticket for the Little Gransden show on the same day, and I may try to get to some other events.

Elsham is now an industrial estate with the A15 running through the middle, so I'm not sure if I could get a meaningful photo that put the aircraft in context anyway, although there is still a J-type hangar on the site.
I believe there is some kind of memorial there these days and I was interested in visiting again sometime.
My father took me there when I was a kid, but from what I've found out it looks totally different these days.
My dad was groundcrew on Lancasters (103 squadron) but like many, he didn't talk much about his wartime experiences, although he seemed to have great affection for the Lancaster.
It's through his influence that I started my interest in photography, although I've never found any wartime photos of his, other than the obligatory squadron lined up in front of the aircraft official photo.

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Serendipitous Sid said:
Might it be possible to somehow track the double-acts on flightradar24 (or alternative)? I ask because I'm in effect housebound, but judging by the display schedules there seems to be a good chance they'll be very close to here on more than one occasion - and it would be nice not to have to rely on hearing them approaching ...
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The Mynarski lanc pops up on FR24 occasionally but not consistently eg. today it did when it was on the ground at Coningsby but not when it took off to do a practice.

Users of PlanePlotter software with 'master user' status will see the Mynarski lanc and the individual BBMF aircraft though whether fully tracking depends on the amount of data being fed to the system. I don't usually look for warbirds but the BBMF DC3 seems to plot more often than their fighters or their lancaster....but knowing which aircraft are displaying together you could probably infer which are travelling together if only one is plotting.

Again I've not specifically been looking today but have noticed two of the BBMF spitfires as well as the RR spitfire in the list of aircraft I have picked up locally as I've glanced at the screen.
 
@Brian G I'm not sure if it helps much, but the Lanc's are scheduled to do their fly past in Bourn at 2:45pm from what I've heard. Unfortunately I don't know where that fits in with Little Gransden and the rest that day.
I've heard that tracking Vera on FR24 and the like will be intermittent due to her flying with Thumper. Because Thumper is own by the RAF she's not meant to be trackable.
 
Those 2 lanc passed ovehead yestrerday and what a strange sight and completely different engine sound. Today we had a harrier jump jet fly over us
 
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@Brian G I'm not sure if it helps much, but the Lanc's are scheduled to do their fly past in Bourn at 2:45pm from what I've heard. Unfortunately I don't know where that fits in with Little Gransden and the rest that day.
I've heard that tracking Vera on FR24 and the like will be intermittent due to her flying with Thumper. Because Thumper is own by the RAF she's not meant to be trackable.
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Thanks for that.
I decided not to go to Elsham Wolds, but I've booked to visit the Little Gransden show on that day.
The Little Gransden flying schedule is between 13:00 & 17:00, so that fits with your time for Bourn, which is quite close.
My guess is they will do Dunsfold, Carfest and then Little Gransden, followed by the flypasts on their return leg to Coningsby, but who knows for sure.
Pity about the lack of tracking but it is what it is.
 
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