Totally agree, must have been horrendous, knowing every time you took off that might be it.
I know an old guy who used to drive one of those things... total respect!
I worked for 15 years in the factory
( Woodford, Cheshire) that used to build the Avro Lancaster bomber. They used to deliver them to the RAF at a rate of 9 aircraft a week and they were designed only to fly for around 100hrs. Incredible machines....Sadly the old hangar which was used to build many of UK's iconic aircraft, including the Avro Lancaster, Vulcan bomber, Nimrod etc..has now gone and it has been turned into a housing estate. When I used to work there we sold a bunch of Regional jets to Luftahansa CityLine. It was customary for airlines to give a token gift to the workforce on taking delivery of their first aircraft, so what we recieved from Lufthansa (as a bit of fun!) was a very large framed photograph of a reconnaissance mission the German Luftwaffe carried out over Woodford in 1943 looking for the Avro Lancaster factory. Fortunately it was so well camouflaged, it was never bombed.
I remember taking my kids to the last Woodford airshow in the mid 90's and to a smaller airshow ( family day) at the end of the 90's at which I stood 20ft away from the one of the last flying Lancasters. Happy days. Really sad to see there is nothing left of the old place now......just one big housing estate and the Woodford Air museum in the old fire station. Everything else was demolished.
Cold up north?
Haha. No Martin. It’s glorious. Sat on patio having lunch. Bbq later.
The university acquired part of the Stanlow site know as Thornton with approx 20 buildings. One of the buildings (Ince building) is a grade ll listed building and a lovely looking structure. It is also derelict and surplus to the universities requirements. I noticed an old copper plaque on the front elevation, engraved in it is a Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane. When I spoke to one of the long established security men and enquired about it, he informed me that Ince building was where they developed the Merlin engine!!!........ Wow!! What an important bit of history we have and something to be proud of, and our fcuking stupid university is doing fcuk all about it and just letting it crumble away!! Really p!sses me off....I worked for 15 years in the factory
( Woodford, Cheshire) that used to build the Avro Lancaster bomber. They used to deliver them to the RAF at a rate of 9 aircraft a week and they were designed only to fly for around 100hrs. Incredible machines....Sadly the old hangar which was used to build many of UK's iconic aircraft, including the Avro Lancaster, Vulcan bomber, Nimrod etc..has now gone and it has been turned into a housing estate. When I used to work there we sold a bunch of Regional jets to Luftahansa CityLine. It was customary for airlines to give a token gift to the workforce on taking delivery of their first aircraft, so what we recieved from Lufthansa (as a bit of fun!) was a very large framed photograph of a reconnaissance mission the German Luftwaffe carried out over Woodford in 1943 looking for the Avro Lancaster factory. Fortunately it was so well camouflaged, it was never bombed.
did pretty much bugger all today, decided to take the old banger for an essential drink of v power at a not so local station
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