CWH Lancaster in Edmonton - Page 2 - Aircraft of World War II

Heinz · 08-13-2009, 08:00 AM

Fantasitc shots man, thanks! I've only seen a lanc once and that was G for George 90 Mission veteran at the Australian War Memorial. I'm determined to see one fly one day.

Cheers.

Catch22 · 08-13-2009, 12:46 PM

Thanks Alex! Forgot about those videos, I'll move them over when I get home.

ccheese · 08-14-2009, 07:05 PM

Great Pic's, Catch. That baby looks absolutely pristine !! Probably beter that the day it rolled off the asembly
line. I'm sure the plane is in good hands....

Charles

Colin1 · 08-14-2009, 07:06 PM

A quick question
but about the Lancaster in Calgary; do they intend to get that one airworthy too?

Catch22 · 08-14-2009, 09:59 PM

Thanks!

I'm not sure Colin, I do know they have 2 (or 3?) engines running.

Pong · 08-17-2009, 10:06 PM

Very lovely shots you have Catch, especially of the tail gun and the nose!

smallerhauler · 09-10-2009, 02:33 AM

Nice pics! This is my first post and I am a huge Lanc fan. Unfortunatley I miss seeing her in Edmonton as I had just got home from holidays and only heard that she was there on the 11:00 news and they just showed it taking off and leaving.
As for if there is any Lancs in the US the answer is yes. A private collector in Florida has a full plane and I think a partial airframe of another.

The Calgary Lancaster is only for display and is at a museum in the city. The Lancaster that catch22 is refering to is located in Nanton Alberta south of Calgary and yes they do have the 2 starboard engines the inside port engine being rebuilt. I don't believe they will ever make her airworthy again but they will have all four merlins running which is pretty cool IMHO.

For more info on the surviving Lancs go to Nanton Lancaster Society Air Museum .

Cheers
Marc

DBII · 09-10-2009, 03:08 PM

Thanks for the post, nice pictures. I saw her fly in the early 90's at a Wings Over Houston airshow. It was exciting to see her fly. She is a regular at Thunder over Michigan if anyone wants to see her in action.

DBII

Catch22 · 09-10-2009, 09:18 PM

Thanks guys!

109ROAMING · 09-11-2009, 07:56 AM

Sweet shots mate!

Couple weeks back I was up north ,took a look at a museum where they have a Lanc

Powerful bird!

Spose I should get some photos up

Heinz · 09-11-2009, 11:53 PM

Yeah Dan get em' up!

109ROAMING · 09-12-2009, 08:32 PM

Will do mate!

Micdrow · 09-13-2009, 05:37 PM

Great shots there Catch!!!!

RabidAlien · 09-16-2009, 12:25 PM

Great pics!

My first thought, though, was that that civilian liner is one dead duck....

(post#1, pic#

dirkpitt289 · 09-24-2009, 11:02 PM

Those are some great pictures. I never seen that many pictures of a Lancaster. I might have to steal those for a future build. Thanks for the tour

08-13-2009, 08:00 AM	#16
Heinz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 6,742	Fantasitc shots man, thanks! I've only seen a lanc once and that was G for George 90 Mission veteran at the Australian War Memorial. I'm determined to see one fly one day. Cheers. __________________

08-13-2009, 12:46 PM	#17
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,293	Thanks Alex! Forgot about those videos, I'll move them over when I get home. __________________

08-14-2009, 07:05 PM	#18
ccheese Older Than Dirt Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Posts: 7,309	Great Pic's, Catch. That baby looks absolutely pristine !! Probably beter that the day it rolled off the asembly line. I'm sure the plane is in good hands.... Charles __________________ I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either....

08-14-2009, 09:59 PM	#20
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,293	Thanks! I'm not sure Colin, I do know they have 2 (or 3?) engines running. __________________

08-17-2009, 10:06 PM	#21
Pong Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 495	Very lovely shots you have Catch, especially of the tail gun and the nose! __________________ "I'm sure as hell not a killer, but combat flying is like a game, and a guy likes to come out on top." -Maj. George E. Preddy, killed on Christmas Day, 1944

08-14-2009, 07:06 PM	#19
Colin1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,766	A quick question but about the Lancaster in Calgary; do they intend to get that one airworthy too?

09-10-2009, 02:33 AM	#22
smallerhauler Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1	Nice pics! This is my first post and I am a huge Lanc fan. Unfortunatley I miss seeing her in Edmonton as I had just got home from holidays and only heard that she was there on the 11:00 news and they just showed it taking off and leaving. As for if there is any Lancs in the US the answer is yes. A private collector in Florida has a full plane and I think a partial airframe of another. The Calgary Lancaster is only for display and is at a museum in the city. The Lancaster that catch22 is refering to is located in Nanton Alberta south of Calgary and yes they do have the 2 starboard engines the inside port engine being rebuilt. I don't believe they will ever make her airworthy again but they will have all four merlins running which is pretty cool IMHO. For more info on the surviving Lancs go to Nanton Lancaster Society Air Museum . Cheers Marc

09-10-2009, 03:08 PM	#23
DBII Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,429	Thanks for the post, nice pictures. I saw her fly in the early 90's at a Wings Over Houston airshow. It was exciting to see her fly. She is a regular at Thunder over Michigan if anyone wants to see her in action. DBII __________________ ~ Ladies and gentleman, this is your stewardess speaking. We regret any inconvenience the sudden cabin movement might have caused. This is due to periodic air pockets we encountered. There's no reason to be alarmed and we hope you enjoy the rest of your flight. By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?~

09-10-2009, 09:18 PM	#24
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,293	Thanks guys! __________________

09-11-2009, 07:56 AM	#25
109ROAMING Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,004	Sweet shots mate! Couple weeks back I was up north ,took a look at a museum where they have a Lanc Powerful bird! Spose I should get some photos up __________________ "When all else fails read the manual"

09-11-2009, 11:53 PM	#26
Heinz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 6,742	Yeah Dan get em' up! __________________

09-12-2009, 08:32 PM	#27
109ROAMING Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,004	Will do mate! __________________ "When all else fails read the manual"

09-13-2009, 05:37 PM	#28
Micdrow “Archive” Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,852	Great shots there Catch!!!! __________________ "Valor does not mean Hero."

09-16-2009, 12:25 PM	#29
RabidAlien Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hurst, Texas Posts: 2,827	Great pics! My first thought, though, was that that civilian liner is one dead duck.... (post#1, pic# __________________ Pillage, then burn. Argue not with dragons, for thou art crunchy and go well on toast.

09-24-2009, 11:02 PM	#30
dirkpitt289 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Plainfield New Jersey Posts: 435	Those are some great pictures. I never seen that many pictures of a Lancaster. I might have to steal those for a future build. Thanks for the tour __________________ Regards Dirk

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