CWH Lancaster in Edmonton - Aircraft of World War II

Catch22 · 08-10-2009, 01:17 PM

Two weekends ago the Canadian Warplane Heritage Lancaster flew into Edmonton to do a air show at Cold Lake AFB. Apparently the only reason it was based in Edmonton and not Cold Lake (which is a few hours' drive north) was because they didn't have anywhere to display it effectively to the public, so we got very lucky. There are also some videos of it taking off and doing a flyby, but those are on another computer so I'll have to grab them. We don't have the best camera, so bear with the quality, nothing like Eric or Gary post! It was really cramped above the bomb bay, but once you got past it you could stand up.

Catch22 · 08-10-2009, 01:23 PM

Catch22 · 08-10-2009, 01:28 PM

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Catch22 · 08-10-2009, 01:29 PM

It was cool! We could have probably gone through again, but when we checked the line again it was huge, so I'm glad we showed up early! Videos tomorrow hopefully. I know some of them are somewhat repetitive, but I figured I'd post them anyway. You don't really get an idea of just how big these things are until you're right up close to them. I'm 5'8", so hopefully that will give you an idea of the size.

rochie · 08-10-2009, 01:32 PM

jammy b*****d, good pics though!

Catch22 · 08-10-2009, 01:35 PM

Thanks Karl!

pbfoot · 08-10-2009, 01:41 PM

I'm glad you enjoyed it .I miss it flying around here , she sure is a long way from home . I would guess over 2000 miles

Geedee · 08-10-2009, 02:57 PM

Wow. Thats a great set of shots mate.

I know what you mean about the size of these things....they look big....and then you get to stand underneath !

Catch22 · 08-10-2009, 03:00 PM

Thanks guys!

Gnomey · 08-10-2009, 04:07 PM

Excellent stuff!!

Catch22 · 08-10-2009, 04:47 PM

Thanks!

Messy1 · 08-10-2009, 04:53 PM

Great Pics! Thanks for sharing. I'd love to see A Lanc in person! Anyone know if there is there one in the US?

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 08-10-2009, 05:53 PM

Great shots Catch.

Thank you for sharing.

Catch22 · 08-10-2009, 05:55 PM

Thanks guys, and no problem.

To partially answer your question Messy, I have no idea. I do know that the only two flying ones are in Canada and England though.

Messy1 · 08-11-2009, 08:39 AM

I'd say chances of one being in the States would be pretty slim. Other than a collector, I would not think any would have been brought over.

08-10-2009, 01:17 PM	#1
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,630	CWH Lancaster in Edmonton Two weekends ago the Canadian Warplane Heritage Lancaster flew into Edmonton to do a air show at Cold Lake AFB. Apparently the only reason it was based in Edmonton and not Cold Lake (which is a few hours' drive north) was because they didn't have anywhere to display it effectively to the public, so we got very lucky. There are also some videos of it taking off and doing a flyby, but those are on another computer so I'll have to grab them. We don't have the best camera, so bear with the quality, nothing like Eric or Gary post! It was really cramped above the bomb bay, but once you got past it you could stand up. __________________

08-10-2009, 01:23 PM	#2
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,630	__________________

08-10-2009, 01:28 PM	#3
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,630	(REALLY dislike the ad) __________________

08-10-2009, 01:29 PM	#4
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,630	It was cool! We could have probably gone through again, but when we checked the line again it was huge, so I'm glad we showed up early! Videos tomorrow hopefully. I know some of them are somewhat repetitive, but I figured I'd post them anyway. You don't really get an idea of just how big these things are until you're right up close to them. I'm 5'8", so hopefully that will give you an idea of the size. __________________

08-10-2009, 01:32 PM	#5
rochie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: billingham nr middlesbrough uk Posts: 3,629	jammy b*****d, good pics though! __________________

08-10-2009, 01:35 PM	#6
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,630	Thanks Karl! __________________

08-10-2009, 01:41 PM	#7
pbfoot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: niagara falls Posts: 5,956	I'm glad you enjoyed it .I miss it flying around here , she sure is a long way from home . I would guess over 2000 miles

08-10-2009, 02:57 PM	#8
Geedee Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 891	Wow. Thats a great set of shots mate. I know what you mean about the size of these things....they look big....and then you get to stand underneath ! __________________ Cheers Gary My P-51D Cockpit Project http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/sta...ect-18113.html Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls

08-10-2009, 03:00 PM	#9
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,630	Thanks guys! __________________

08-10-2009, 04:07 PM	#10
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 16,490	Excellent stuff!! __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

08-10-2009, 04:47 PM	#11
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,630	Thanks! __________________

08-10-2009, 04:53 PM	#12
Messy1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ankeny, Iowa Posts: 1,673	Great Pics! Thanks for sharing. I'd love to see A Lanc in person! Anyone know if there is there one in the US? __________________ "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." George S. Patton "When you are at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on!" Franklin Roosevelt

08-10-2009, 05:53 PM	#13
Aaron Brooks Wolters Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA. Posts: 3,470	Great shots Catch. Thank you for sharing.

08-10-2009, 05:55 PM	#14
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,630	Thanks guys, and no problem. To partially answer your question Messy, I have no idea. I do know that the only two flying ones are in Canada and England though. __________________

08-11-2009, 08:39 AM	#15
Messy1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ankeny, Iowa Posts: 1,673	I'd say chances of one being in the States would be pretty slim. Other than a collector, I would not think any would have been brought over. __________________ "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." George S. Patton "When you are at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on!" Franklin Roosevelt

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