apples24

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incredible sight, i ran indoors to grab camera hopeing it was gonna do another circle but it didnt, it was a big thing with twin side bits so presume a bomber or transporter etc.

the noise was outstanding

was so low it felt like i could touch it

FlightMan

It's called a Lancaster you heathen.




It was at Farnborough and over my house 40 minutes ago.

apples24

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i did try search the net for pics but gave up after a few mins, so nice to see things like that now im old enough to respect and appreciate them.

apples24

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IT WASNT A LANCASTER

DCI Gene Hunt

Wellington

Petem95

Same thing happened to me a few years back - it was the BoB memorial flight Lancaster going to do a fly-over at a nearby model airshow! Flew over really low - sight and sound was incredible!

I bet it made the hairs on the back of your neck stand up!!

Petem95

Those only have 2 engines - the Lancs have 4

DCI Gene Hunt

Apples never said how many it had .......

scoobyvirgin

A plane with no engine??

dpb

how old

_Meridian_

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Then it was a Shackleton, which is post-war. Unless the Yanks have managed to get a Liberator across the pond. If it was silver, it's a B24, if it's blue or grey it's a Shack.


M

douglasb

I am prepared to be corrected on this, but I don't think there are any flying Wellingtons left.

I think that the last existing Wellington is being restored (or has now been restored) and is at Brooklands museum.

This Wellington was recovered from Loch Ness where it crashed in around 1943. I did some Sonar training on Loch Ness in 1983 and was asked to describe what I was seeing on the display. The bar stewards took me over the Wellington and I could clearly see a twin engined aircraft so called out "I don't believe this, but it looks like a DC3 at 400 feet". The response was, "That's pretty good. It's actually a Wellington and it's at 426 feet!".

Bar stewards!

GC8

A Shakleton was a Lancaster, to all intents.....

CrisPDuk

There aren't any airworthy Liberators left outside the US, that's not likely to change in the near future either, as the FAA won't certify the survivors for overseas flight

Although from what my Grandad has told me about his experiences in them, that's probably a good thing

FlightMan

Given that I saw a Lanc 40 mins before Apples did, and Farnborough to Southampton is 35 miles, give or take, as the crow flies, I still reckon it was a Lancaster.

Sorry Apples.

Scoobychick

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My money is on the Lanc but what do I know?

FlightMan

I don't know Sal, what do you know?

ScoobyWon't

Lancaster:


Wellington:


Shackleton:

Scoobychick

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Erm.... can I get back to you on that?

As for the Wellington, I didn't think there were any flying but I could be wrong. What about the Dakota? That still flies with the BBMF.

FlightMan

Yes you can. Take as long as you need.

The Dakota doesn't have and I quote from the OP " it was a big thing with twin side bits "

Reffro

Nobody has mentioned the B17 yet...........

Scoobychick

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But that's only got one 'sticky up bit' hasn't it?

Scoobychick

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Lanc, Lanc, Lanc

ScoobyWon't

Short-****, Short-****, Short-****

Simon C

Number of engines and type would be a nice identifier.

Although from the description of "large" would put me in the Lanc camp to.

B17 and B29 were both single tail fin

what would scooby do

Avro Lincoln

what would scooby do

Don't suppose there are any halifax's still flying

[-(o)-]

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For what its worth I'm with Flightman. Very same Lancaster went over us a couple of timesabout 7ish (accompanied by a Spitfire and a Hurricane)

Awesome

Not sure about twin side bits, could it have been a Catalina - ones due at Farnborough

BOB.T

B25 Mitchell?

CrisPDuk

Again as far as I am aware there are none currently flying in the UK

They aren't particularly big either