A Fine Sight To See

[paddywak]

Just being watching the film of the two Lancs and the Vulcan flying over Lincolnshire.Trish and I had planned to be there but wouldn't you know it the car decided to play up so we missed the sight of a life time.

[EcclesCake]

that is a cruel twist to your day.

[tonyav]

Blidy hell, bad luck paddywak.

[tamborine]

the flights were cancelled at Eastbourne last Saturday, because of bad weather. It was only a bit windy not a bleedin typhoon.

[paddywak]

We've seen our Lanc and the BoBMF several times over the years but to see those grand old girls together would have been something else.We're trying to sort out a day to see the two lancs ,but they wont be flying with the Vulcan again,

[tonyav]

I don't think they can afford to take any risks, tambo. Don't forget how old and rare they are.

[Tilly2]

I'm sorry you didn't get to see them, paddy. What a shame.

[Henrietta]

" It was only a bit windy not a bleedin typhoon"

That's probably for the weathermen the pilots and the aviation technicians to decide.

It's better to have cancelled and for them to fly another day rather then something to have happened and the regrets at why they were allowed to fly during iffy weather.

[Ratty2E]

Hope this cheers you up Paddy

[Ratty2E]

Well it might have done if it worked :-(

[New Judge]

Good job last Saturday was not the appointed day for "Operation Chastise" :-)

[tonyav]

A bit of film on this link.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-28873614

[ethandron]

I've sat in a Vulcan bomber, in a hangar. Ex brother in law was a Flt.Lt. I wasn't really impressed but my two small sons, as they were then, we're hugely chuffed.

[zebo]

We saw them today at Marham, a wonderful sight. OH said that the others were a Spitfire and a Hurricane, but the Vulcan leading the two Lancasters was a choker.

[tamborine]

me too tony but I wasnt blown away ;)

[tonyav]

LOL.

[paddywak]

Lucky you zebo, as I said a sight of a life time.The really annoying thing was that by time we got the car looked at it only took 10 minutes to fix something to do with a loose hose on the engine management system.

[twix123]

I heard what sounded like Merlin engines last Saturday morning so rushed into the back garden, to see the two Lancasters flying over the rooftops about half a mile away - glorious sight. Unfortunately I wouldn't have had time to grab a camera, they were gone too quickly! (this was in North West Kent).

In the nineteen fifties there was usually a Lanc at the Biggin Hill Airshow, which we kids could clamber over - happy days!