Those were the days!

roadrunner · Post by **roadrunner** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:05 am

Just found this and thought some of you young 'uns might be interested

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EIij9U_LZw

Post by **nugget** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:23 am

That sound gives you goose bumps. Love it!

There's another one here Mike.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_s7rrG7oGw

roadrunner · Post by **roadrunner** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:46 am

Got to be careful not to give away our ages John

They do give you goose bumps though don't they. I remember standing next to Phil Read when he rode for MV. He was warming up a 500- 4 and the noise was vibrating the INSIDE of my chest cavity!!! Absolutely electrifying

I got the same feeling standing next to the starboard outer engine of the Lancaster "Just Jane" when they were running up the engines prior to carrying out taxi runs.

rdgravy · Post by **rdgravy** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:21 pm

wait until September when they get three Lancasters together and have all twelve Merlin engines running at once. That'll make your boots shake.

Post by **Stig** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:28 pm

Where's this taking place?

rdgravy · Post by **rdgravy** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:49 pm

it's at the Kirkby aviation museum. I think there's a fly past with two of them whilst the other is taxiing. September 2nd. Tickets sold out tho I think.

rdgravy · Post by **rdgravy** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:57 pm

the Canadian Lanc lands at Coningsby early August for a months worth of airshows.

roadrunner · Post by **roadrunner** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:21 pm

A bit of info!

http://www.lincsaviation.co.uk/events/S ... asters.htm

Post by **nugget** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:27 pm

I'll give them a ring tomorrow and find out if they'll be getting anymore tickets in the near future.

Hands up if anybody interested in going.

oldskoolexup · Post by **oldskoolexup** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 12:56 am

My dad would have loved this.

He serviced Dakotas after the war and once took the stick of a Lancaster mid flight.

rdgravy · Post by **rdgravy** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 6:34 am

I hope he put it back very quickly Oldskool.

Post by **nugget** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:23 am

I gave them a call this morning and was told the tickets came in last Wednesday and were put on line Thursday afternoon and all the 5000 tickets had gone by 12 noon Friday.

I asked if there would be any more tickets available in the near future and no was the answer. Sorry lads!

Fatdog · Post by **Fatdog** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 9:23 pm

That's a shame. I for one would of loved to be there.
No doubt a few tickets will find their way onto flea bay at some stupid price.

roadrunner · Post by **roadrunner** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 9:56 pm

Just a taste of what's on at East Kirkby.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_Rh6REKJos

Yoda · Post by **Yoda** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 10:24 am

I know Thunderaces are big but to say its a Lancaster?????????????

And I take back everything I ever said about Rutz being old. He were just a whipper snapper compared to this lot.