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Re: Yes, I'm so happy, 2014!
« Reply #105 on: August 26, 2014, 10:36:08 AM »
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Re: Yes, I'm so happy, 2014!
« Reply #106 on: August 26, 2014, 10:43:38 AM »
And my Father-in-Law's pictures.
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Re: Yes, I'm so happy, 2014!
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Re: Yes, I'm so happy, 2014!
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Re: Yes, I'm so happy, 2014!
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Re: Yes, I'm so happy, 2014!
« Reply #110 on: August 26, 2014, 10:49:49 AM »
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Re: Yes, I'm so happy, 2014!
« Reply #111 on: August 26, 2014, 03:12:54 PM »
That looks like a very happy snapper!
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Re: Yes, I'm so happy, 2014!
« Reply #112 on: August 26, 2014, 03:45:39 PM »
Great pics Ralph! Looks like a fun day out. The Lancaster is beautiful but very small inside. You can get a real sense of how cramped and difficult it would have been for those brave men. I like the Catalina too. Always had a soft spot for flying boats.
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Re: Yes, I'm so happy, 2014!
« Reply #113 on: August 26, 2014, 05:22:29 PM »
Rob Potterton has just tweeted this flying over the nursery :


The Lancasters are getting everywhere, it seems!
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Re: Yes, I'm so happy, 2014!
« Reply #114 on: August 26, 2014, 06:22:02 PM »
Sorry for the blurry photo, I shot this in a rush to the gate at the St. John's airport in 2012.  I knew Jens Birck would like to see the display they had arranged in the lounge area.  One of Jens' other talents is identifying planes by sound alone. 

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« Reply #115 on: August 26, 2014, 06:38:18 PM »
One of Jens' other talents is identifying planes by sound alone. 

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Why am I not surprised? That fellow walks on water too, if I'm not mistaken.  8)
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Re: Yes, I'm so happy, 2014!
« Reply #116 on: August 26, 2014, 09:27:14 PM »
A couple more of Avro's finest.  My brother trained on Lancasters and Lincolns before going on to Shackletons.  The Catalina is for MattT
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Re: Yes, I'm so happy, 2014!
« Reply #117 on: August 27, 2014, 04:44:04 AM »
I have heard that Peter Jackson offered to get Auckland's Lancaster airworthy. They declined the offer. www.nzmuseums.co.nz/account/3031/object/957/Avro_Lancaster

I was fortunate to be at Ardmore, near Auckland, for the launch of the DH Mosquito restored there.
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