Lancaster bomber

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Jack Pearson

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720 posts

202 months

Saturday 17th May 2008
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Has just flown over my house

going towards long buckby way so anyone around northampton keep your eyes peeled , although you can hear it from miles away!

tom617

161 posts

204 months

Saturday 17th May 2008
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yeah i saw flew right over my house in long buckby. it was up north yesterday doing a fly pass for the dam busters

Flying Toilet

3,621 posts

217 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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It was doing trial runs for it's display at Santa Pod next weekend...

cpas

1,661 posts

246 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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I saw it fly over Tixover Quarry. Nearly missed it as it was so low and I was driving out of a deep hole!!

obes

3,298 posts

250 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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just caught sight of it on Sun!
was it defo a Lancaster ?

Flying Toilet

3,621 posts

217 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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Scroll down to the 15:05 entry for information:
http://www.eurodragster.com/santapod/live/2008fiam...

SB - Nigel

7,898 posts

240 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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(bit of a plug here) rolleyes

The club has paid for a display at the Kimbolton show this year (hope to get Spitfire and Hurricane too)

Jack Pearson

Original Poster:

720 posts

202 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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obes said:
just caught sight of it on Sun!
was it defo a Lancaster ?
Yes deffinantly, you cant mistake that double end tale for anything else, and just the fact that it was the lancaster

Matt172

12,415 posts

250 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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not a lanc, but we got buzzed on the way home by a hercules, could only have been 150 foot off the ground

stormin

1,304 posts

217 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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Matt172 said:
not a lanc, but we got buzzed on the way home by a hercules, could only have been 150 foot off the ground
I see 'Fat Alberts' reguarly at this level across the back of our village, I'll swear the pilot has blonde hair.

Matt172

12,415 posts

250 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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stormin said:
Matt172 said:
not a lanc, but we got buzzed on the way home by a hercules, could only have been 150 foot off the ground
I see 'Fat Alberts' reguarly at this level across the back of our village, I'll swear the pilot has blonde hair.
completely off topic, is that your beetle on your profile? V cool

stormin

1,304 posts

217 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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Matt172 said:
stormin said:
Matt172 said:
not a lanc, but we got buzzed on the way home by a hercules, could only have been 150 foot off the ground
I see 'Fat Alberts' reguarly at this level across the back of our village, I'll swear the pilot has blonde hair.
completely off topic, is that your beetle on your profile? V cool
Long story, I'll fill you in at the Picturedrome some time, but it will be... I'm buying it off a neighbour to restore after someome hit it up the chuff 6 years ago, but I can't do anything until my garage/extension is built.! - builders said 8 weeks - we're into week 10 now. mad

Matt172

12,415 posts

250 months

Monday 19th May 2008
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stormin said:
Matt172 said:
stormin said:
Matt172 said:
not a lanc, but we got buzzed on the way home by a hercules, could only have been 150 foot off the ground
I see 'Fat Alberts' reguarly at this level across the back of our village, I'll swear the pilot has blonde hair.
completely off topic, is that your beetle on your profile? V cool
Long story, I'll fill you in at the Picturedrome some time, but it will be... I'm buying it off a neighbour to restore after someome hit it up the chuff 6 years ago, but I can't do anything until my garage/extension is built.! - builders said 8 weeks - we're into week 10 now. mad
will look forward to hearing about it thumbup I've been given the job of getting my Dads bog standard 79 back on the road in a view to sell it for my mom.