AVRO 'Lancaster' by junge1
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The British AVRO 'Lancaster' was a four-engined heavy nightbomber that was used during WWII. It was also used during the 1948-49 Berlin Airlift. I saw one of these land in Berlin-Tegel and after it touched down during heavy cross-wind the right gear collapsed. No major damaged, and the runway was cleared in a short time, because many aircraft were stacked in the approach pattern.
During the Berlin Airlift the Allies - American, British, and French supported West-Berlin, a city of 2.2 million inhabitants, entirely by air.
This AVRO 'Lancaster' is taxiing for take-off at the Reading, PA airport during an air show. This 'Lancaster' is the only flyable example of its kind in the world and is maintained by a Canadian group.
This picture was taken on 3 June 2006.
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Comments (34)
jeroni
Excellent shot, fantastic details and beautiful light, my friend
SapUS59
excellent capture of this fantastic old bird my friend !!
Iceshark39
Fantastic shot! Another spectacular plane and what a historical piece. Thanks for sharing.
cameraobscura2
Greetings Siegfried, I love seeing old birds from WWII but also the very first biplanes from WWI. Thank you for sharing. egmont
jocko500
cool to see history here. a wonderful photo of it and a very good write up
watchman2005
Great shot with the props turning!!! However regarding the only flying Lancaster I would beg to differ as the Royal Air Force maintain one in flying condition as part of the Memorial flight. It was recently used in a flypast to celebrate the exploits of 617 Squadron aka "Dambusters" during May at the Derwent reservoirs in England, the area where the crews perfected their bombing runs in rehearsal for the raid.
tennesseecowgirl
wonderful as always Sig. :)
thevolunteer
Another great shot. I sure am learning a lot about the history of aircraft etc. More than in High School.....Aloha
Richardphotos
beautiful example and capture. I wanted to ride in some WWII bombers here in Dallas but $375.00 for 30 minutes is very steep.up front they wanted $450
timtripp
great pic! great story!
NefariousDrO
I really like this photo, the Lancasters are so under-appreciated, but they did a true yeoman's job in the war. Nice to see them finally get a part of the glory they're due!
dragonmuse
Lovely shot. I thought it looked familiar.. I live not far from where it is kept.
kenwas
Awesome shot!
tetsu-pino
So cool!!! Excellent shot!!!
Meisiekind
Great info and a lovely shot of this beauty Sig!!! :)
flora-crassella
....die Flugzeugfotos von Dir zeige ich alle meinem Gatten. Der ist ein begeisterter Fliegen und wird sich über dieser Foto sicher wieder freuen! Gut getroffen!
emmecielle
Beautiful shot! :)
rockstrider
It looks very dramatic against the moody sky! Excellent capture and narative!
Emil-arts
Superb shot of a beautiful aircraft.
lucindawind
wonderful shot!!
Janiss
Gorgeous as always Sig!
debbielove
Thank you watchman2005. Well pointed out. Great shot though. As are your other Aircraft ones.
annie5
Another impressive shot Sig! Interesting to view..thanks :)
rainbows
Impressive capture, Sig. Wonderful work. Diane.
bebert
very nice shot.
lizzibell
great shot...
virginiese
Great compo and nice plane !
artaddict2
Very interesting to hear this is the only one in the world still in full working order. I live only 15-20 minute Walk from the factory which built 3000+ of these during WW2 (Avros Chadderton, near Manchester UK). At the height of the factory's manufacturing they had a workforce 6000 strong. Most of the buildings have been demolished, I'll have to wander over at weekend to see what is left, not been that way for a long time! Thanks for sharing this Sig.
e-brink
This Lancaster is based at Lincoln closed to where I live. Occasionally I see it flying around here. In fact, a few years ago it flew through this valley, below the top of the hills and if you stood on 'The Heights of Abraham' it went past below you and you were looking down on it!
kgb224
Excellent capture.