Canada Last two Lancasters to meet!

[E Williams]

http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/raf-bbmf-to-host-canadian-warplane-heritage-museum-lancaster-during-visit-to-england-24022014

[IrishGunner]

I find it amazing there are only two left flying. But that's true of so many historic machines. One would think that at the end of the war, there would have been foresight to keep several of various aircraft and vehicles.

[Michael Johnson]

There are a number of other Lancasters, but they are not currently in flying condition.

I'd just be easier in my mind if the didn't try to fly the CWHM Lanc over. We are dealing with an almost 70-year-old airframe, no matter how lovingly cared for.

Michael

[Rogi]

They held a lot of "demolition" stuff after the war, I remember there being an older vet in our Modeling forum that recounted every year after the war, they would take a German aircraft that they had in stock that was usually left to rot near the Air base ( Bf-109, Fw-190 etc) and then blow them up at an anniversary date (for example, Battle of Britain etc)

Lots of British aircraft that were surplus were either sold or used as Target tugs.

Edited February 24, 2014 by Rogi