swannymere Posted 2 January, 2013 Share Posted 2 January, 2013 Two pensioners restore Lancaster Bomber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 3 January, 2013 Share Posted 3 January, 2013 I think they have owned it since early 70s. I'm not sure they don't also own the airfield. I got the impression they were a couple of wealthy farmers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint in Paradise Posted 4 January, 2013 Share Posted 4 January, 2013 Have a read of this thread it is very interesting for people who love Lancasters. http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/504178-lancaster-number-2-a.html . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooney Posted 4 January, 2013 Share Posted 4 January, 2013 When I began working in a Bank at Bournemouth in the late 1950's, the deputy Chief Cashier was a Joe Lancaster who flew Lancasters for Bomber Command. He told me once, that he was forced to ditch near Alton, Hants after coming back from a raid as the engines were on fire. As coincidence would have it, the orchard he landed in belonged to the parents of a girl who worked at the same branch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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