a bombing legend NICK RADElL & MIKE VINES
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Acknowledgements Mike Vi",,, wish,,, to thonk the follow ing indh'id'h1 1, f~ r tl",ir help during th,. ronl pilati()n uf tlti' volume; &In LJr }\ndy Tom,1 Iin, CO 01 the llIlMF, fo r pu ll ing up wi lh him on his many yi, it' t() C()nil1g,by ..1nd 1m his 1)'1tic" cl' in ., n"w,ing ,,"cry 'l m'Stion th.. t the aut hm threw " t him; t() hi , entire t",m of ,'n lhu, i"lk ond h,1Td working grou "der"", fur k""ping th,,,,, m ognifkent air,r.1 ft ~yin g 1m u, .1 11 lo "",'; ond to Michael Hill ",1<1 his te;,m ;,t Strike Com m."d PR. who fi><,d the ai... t""oi r SOft""', "'p'-,-~" Il y Ihe Ch"""d bland, ;h,~,t, which wa, cl"."ro within two day' "I ,,,king fOf the f.,C;l ity , Grateful thank.. a l,o 10 Sim on Morris of Dunn ', Phologrophic L,boraturit'S for .hi; f,,,t ;md ,"rL.i>-lent ""yice; to Ted Fmnkbnd of Fu ji Photo Film (UK) Ltd, l'ruf,,,siunal f'hot<>gr;'phic Division. fo r his .1dvke and hdp; a lld to Paul Th()ma; of K ~i t h I"hn"m .1 nd l'ellin g Ltd foe the 100"' of tn., >I"-,,,ioli
EYery "Hurt h", be..,n made t() li,t th",,, ;ndi" idu .,i> or organi,"t ;"n, Ih., l Wl' "",;o kind jn assisting Rick Rnd,'11 with hi., r"",.1ITh on th" Myn.,.,ki Mommi., 1 L"''''"t~' Thanks tu the Ca n.dian \"';,rplane I I~ritage I....lu>eum; th" IA,nc."I", S,'PI>OTt Club; r\o 419 ' M(l(lI;<" Sql\; G""l"!ie and I",,,,, Sobering; the Ass()ci,tion 01 Living Hi; lory, D,'ylon, O hio; Joll1t ",,.j Dopltne tloo if()ur; John Cummi ns; !lob Fr.",c'; 1.""f)' .\ klfi ng; Horry HlIffm,,,,; Norm,m 'Kit' C,,,on; Gil l'lunt; Doug Brown; Steve M.lr1 in; Ro n Wy lie; M"'~"'"et Mathe"';; M. ' garet Suther1,m d. Cor' ll"ycuek; Cn'g Hann,,; Don 5chofi~ l d; S.,lly .\iaMrich; Ron Kaye; Gord HiH; K ~d C(~M n ; Doug Brnlley; Wil f Riddl~; r\urm ,n Shrive; Stew Brickenden; Bi ll MdJride; ]-fnw.ud I'.ml ue; Kermit W""ks; and Fred I'a"",o
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About the authors Rirk R~dd l i. ~ prt>ft"jon~J photogr. ph er w;l h ~ deg''''' In phol"suph i~ I«h"ology from lIy. ",on P.. lyk> .. <"nlribu tlng wriler and photn_cd; lor for the C.n,d l.n Worp l.". H tr;t.g~ Mu •• um', ~liglrll;''''. m.g.z; n •.
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Contents Prc-season 8
FM213 66
Veterans 11 4
Airshow routine 38
On tour 84
Bomber stream 54
In detail 98
Technical Specification 126
Pre-season y"" .. ' ....1 h.v~ feU th _ at,nosph ....! A 5harp.~yo:'e' in the crowd th~ du.; •• il h9u<:4 l. a. it n.bit~ 'o(f.... taS.' wallins for il5 eu
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n ow .. half way arou nd th., world for Ih is mo ..... n~ wa it for the unmio.lahbl., throb of fo ... MNlins. & 1Iroundc",w memben. doubU..,.. .-e-livi ng the hourS they wo ilN "'hti r' bom bers to , d um .fte •• mi .. ion, go miSly .ylHl as tit. memuri. s flood back. For th. 'youngslc,,- thtlerm bomber mtans loMas., •• and thy wou ld
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A. CO of Ih. I'l isht. Sqn Ld. Andy Tom. li n, IIAI', I. the only h, ll-time pilot with tho " ni l. Th •• Ir.row unM. hi . 'omm. "d. ,... .11 ~.rvi n g nffkc .. al Coning, by. in.truC'\i ng nn Ih. Turnodo 1',3. Th" Lane.. . iT . ngln .... ar. d rawn from. pool of III,.... olfieo .. f1'(l11l "._ rby RA f Fi nninglcy. Eighl •• " fuU_tim. RAF ground,,,,w m.ke u p the ro. 1 of the le. m. undeT the w.t.hful eye of Ih. engi neeri ng uflk ••. W.. ronl Offi'e' B. rry Sur.. PA414 w • • built byVI.ke .. Armllron8t ot a.este r in 1~4 5 10 8 M k 1 (FE) I~· .. E~.U .~ci lilUS "p"'.. t;"n 'll.i n~l l ht J.p.n6t following Iht enution of ho . li l iH~ in Eumpe.
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Abon co ,,( tho! 88MI' ~nd pilot of the un....,;t."., Sqn l.d r Andy TOtrulin (at tllto ....... he..d projector) b~ lho! Spitfire ~nd I-Iumo",- plk>I~, as .....11 as t ...• g",,,nd=w member>, f.... ~ night to Royal Naval Air Station y,'(>Vilk>n, with a di.p"'y At KAF Upper Herford, Chford.hi",. ~n "",trd ";de ol tho! n..." cuekpil. 11,' is re!lponsible lor lhe 1"",1 mon.>gc""'"t 01 the ~iTCTaft. and hi' tim<' is s~nt monit",;ns fuel cont<'JIiS, ""gin~ Di) and cooling 1e-mp<'T_,tU",", .nd brca""" "f Ihe cI<>s<' proximily of lhe n.lV's table (kilt he i. " ...... lIy to "" ""'" crollchlng or .w nding by the bonk of dials ",hilst I"" bomb.-r is ~Irbornc. WMtimc Alghl engi"'-"'''' w<..., I,.in<'d by thcir pilots 10 be ,'blc 10 Ay l he .;",,.,fl straishl and I","", in c• .., of ~n emergency
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A bon PA474 ''''''''5 oif Ics inbo.lnl .mJ uulbu..rd spl" lT~d'ng ('<1):(' f\;ops, ..·1lilsI Sp,tfi..., MlliA P7350 g('ls l"'pocIN by "B,I"", un ~ I\.lng.>r tOUt 1'7350 ...s .... ""'$00 ,n • Lon'hng a<"ridmC during 11\0, l'l'll .,"'''',... """"" ~I IIAF Chi,........,.. wiw-n tho ~1t,.. bn k..1 f'O"''''' «lOR ~U~r I~I..-.off. "l'ho .,nnfi "".ta,ned und.-r<"orri.,gc•• Irlr~ .......,Id prupdlt.-r dam.lge. 1:>\" PIlot Sqn Wr Pdul Day .....,-.p..t unhurt Left Engi .... l<'Chnkl.on Cpl Nig~lljunn (known.1S ·sticky' to his f"~,,J.) du.ocb oul the mighty M",lin wilh ;Uni.,,- lechnician Fioo,l Hnld In~, whil~ SAC Danny Smil h ~h«k.< (]In Ih~ t\o 2 po"·~rpl.onl pnUt I" the ",",'/1 "",ng rollro 0I0l for ~n~in" The un<"a,t.". bee."", tho> most >u,,,.,.,lul RAF bomber 0/ the w~r, ",",·ing a >up~n", perf""""","," in "1\1:(', he~ht, ~ and bomb ~.rryinJ; abUlt), 0 ....' .U u f ib compentor<;, From It s skkly childhood., ,hi- jW,n-<"flsh\Cd A",,, M"n<""""lt"I', lhr I"n("~q.,... ..·as transiorm.-J .n'" ...'.....'n ...... through tM ~"""'nt ,,j , .... fonn...... . onrl"l ..bk- RoIJs.Itoy(~ \ 'ulru, .. rngl1"'" "-llh four RoUs Ro) (~ ~Ierh ...... ,,'lUch "'"",filll'
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Above A 'elie,-,'tI s..ln Ld, Andy Tom, lin w,i l, for Ihe h.m g.1r d ,x",; 10 be f"ny "I"-'''L',,1 ,;ngl<' IIY!""t, are litl,'tI in Wne'"V" T1"''<Sible ,on wu lo 10 0 1heT m"jot eve l1 l,
i",,,,,; ihlo, Ix>I h in p"rfo r n~'n c" a n d in 'h ~ w"Y it wuld be ", ,!Jled wi th e,'er-in c,ea,ing Je", d, w it hout b rmking thi, c" mt'l's b-lCk , Th e la n msler was t he on ly ai""afl in th e ",mId c" 1)'1 bk " I lifti11 g ' h o 22,0CHl Ib Gmn d 51.,," bomb; "'-'itl"'r th e I lali fax or Stidi ng rou 1<1 carry ''''yt hil\~ li ke 12,000 Ibs, lei ,lone t wicc thol omoun l. r\ot only rould it ta ke )",o" ier oom b Imd,; nol onl )' wa" it ,<." ic' 10 ha"d l,,; Ri gh i Vbil0rs .' 1"(' ,1\>..,,1,'<1 (0' is it ,wa ll ow,...ll b y I h ~ nul onl y were t here fewe r ,cciJ ent, wi lh it Ih, ,, with .ircr.,lt'" c,wmm,,:n ft by 5 fI bo mb l",y_ The Lm ca,lcr alli er type'S, the casually ,ate w", al,;o ,-."nsistentl)' h<>low was "'g""hly t he' mmt dl,..:ti,'" he,,'y bo m ber o f t he W,lf th,,,,, .. f nth", Iyp'" _lIut "VC" so Ihp "",t in t."m, of '-l,< il CO!] lel ,1<'I"'or 14,1)JO Ibs " f bombs uver • r,mg" uf 16611 , ircrew w;,. h igh - of the 7374 1~'!IC",;.te" bl\ilt, m "", tnon m il,...., or <me gig., ~ti c 22,[IOOlb Grand 51.1 m C.l rll"luoh 3C(I() f"n,>.! to ret1< '" from 0p,'r., lion" I ,;orr;l'S, ,,'Su iting in d " ,'h' OWt" "Hl~e "f HJ.tO m ile", Accord ing to Si, Art hllr th o d"o lhs of 47,iUl Bomber Comm .1 " d ,1 iroTC"·: Ihi, lot,,1 'Jl.omOCr' Ho"i" 't he LoUIe"'i"t was Ihe ~"',' te;t 'in~ le
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Abo~~ T"" Ai, Gunnod to I.... NilI I".u.i1':>Itih gun II1m'! or I'.Hi~ JS a p".m,".... nl m~mo""l to aU or lho:>$(> b.~,~ I'IWn who dclcnd<'d l!>ci. ~il'
Lelt Th~ r~>r !urr.:! w •• th~ Jon. Ii",,1 and wld",t place in tho! airc, .ft ~. th. gluH' et'S only conl~ct ",ilh th~ . oSt of Ih. ''''''' was via th. intercom. i!Mm y ,'I1,lCks. ".,,",n Ihey ca me, weI'(' ~ s,,~n y from 1M re,,,. ,1S Ihe nlGhtrlghlcrs ,wuld try 10 kjJI t~ '."'·gun"", fi" t be/"re finishing 011 the ,·;,m.lly undefended ai'cr.ft. If th" Lane',I'" h.d .Iready dmpped it!; bumb load, an.! I"" rear~"""r "' •• fil and ",. ll th.n In., .....,,1 of th. C"'W hold 4t J,:asl hiolf a did,"'" of .u,\';'·~ ]' The bomb.>, w.os. """",k.ably agi!<> ~tiliw for Its sll(', .1nd could be jjn~.nd dived .,' .,Ianning .ngle.; "'Mn .'-niding an .t!.>Ck. H",,''''''''', d""pil~ i .. ",1.1".., m.>n""."'T.bilily. lbe I.. nc...... usually bl In., ""n~~ of the r.a, turrel aft", .buutlO~, If the . ""my .un... fI C'..ned hom. its aUMk
' AI'!« mghting' is u """"""''Y U p.... Highring un .n ~i rtT.fl IhL~.u.-. ......... bcr .. h >king for oil a nd fu~l k.o).s. or an)"Ihing ~lst' Ih.l 1 may hRve rome .1drift. A> he ..... olk$ Ih~ 101 It of Iht' Llnea,IeTS wing . n,., m.a>sive flrtns ~utfac ~ doubles as Ihe fu~J I~"k for the aircraft. and II ~o\Tl aery up In 2lSoilmpo'n.1 &-,Ikm' in ilS I i>< I.lnh. Tho! gro.."";k",,,· a ,~ all .-.>iunttorn., .nd non<' of Ihmt """'" 10 romplain d..-spilt' the rumoun!\! high work I""" "nd "'""k""d~ ~wdy d uring Iho. ..lisp],,)" wruch ~Mrts in April and &"'" Ih,,-,ugh u,,1 11 Sopl,,",""" Abo,,~
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Lofli'. Ca .... dl~n r~ck.>rd 225 if ~nlly "",Idlng und", IN- No 2 CO"'!lng of PA4R This p.>rtk'ula. ""Sine wa. built to powc, w"I1Im<> M""'Iultu8, and was bought from I~ ~,~lh~ILon Collection. o •..",,",uled and fitted In lhe L.lnc~SI~' in 1988. FIll"'" damping ""MUSI shroud •• which we,c vil,,1 in hiding th~ aire .. It·. p<>!'ition from " n~my r,~hte'" Jurin g the nlghl bomb.!r offe n, ;,'e ..1Te n<>, fitl c'
At>ovf I' A474 ta x;"" back 10 '15 dlspen.al after another d ispt..y. The 88.\.1 F.0I' n... B.llI"'of 8ritain Flighl'" it w~. ca,l;'" known when "" up in 1957. origi""lly comprised t h"", Spitfl"'5 nnd one H um"" ..... The l ... n~I'" joi..oo tho> R4Iht in Im.~nd Ihe word 'Memorial' "'0, added 10 tho: tillin~ t
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Abov~ The Laoc.sm- isan imp ....... i' .., beast fn,,,, ",o.t ~ngl8. bul /wad on with tho.- bomb dOOt"O open it look,; <=IcUy right for lho.- job. On -p J~n uary 19,1II"nly IS d.Y" .fM· il. /iI'S! n;~tl the prolotype I... nca.0> A &. AEE', won15, 'Thi~.e-rupl."~;. emin.,nlly &I,il"bk' fur """",'I ioool ~c·. PAJ74'. ""ginl!!l from 'i~hl 1(> lefl. or on<' to fout '" lhey ~ru known by II>. <"''''!, "'''SI!1 0/ Iw(l Rt>lls·R"ySitions, 0 M,-,lin 25 M _~ " J and a I'ackard 22$ in the No 1 slot. n", lA'oc."td, Merlim ore illtc,d"'n~c"bl c with lhe BBMF', 11",,10. ,," p<""erp ionl, as Sgt D"vc i\lyn~ c' ploin l' 1975 unlil 1987, tho.- PO"'<'fI,lan l Ilwn being removed, 1ife-ex..-'d·, ''''~rhaulN ~,Id ..... fin."1 fou r L1ICT.1llc BBMF h.>. a lOtal of 13 Mcriin/f'ol(k.ud . on ttw.· boo~ ....',.., Hf w hich can "" swilChed .,.. lIy from Ihe 1.olnca.te't III II>. Ilul'l'i('an~_ The ni~1 . 1'>' .'w~Y" looking 10 inm......• Ihdr holding for all of their ~In:nfl II<> if you know any""" who m;~ht " 'ish to don;>l" equipment pl.... "" gL1 Ihem 10 run!ao> BBMF
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Above 5'ln LdT Andy TomaHn looks around 10""" if the "",,,' arc roady fo • • torl-up. Prior to joining the Flight, Andy flew Vict", tanker. with No 214 Sqn fo • • ix y~.',;, before moving On to become, flying instructor, where he flew just ,100ut every RAF type Ihen in the inventory . R""" lled to Victors during the F,lkland . mm!",ign, he has now amA>seti ovet6000 flying hours. Ilehind Andy i, the navigator for this lrip, I'll Lt Jerry Urcn. who is cum::nlly S<"Tvinl': in Ihis cap.1ctly"s ,1n in,lructor wilh 1\'0 229 OCU, flying in the b.ck "",t of the unit' , Tnm.d" F.3I! Lefl Nol the pl."" for Iho,,, wh" . uifer from cbustruphobia! The "err c,"mpt.". Not only did they h,ve 10 hc phY'ically toogh enough to fight in this posilion. they also had 10 have enough menIal resilience \0 ",;tilSta"d the lonelin,,",' and cold that W,1S the ' e""'gunner , lot . Tho bomber m,de its ,"-.,.vice d~but wilh N" 44 Sgn on 3 March 1942 when the unil performed minelaying sorties ovcr Ihe l-lcHgoland Bight. A WN!k 1"lcr a p.lir of Lon",stc," from the .ame uni t dropped to, tOO Ibs of inccndi.rics on E""" , thu. 'b\<x.J ing' Ihe aircraft in its more f.miliarbombing role
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Airshow routine 1...1t Mt ..... a ,low run p.tst tho> 100.000 spc<"t~t"'" ~I t h~ M,1d~nhall Air Fe''', City uf U,IW/n ~, it9 "nd=.'rri~g.. up ,,--..d y fm , ",~ I;\lr turn bcl"", cornn,cn";,,!: ~J>04hcr P"'" along 'M runw.,y. [>,\474 n,ne.."I), boo. ", 11K> cod" I'M·"'''. a. wurn by. L~nca'h'''' <>I :-los lQl ~nd ~76 S<jn •. Th;, w"u y vctCT~n "'-1 ~ Il<,n,l>c. Command "-",,,d by flying 14D "I""Mion.>\ _ Ii", during tilt, wor. II Is the BBM"'" inten ti"n to change mMk;ns! reg ularly to 00""''' e,'cry w.rt;m<' I."''''','e' "tti t. Th£ a;re. "il i. dll e 1m i,s " exl m"io' uvcrh,1 \l 1 during l h" w;IIter of 1~J /'I4 . w h.," the rm, ,n<.! pori In.m. Sp"'S w ill be "'pl.,,,-oJ, and III ~ ru 'Mu "'" 111.11 B m.y re·app"ar palnlc.J "I' ,,",,,,,. ,,{ Guy Gibson', l~"\C"';lc"
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AbDv. T1>e born!),,. lines up on fin,lls 10 C, .lnfidd .i.field in 1985 I.dl PA474 was p.inH.,<1 up in I h~ e,,,ly I ~ to 1'<'1"''Sl~\t Ine Lancost.,. flown by Wg Cd, Guy C;b,;on VC whil.tlcading '>J" h17Sqn on lhe 'Ddrnb",;!ers' raid in 1943. The .i,,,nit used ()n thi.' ep'" mi,;siun weI'<' h~.,";ly mOO ifi...-.:Ilo ...ry Iho e.k.""ll y n"",nl.'omb bay had to t'>t' fu"hcr cui away
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IAIl Th<- Lanca,te. is an ~im-~ft that look.. right from an)" angl~, .1nd ~s th<-y ""Y 'ifit looks right 11 IS right'. from the bombtot', fi",t fligh t in January 19-11 . itsde>igner. the legendary Roy C .... d".;ck, and his design tedm.t A V K"" Ltd. were mystif;.,d "" to why the aircraft's flight tri.l, "'enl SO smoolhiy. and Ih.>t lhe t)"p<"s p<'rfOfTl'\a1\Ce wa, bcl!et thlm their predicted vol\l""'_ M.ny prototype .h..,-.ft from Ihi. period "'~re downright ddngewu, during evaluation ~nd t<">t flying. and "ft"" rcqumxl " 1<>1 <>I modification wo,k brio ... th~y "'ere reg.rded as >uitable for the avenge ..,....;{'(! .""""'"
Abo1Ie l"A~7~ ~. ""~ firs! sa,," il in 1m. n... ~in:,~fl "......, !he codes n.t·8. commcmor.tin~ th~ ~il'n~f1 flown by Sqn ldl' John Nrilletonon 'hcdarins,. htu ill . (Mt..J. Io",.le"fl d.'ylight I'~ id On Ih~ M.1"n 0;..,;..1 fac tCIry.1t Aug,hurg in April 1'1-12. Nct llct,m'. aircraft wos the only """ of si x l..1na,t.fj from No .J4 Sqnto retum !Tum this nti ..ion./u", falling to I.u/twa/f~ ftglltcrs en mut~ 10 lhe ~~. Sqn Ldr N .... I\clon "c... ~w..(kd lhe Vktorid Cross rM his p;tr11n the I'.id lefl 'I'M bomber "'a:i minus iI, mid·upper lurro.'! when il fjr>1 joinN ''''' 88~{F in 1973; it ~ been faired 0""1' soon .1ftcr th" aircr~11 ,,"as built to ~rrom........t... .... n exl"",,,1 >addle lanl< 10 ""tend tho! r.ng<' of II... aircr~fI for il,I"">p<>Sed role in I"" Anglo/ US TIger rOtc .. o-pel'~!lon ogai"", 1M I~I"'''''''''' A "'ol'ld·wid ~ l"'.rch fur ~ IlIrrct. ", tr"dume and funclionin); bomh df>O'" w
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The BRMP, !.Measle. /ram.;,d 0 ... classic English countryside.o.t Old Ward"" in 1973_ Thi. ,mal! S"'N <>erodrom<' which ;. hom<' 10 lhe Shutt""'TIrlh Collection is prob.th~ the be;! air.;how '"CftlK' for any v"i1or 10 III<> UK. 'J"I,., CoIlKhon o pe
to "}in& condilional ~ Impo-rial War Museum airfll'ld.o.t Ouxford
Abavo A, a rcward for Ihdr ground rn,'rshalling d"lies, Ih"'" Air Training C" 'P" ClIdets get Ihe 'best ",aI, in Ihc house' from whkh to take photogr.ph, o! PA47. On final> at Ihe Cull"l>e uf Aewnoutie> . t Cranfield, in LJ..odford,hire L.n Il,mkod_in a nd with \>omb doors open, Ihe La nca' ( ~ r ,00", off il s
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" t>n v. Th;~ photog"'ph 15 n1mini5<'int of. ""''''' f",m W",1d War 1. lumb..-rlns 1>.""1>.,, ~ Ih~ ('Tlcmy000\5tH .....,Io ... -"',~l with Ib" ......"'rt. Ou"n~ Ihl> "",h. Ilk, aIrcraft f""",,led ~I 130 ~Is.so.s 10 ..110~ Ando'w rhoto.ship h) "''''''in wilh,n II. "Ipul"l. tolt ~mll~ pl~.",,1 A, In., I...n, .. '~. ,lid", "nd~r Ihe phol'Hhip ewn ,,"~.'Iher h.s imp'''''<'...J)' i. c"'~'Y;ng ,hi. ,,'ondnfully,' lrip. A< Ihe song !(OofS, 'Giw ",. "". mumen, In rime' and for tho:
1'.... ' ·;0... P.K.~ TIw "'g" of • sood f(ln1\.1'ion plio<, Sqn Ldr Andy To k....rs his e)'<15 F:lwd II) ,).,.. plk,c,Mh,p. hllong for h.1nd SlS""I, froTr phol"l;rapNr .~ I~ Ando, ... C4pYm. l'.ul C.".. a."fuU" ct.oo...,. h: F".h ,,,..,,. """~ of ..... _ b(o~ullful sc....-.y in ,II<' Bnl",h w,.". A,,., Phototo:r4phomo ~!".• )... f...,! ,~' rri'~J.ogcd 10 W ,",'01,...,j In lhis typo' 10-.1 .. ~'" _ , .... ITu.!'.,"'n fur th. phutt>-o.Iup piloo .. 10 hmr , .... '"" ';uNo' In hI< Mod~ from 1M J'hO!"!:,,apll<'''' ., til<' ",ar ofl"" .uroar d",bnriing I'au] c." >Imply ...,,,,,, ' I \.ilk<' it ,''''' you are fa"l1.. ~ ')'poe-aJ ' KlKhI SNff und .... Ior>Ud at OIIr grinn,ng (...,.
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Abov~ The, photograph is ",mini .... of a "'-"n~ from W",-Id IV,,, 2, ,1S Ihe lumberinS bumber c""''''' the enemy roastline at Jow-l~wl with its fighter =on, Dilling thi. ""rtie the aircraft form"te .tipulated ,,'mp do"m spe<'d band
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Previous p.ge. The sign uf. g(~xl form ., tion pilot; Sqn Ldr Andy Tomalin h ",p" hi, ey..... glu<'tugT.phcr as tli<- Andowr captain, I'aul Carr, corefully ~hooscs his flight path Over ,<>me ,,/ the most ix'autih,1 s<e"ery in the Briti;h 1.;1.", A"iation photographers alw~ys fed ve'1' pri\;loge-ai, sortie _ the frustrat ion for the pho/"...,hip pilot i, 10 hear the '""h_,' and ',,.hs' in his h~ad,.,t from the photogr,'phers ot the rea r of the mcraft, At Ih. de-briefing r.ul Carr simply said, 'I take it that you are fairly pleased ' - a typic.>J 'Right Stuff lU,de"lalement as he Iooked.t our grinning fa"'"
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FM213 II ... ~. on U June I~," ~t !1.-H h'" Ih~t Lm<~>t~' VII· ,\ Klln6 of :-" .. ~,~
·M........' Sqn Hfted off from ,,,Io{;roup Uomh<', Cnmm.nd b .....1 M iddIN"n-SI·G~0'1l~' In nnrtltrm lngl.nd . The WtW (on, I'I~ "f pilo' I 0 Arthu. de 1I..,) n~. wl""Lh' FISgt Jim K.Uy• ..,.. gunner I 0 I'., IImph) . !>omh .Imer FISK' IMIe Frid.y. n., 19.o10, f lO Bub lI\l<1ie. ,.. id uPP'I' 8unne. 1"0 A"d,ew M }'n.,.~i .nd /light .n~;nttr 1/Sst Rn)' Vi"""
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Abov. VR_A ~ ,ilhouE1tl:'d wilh its \"tdl"K~rriag~ down ~nd ~lCk«d. n.., ai,erafl's ""'in jant! in~ g~." i, cunstruclt'd f'om oriSi"") Lo.ncaskr t!ra~ Slru" and ~.d<.<. ",mb;nN ,,;Ih U",:uln 0100 and w'-I a,S('mhtic"" and Shacklcton lyres. T .... I~il "·hc<-J. lyr~ and oIro ~re rocaUy original. hu..·....·.... During VR-A"s S«ond I~ flight. ",",jrn" ,nag occulTC ag.>in.<1 th" grwn. earth and bl.1ek comou lLog• . N.,.~ Ike I"w-Loo.d """'USI !'tai"" on IIw:o leading ....tg~ 01" Ike ,toTboan! "'in~ behind Ih. No 3 engi""
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I"""dry Comp.,ny. YO-A "'",es tho;- ",Iou,," of N" l(~1 S<.jn (Lu~r f'l'1\umbcmd .,~ N".I()I 5qnl, this unit bt,ing II", fi~ C~""dla" lighler "'I"> ••,,\"~ ""~""'d'
Righi An of VR . /\'~ ""sin", ore molched I'.ck..d M.din 12,1>, tlw CWHM ""l"I , ing., 1<>1.,1 "I 22 I")werplanls durin); tilt> ,o<jior,H ion. s.:-n l!{> the 1.1t~ J R S,.ndt>.'lI·.IKS Ionl«vri:;.es fIlolChine .hoV in M in n('.ll"'li~. Minn,,,,,,ta. oil Ih" ~nllil1os wert lhoroughly slrippc. """ of the IhN'e night CI'CW rhk-f. (flight ""gin""",) ",ilh It.. m...,....m, ~~pl.i"o>d tholt only 7'; per rt'T>1 "I m.nimum 1">"'<'1" i> Olm,nlly u~ by Iht bomlx-r during il' Nurine flyinS- 1.Iro.>rru.ta""'-'> w'-"" wry d,ff~r('nl during the "'~T how",'",-, La",,"o:.I~" bo,,"'l1 '''lIuJ."ly subjoocted 10 e,ln'mc flying mndioo.... """" Y ""(';OpoM INd, and dn"",,incd nighHighl""'. f.>Ct."" whoch ".~", rurloo
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Lan(as lcr l\'l k X KB72&JFM213 ..:un6 w~ ..."" of 4)11 h ne~<1",...,,, """S"-'* 1'1-1) ~"d }O b ,eh I'1-1S ...~ .. b~isn~d m.nulK1 .. rd. ""m ~'" ~I ...'... n KB700 .. nd KB999. """ .. dd ilio" . I 300 Mk X, ~&-''' '0 roll "'Ih~ VicIOf}" litW in Ap,il 19013.• nd ' h~ dl.pl'y"d ...,ri.1 numb" .. ~AlnnlnA" FM lOO. Short ly .ft .. V[ O.y p,..>d"c, ion of C.n .d i.n·b"ilt .... n' •• to' .\ Ik XS ...... 'erm in. '.·d. I~~ I.st L.n<.<'11 ..... d,;v.n by I' ~<-.. bring n><>d ified ")' "wo C.n .d. , .. ho ~. d 1><>ught put 'h< <""'p.ny sOOO .II~. the .. ~". T~r .. . 1.... 1t ....." M"gn.trJ ., Mk 10.. follo..-<-<>nlN-' '" fi ni.h. which w • •• mbl ..oned wilh ~ ",d f.... ,~c Ila. h .nd J , y-glo ,,-iog lip' .nd I.i lpl . n •. All., Ih. I i• . Whi l. ~"", .. ,. to il ~ nr .. "'I"ad", ... ' h ..... 0<..... ~ 'lH r;.n<~d. "rry hu~y I.oding ., C.n ~d i .n 1·0 ...... II.", (CFB] T,..nloo, ,,'h k h ,.... I,rI. d .m'g. 'o it. ,.n' ", ...
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Above A rar~ sight indeed ! This photograph "',15 j,ltcn in June 1'l9O from the nose perspex of Dennis Br~dley'" ,\·26 lnv"dcr_VR·A i, leading the p.ck, ,,';th the CWHM', Huni"n., piloted by R J Fr.nk.., in line a,tern tu port. Opp<.>Sing the I-Iunicane i. the Confed erate Air Force's Sl'itfir<' Mk IX, being capably flown on this occasion by the l.-gcnd" ry Howom P,uduc, whil,t filling til.> trail ,lot i, Kermi t Weeks in hi, M<"'1uito B.35 LeI! The gloriou ••ight uf eight Merlins purring smootllly at altituM En [Uute tu Centralia (an ex-BCA11' airfield), the La nca,ter, Mosquito, Spi tfi", and Hurricane cruise over Ihe f,uml,1nd of wuthw""tcm Ont,n"
po.thumou,ly to PIO Andrew Chrle. M ynar-;k.i for his rouroge ond .upreme ..crifi< •. Th. courageous oct of the yo~ng air gunner w., nol to be forgotten in the h.art, 01 mony Conadians. Tn Jun~ 19&1, Ihe C,n.di,n Warplane Heritage Mu.eum ~I Mount Hope, Ontario, dedicated FM213 (a l.an.
A;I'(,~ft.l CFB Down,view. whe,. il 'e mai nod until parts could b< fo und for d rebuild. KB895 .• nother L.nolS ter Mk was loc. ted in the provi nce 01 Alberta; this . i",. 11 w •• privalel y owned by a I. nner who had procurI Croft, ne .. York, and follow ing VE Day had rcturned to C. n.d. along with m.ny olhor Viclnl')'.buill Bomb .. Command veleran •. An "ff., wa , m,de to the civ ilian owner for KB895. which he graoiously o<<
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The acquisition of FM213 Cn d orich, Ontario, wa , to be FM2 13'.... ting pl.ce lor many yea" lollowing it. ",tirement from .e,""ice, thank' to th e elforts made by the local branoh of tho Royal Can . d ian Legion. They h.d exp'~ssed their concern •• bout the way the Can.dian Force. had been d isposi ng 01 their rem.ining Lancaster Mk lOs, most of which h.d been sold fo r scrap -. gcnera tion of Ca nadion hou""wi.... u, ed .I uminium pots and pans that had b..,n manufactured lrom re<,),ded Lane.sterS. Equ ipped with .... Iid rc •• on for p,.,.rY.Hon, coupled with vodlernu , lobbying, o ne muld convince the government that a Lancaster m emo ri.1 would be a fitti ng tribute to those men .nd women who . erved thei r ,ountl')' in wor .nd peace. The memberS of No 109 Branch of tho Royal Can.di.n Legion certain ly proved ju.t that, and without thei r loresight the weary ",arrior would never have su rvived. Upon landing, ~' M213 "'as ,eining Plan (BCATP).
Right Lanca'ter pilot Copt Bob Hill gives ,1 ch",,'f,,1 o,·cr·lho· .• houlder 'mug' for the camera. I laving flown " multitude of types induding tho Chipm\lnk, Hor .. .1rd, Exped itor, T· 3.~, CF· ] (X) and cr· I 01 Voodoo whilst in th~ RCAF, Bob now command, ,1 !J.ocing 7fi7 for Air Can.d, during the ",eek. Prior to ch,'Cking out in the sophi,tk"tcd Ilocing twin. he fl"w the OC ·4, OC -8, OC· 9 and the L· Wll, Although flying the L'nc,1StcT can hardly be ' ivollcd . h,· stil l enjoY' "pon ' air nights in tn~ CWHM's 1'1'· 17 Stearman Below right Maintaining a watchful eye on VR·A's night systems. engin ...... Gil HlInt is one I;)i thre'" crew (hiefs who ., h.,," the rL'>I"",sibility 01 monitoring the Lancaster's me<:h,1nic,l is once tho Merlin, lire up_l/ you "'k the crew chief (or flight et\gi"",'r, as they were mOn: commonly known during the war) Wh.1t his li;t of duties cover, YOll h"d better hd\-e some time on } '''llr hanJs~ Sume of the lengthy preflight inspection, indude ch<xking the contml ,urfoct.,>, and m""itorin~ th~ fuel. coolanl.nd oil qUJ nlity levels_ In fli ght, the CT"-W chid ke"p' an e}'e on vari()u> engine parameterS incl uding tempeTOtU1'CS. press\lT'CS. pnC\lm.tks, fuel flow, ,-()It'ge and hydraulics, tu na"", but a few !
Unl.... un~ I "ly, 110 . olf"",. of mothor 0.1""" n lei lIke il' lull un f M2B . Th~ l<'g'on "'>5 ,u lf~ ri n 3 fm m fi n ~nd~ 1 lro ubl~ . , ",.11. ~nd ~ la~ k of funds hind"...,d il. upkeep • •\ I.,on",h . I.,. > rew keeA IndMd uol. h ~d coAviA<M D<-n Ais Hud lty Ih.l. LanC'5I"r l e~ lor~l iuA p.u;w wuuld h<> ~ m.. n."n ~nl. 1 pmj<'<1 for Ih" CW UM 10 .1I"m pl _ lhe fo und. lion h.d AO'" ~A b id 1m Ih. a1 t h~ people who h. d I,,"to ll ed th e .i,e,.lt On th " py lon. hod been bl."cd with inl uillv.I,,,."I!!ht hU"'~Hr. th" Ihr •• I'ylon o lh >l h.d h<>. n att.ehed to 110 • • iccr./t - two.t th " on . in • .,.. and .. " . at lhe "'.. 0100 - minimizing tho d. mas e Inflicted On Ihe . iTIT. mt whi lst it w oo d ispl'YN outd"" ",. On .... ofr iI. on" unt', .n in'l'edlnn ",ve. IN lh.1 .ll fo ur .,ngin." w . ... '.,i~....J. thu . ",moving 110. opli"n of ~ fury fl illht. Aft~r ~. h.wSl i n& all .. ther . ve nue •• t h~ C.A~d l~n A'm~d f o, ........ .,..., c.lI .... upon 10 _ If Ihey CDuld Ir.ru;pDl1 I h ~ .... nc~ .I~ r by ~ i' lo Mounl Ilop<". The ai,f •• me had 10 be ' IripP<"d d"" 'n 10 me~1 ptap"" .. e lghl l i m iUl 'on ~ for .n .c.i~l1i fl belo", ~ N.. ~50Sqn CH·147Cl1l n .... k cDul d " ' ry I h~ f....-Ias e and t.i l ..-clion .. ~n unde .. luAlllo.od. Ah .... lwo .U empb • • • u<"<nof .. 1 I " "U T.n d 40 mi nute mght w.~ endu red. A Im"'l ~ decode would poss bdv,. Ihe .i .. ,. n s , oeNthe ok l.. vn« 'g,in.
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Th e Can Jdian Warplane Heri tage Museunl Th. C>n.d i. n Worp la" e He dl.sc Fou nd.llon wo , •• I.bl ls hed In e .. ly 1970 by iI HU T","t pTt.ide nl, Denni s Bradley, and IMe l>1e Ala" N • • & _ . Fairey
Fi ",lly wou ld b«<.ome the gmu p's first "qu ioH io". a nd fla g,hl". lntoTesl fm'" local • .,Ia.lnn . nl husinl. i n vok~ d the need for an ,,'S"n;,1!HOCIII I.. n. Th i. non-pm lll .nd , h ..il.bl., org.;oniLalion develo"..... Into Ihe C~n~d i~A Warplane lltrit~gt M ....-um (CWHM I. "'h ieh l~ now ~ppmprl .. ely housed in tho hl.lorle. 1 h.ns>" of Ihe ronner BeATP
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left A violl' looking forll',,,d from the .ame ,-"ntage p',int, ]1 i, intcr",ting to note th.t t he front h, lf 01 VR· N, (.mopy is wnst'lO,,,,vented the cock pit tramp"r"ncy fmm in t~rf~rri ng lI'ith the air«.,ft·, on\>o,ud n,wig.,tioool aid s
and ils membersh ip inc",."ed tu in u«ss "f 1000 in ~ddition. ,ul'l'ort dub_, h.,," been ~sl a b l i,hed for specific aircr. ft. Fur .nmpl • • the M yn..-;,ki Memori~l L.n,~.toT hn.,ls a su I'port dub memb~Thh i p ul u,' .. -1000 ",orJd",id~. Th~ mu .. um h._, one of the l.rge.! collections of airworthy vint.ge aircralt in tho 1I'0Tld,.1I 01 whi,h .r. fin~l y roslor~d a"d nown by d.dieal.d volunte~rs. Other f •• tu",s indud • • fO,OUTluunt Hope Airport pl.ys hosllo Ihe H.millon lntemalio nal Ai"how_The Iwo-d.y ",'ent Ju..-s the l.test in .iTbome milit.T)' hardw.Te from .round Ihe world. wilh the CWIIM themselves perfurming • m.jor part uf the hi,torical w.rbiTd di'pl.y .nd ny past demon.lr.lino... M.ny . lfili . t~d memberS from aoro;; C~n.da and the USA II}' their m.gnificenlly ..slored w.rbirds 10 Iho c,'cnlln p .. lidp.lo in the aerialdi.plo}".
On tour I.d! U~" dro"", Moo",1 trw 'qu""n "",,'. d;",hnw ,pertat"", get d 'plendid opportunity t~ ,,;~"" VR·'\ from Below H~ny Huffm,'n kc<>ps., h-.LChl,,] ~"eo" the 1\0 ~ en~ille ci' the Merlin wugh' In life - the mm ,m the Tamp n-m.l in in ",nlMl "'Un VR·A', (1'....' throuf;lwut t he ,lart-up p.ocoou",_ At It>- home b"",. I h~ L.l1\.-."I~f 5.,.1
IYricdi lh ........ pin conector GPU "hen fmng up the ""gm"" Ie, If)' and w n S<'rw lhe a;!'(Tdil" b.1UCI)' life as much dS pblc "f ",If ,tort . .,p<
Above LJ " casl,'f VR· i\ con1<''; 10 Ii i<'. OI"-'f,' l ing I""'IX''" ''' ''''' or the e ng in e oil .,n d c<~)I "' 1 "'' 'Ybc l "' c~'n .';() ,l nd 7H d"g""" C, on(1 ~) I " IIX) ,lc,);rc,-'" C, ""I"-,-"Iively. ()il ,o p,, "i ly per " n ~ill '" us in); Min~r,,1 100. i. 25 10 35 g.1 l1 on •• wh il ' l no rm,,1 oil PTX'5Su tX' d uri ng ~i gh l i, f,() In 8(l II>s
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Leil Ll wMied by Ihc' n"",,,i" e Ix""b;,r, Ha rry 1-lu Hma n mo nitors Ill<' Merli n, '" Ih ey .10",1), tick over. VR· '\ ', ,I,,,H,I' ><"<]"on,," b 4, J, 2 ond L I ~ ' l h Ihe ,)U ler .,n gin ,,. .,," iitl.,,, wi lh 8"""T., ton;, ",hil,t nu",b;,,, 3 a"d 2 ",,, inl,, i,, Ihe hp iTaulic,; "t 1~"eI,; th.,t Y'''), b;,1"" "-',, X'O ,,,,,1 S5U lbs VSi);
Above" '0I3L .irlr.""" ,i"", of 4392 hours
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A 00"" len f!"cktr., cking ,fter " sm()<Jt h I,m el in); on Ih" g'''''s M c;., n"""", N"", York. I iome to one o f Ihe l.ngN I 0",,\1.1 1 w."b ird g.,therinp .Iogeotl in North t\ merle.l, Iho m'''ks l ("~'ne."-~l "iTlidd regu lArly wekonl<."< Ih" CWH M T_or•••" lor on it, loro ys ',nulh of t he ",,,,Id ~dt
On II... t.1 kc-<>ff m IL The CW I 1"\ h.1> presrrihc.J lh<' foll owi " g s"id"Jines musl oc n"W"'.1 m inimum run",,}' l en~ lh of 4500 fl , a m.lx;mltm .ros,wi"d "oml"" ",nt "I 15 kts, zeru I' il wind .1 ,,<1 " ",.lximum oln,,,,,,,1 LR (; "rrurJ i "~ lu which VR-A
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Abow Th,> "" "h'"].1 It bo mb d,~", b<"", openeJ on Ihi' I ~w I"'''''' FM21 J w", design'-'<.l for" bo",b Io.l d e"l'odt)' of 12 11m Ib b<,mbs, plus. 41lUJ Ihs 'cook;"' ; m,m), I.J '1C""I ~ w"r~, how,,.',,r, m"d ifi'-'<.l to eM"}, "1"-"';01 bomb I""d, d\Hing tho war, The m"x imum spt-'<-' b
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Ahove In th~ ""Item VR-A II""" 2\XXI rpm, .1 Ib buo>t, with .J""'d, "f HO klS o n th~ d"w,"~ind (irruit, 125 ~t s On the bas< I"l! and 115 kl< . tx-t. Opnating trulxim .."" on climb and di"e are 200 u . ckan, and 175 lob ,,;th S~t and flal'" ""t~nde-d Ldt em tho , i,.,how ci!"(" it, VR-A touch~ down in Kam loops. Rriti5h Columbi.l - this exoHc ioc,otiu" hap.,..n. 10 be tho birth pl,lee nl 1M l'1!end,1rY IVgedt 10M ' Mon-e' Fulton 050. OFC. AFC. llw fi~ RCAF uffICf'r 10 I~... d ~ Ilomb<>r Comm,lnd unit Into a(1ion. Fulton was killed .,., ~ r~ 0'"<'1" Hamburg 1m 2lI/ 29July 19-12 whibl flying. w~mngtun from No99 SojILA 101 01 of 256 bombo>~ "'CTC d""p"I.:hed 0" tl>o raid, 161 of ""hirh " ....., Wdlin gluns _ 16 .,i' (Taft lail..d to ,el"rn. In ""Iy I~-H mid'''p?,,' ~unnc, FlO And!"('w Myn.:m;ki VC W~I po: unit haling .d"pt"'" tN- latc Wg Cd r fullir r.lI"" rnmrod<>. llwo Ihin:! RCAI' bombO'r unil to form O\~ during the ,,·ar. Nu ~ l~ Sqn'~ motu> in C ...... Indian " 'os 'M~ Aswoyita' , which 1""""ly transl.>led 10 r.ad ' 8.!"·a,,, of th~ trIOOSO)'
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oft Inw.lrd, Ih,' fcar-gunner', en lry way. We_ring ,In ~1c'-1ri c.,lly fl ig ht , uLt .1Ild glows, [~,, ' h~r flyi"g hetm~1 with h~ad ->"'"" "f th e I.lck "f sP""" in th~ turret, t he p"rach\l t~ w", mu" lI y stow,-'Cl r.etw,-"n fusebge lorm~rn 4D and 41 I] ", Si"",oard s id ~ , On ", k ~-(lff so me gunner, would rotate thei r tm rCl, abc.1m in C"S<' a n CITl<'fg~nry nc""",",,,y . Com p',il1 t, " f 1"'''1'''' l"ggil1 g promplc'Cl " ,me ]., d, to rem",'" th,,,,,, pal1 et,; a l tl)gdh~ f
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