tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post4623712302165253012..comments2024-03-28T06:17:25.578-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: Bomber Command Museum, Nanton, AlbertaThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-51743967719996923942019-06-14T10:46:01.327-06:002019-06-14T10:46:01.327-06:00Go Raptors!Go Raptors!Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-51979149517611325282019-06-12T20:52:07.175-06:002019-06-12T20:52:07.175-06:00Indeed. Indeed. jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-77120083994758838872019-06-12T16:32:17.981-06:002019-06-12T16:32:17.981-06:00I worked with a man who flew Lancs. He described h...I worked with a man who flew Lancs. He described how they would take off at night and circle in the dark while squadrons from other airbases formed up. then they flew south, then east across the Pyrenees, then north along the Alps, then headed for their target, dropped their bombs and made a beeline for home, dodging flak and night fighters all the way. Scary to think ofThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-28993969919906282662019-06-12T16:29:22.158-06:002019-06-12T16:29:22.158-06:00That Lanc was in Regina a few years back. I was a...That Lanc was in Regina a few years back. I was away so did not see it. I'd love a ride in it but not at that price.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-86114604952230306492019-06-12T16:27:59.359-06:002019-06-12T16:27:59.359-06:00It is worth an afternoon. On certain days, they fi...It is worth an afternoon. On certain days, they fire up engines on some of the planes.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-88726256398230285252019-06-12T16:24:44.732-06:002019-06-12T16:24:44.732-06:00Thanks, JAckiesueThanks, JAckiesueThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-88918832480000697132019-06-10T12:20:30.892-06:002019-06-10T12:20:30.892-06:00It's hair-raising to see those machines up clo...It's hair-raising to see those machines up close, isn't it? and know that people actually went up in them over and over again. I've read that in case of a hit, the death of the tail-gunner was pretty much a foregone conclusion. Now I don't remember whether that was because they couldn't exit easily or because the space was too small for them to wear a parachute. And yet they jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-55662659165835389992019-06-09T16:28:13.938-06:002019-06-09T16:28:13.938-06:00vintage aircraft, like vintage cars: great
the Ol&...vintage aircraft, like vintage cars: great<br />the Ol'BuzzardOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-85577019174878650642019-06-08T05:57:09.437-06:002019-06-08T05:57:09.437-06:00OOOPS it's not in BC yet....
https://www.skies...OOOPS it's not in BC yet....<br />https://www.skiesmag.com/news/b-c-aviation-museum-favoured-to-receive-toronto-lancaster/<br />Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-79193946234419945542019-06-08T05:54:26.796-06:002019-06-08T05:54:26.796-06:00Apparently the Lanc that was displayed on Toronto&...Apparently the Lanc that was displayed on Toronto's waterfront has been sent to the British Columbia Aviation Museum. <br />https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/toronto-lancaster-headed-westShammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-61587092105918924532019-06-08T05:50:49.618-06:002019-06-08T05:50:49.618-06:00There used to be a Lancaster bomber on a huge pede...There used to be a Lancaster bomber on a huge pedestal in a lakefront park here in Toronto when I first came to live here. It has disappeared now and I wonder where it is. I hope it has been preserved somewhere. The only flying Lanc is at the Canadian Warplane Museum at mount Hope, Hamilton, just down the road from Toronto. It flies regularly and I'd love to have a flight in it, but Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-58165952795569453542019-06-06T22:17:22.439-06:002019-06-06T22:17:22.439-06:00I did not know there was a Bomber Command Museum h...I did not know there was a Bomber Command Museum here in Alberta. I'll have to check it out some day.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-88752636687697031962019-06-06T17:04:41.006-06:002019-06-06T17:04:41.006-06:00Wow ..this is great.Wow ..this is great.yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.com