Great narrative and pictures of a magnificent old warrior. A typical 7 man crew consisted of:
1. Pilot, who sat on the left side of the cockpit.
2. Flight Engineer, who sat on the right side of the pilot. There was no Co-Pilot, typical of foreign WW II aircraft design.
3. Navigator
4. Bomb Aimer
5. Wireless operator
6. Mid-Upper Gunner
7. Rear Gunner

Those 4 Rolls Royce Merlins at power must have made beautiful, beautiful music.

ENJOY !!

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Great narrative and pictures of a magnificent old warrior. A typical 7 man crew consisted of:
1. Pilot, who sat on the left side of the cockpit.
2. Flight Engineer, who sat on the right side of the pilot. There was no Co-Pilot, typical of foreign WW II aircraft design.
3. Navigator
4. Bomb Aimer
5. Wireless operator
6. Mid-Upper Gunner
7. Rear Gunner

Those 4 Rolls Royce Merlins at power must have made beautiful, beautiful music.

ENJOY !!

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Great narrative and pictures of a magnificent old warrior. A typical 7 man crew consisted of:
1. Pilot, who sat on the left side of the cockpit.
2. Flight Engineer, who sat on the right side of the pilot. There was no Co-Pilot, typical of foreign WW II aircraft design.
3. Navigator
4. Bomb Aimer
5. Wireless operator
6. Mid-Upper Gunner
7. Rear Gunner

Those 4 Rolls Royce Merlins at power must have made beautiful, beautiful music.

ENJOY !!
Great pictures, but can't agree about the engines making beautiful music. When I was flying Lancasters (which had been modified for Coastal Command operations, and were rebadged as Shackletons) the sound of the engines towards the end of a 20+ hour flight was anything but musical! (On reflection, better than no engine noise at all, I guess!)
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Great narrative and pictures of a magnificent old warrior. A typical 7 man crew consisted of:
1. Pilot, who sat on the left side of the cockpit.
2. Flight Engineer, who sat on the right side of the pilot. There was no Co-Pilot, typical of foreign WW II aircraft design.
3. Navigator
4. Bomb Aimer
5. Wireless operator
6. Mid-Upper Gunner
7. Rear Gunner

Those 4 Rolls Royce Merlins at power must have made beautiful, beautiful music.

They Did!!!!!! I was fortunate enough to be under the flightpath of these two Lancs on their way to pay their tribute to the Canadian aircrews of WW2. I also visited RAF East Kirkby, (where Lanc. "Just Jane" does taxi-runs), I also see the BoB Lanc from time to time. Along with the Spits at RAF Duxford, and the converted P51's, (converted to Merlin engines - (built by Packard I believe!), the Merlins were indeed a lovely sound!

ENJOY !!

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Great narrative and pictures of a magnificent old warrior. A typical 7 man crew consisted of:
1. Pilot, who sat on the left side of the cockpit.
2. Flight Engineer, who sat on the right side of the pilot. There was no Co-Pilot, typical of foreign WW II aircraft design.
3. Navigator
4. Bomb Aimer
5. Wireless operator
6. Mid-Upper Gunner
7. Rear Gunner

Those 4 Rolls Royce Merlins at power must have made beautiful, beautiful music.


They Did!!!!!! I was fortunate enough to be under the flightpath of these two Lancs on their way to pay their tribute to the Canadian aircrews of WW2. I also visited RAF East Kirkby, (where Lanc. "Just Jane" does taxi-runs), I also see the BoB Lanc from time to time. Along with the Spits at RAF Duxford, and the converted P51's, (converted to Merlin engines - (built by Packard I believe!), the Merlins were indeed a lovely sound!

ENJOY !!

http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/488/language/en-CA/Triumph-and-Thunder.aspx

Great narrative and pictures of a magnificent old warrior. A typical 7 man crew consisted of:
1. Pilot, who sat on the left side of the cockpit.
2. Flight Engineer, who sat on the right side of the pilot. There was no Co-Pilot, typical of foreign WW II aircraft design.
3. Navigator
4. Bomb Aimer
5. Wireless operator
6. Mid-Upper Gunner
7. Rear Gunner

Those 4 Rolls Royce Merlins at power must have made beautiful, beautiful music.

ENJOY !!
I did, thanks.......................
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Great narrative and pictures of a magnificent old warrior. A typical 7 man crew consisted of:
1. Pilot, who sat on the left side of the cockpit.
2. Flight Engineer, who sat on the right side of the pilot. There was no Co-Pilot, typical of foreign WW II aircraft design.
3. Navigator
4. Bomb Aimer
5. Wireless operator
6. Mid-Upper Gunner
7. Rear Gunner

Those 4 Rolls Royce Merlins at power must have made beautiful, beautiful music.

ENJOY !!

http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/488/language/en-CA/Triumph-and-Thunder.aspx

Great narrative and pictures of a magnificent old warrior. A typical 7 man crew consisted of:
1. Pilot, who sat on the left side of the cockpit.
2. Flight Engineer, who sat on the right side of the pilot. There was no Co-Pilot, typical of foreign WW II aircraft design.
3. Navigator
4. Bomb Aimer
5. Wireless operator
6. Mid-Upper Gunner
7. Rear Gunner

Those 4 Rolls Royce Merlins at power must have made beautiful, beautiful music.

ENJOY !!

http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/488/language/en-CA/Triumph-and-Thunder.aspx