29-07-2017, 10:31 PM
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Lancaster Bomber to be recovered
At the nature reserve we sometimes walk in the wreck of a Lancaster bomber has been found buried deep in the marsh.Plans are now turning to action and the wreck is to be recovered, a dam wall is being built and then the water will be pumped out so that the wreck can be lifted from the marshy bed it lies on.
Plans are to lift it on 4 September 75 years after it was shot down on the night of Sept 4th/5th 1942
On Tue 3 Oct a flypast including the Lancaster Bomber from the Royal airforce has been arranged in memory of those who losts their lives aboard the plane.
What will happen to it after its recovered is not yet known and to be honest Im not even sure it should be recovered, maybe marking the spot in some other way would be more appropriate?
https://www.rd.nl/vandaag/binnenland...rgen-1.1419240
30-07-2017, 04:55 PM
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Re: Lancaster Bomber to be recovered
Originally Posted by Barry
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Personally I think it should be treated as a war grave rather than just an historic relic..
30-07-2017, 09:26 PM
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Re: Lancaster Bomber to be recovered
Would be good to restore the aircraft if possible. They are amazing machines.There is a fully restored one in Lincolnshire at the Aviation Heritage Centre.
They routinely take it out of the hangar, fire up the engines and give people taxi rides down the runway.
The sound of the engines is something to behold.
http://www.lincsaviation.co.uk/about/
30-07-2017, 10:01 PM
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Re: Lancaster Bomber to be recovered
I think before it is disturbed too much they must try to establish what happened to the flight crew. If they were able to escape the crash by all means dig it up to restore or whatever. If they didn't escape then it should be left and marked as a war grave provided the site is suitable for such a place.
30-07-2017, 10:52 PM
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Re: Lancaster Bomber to be recovered
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war...therlands.htmlThe crew were:
Pilot P/O. P.C.V. Joslin 131479 RAF Died
Flight Engineer Sgt. E.V. Booth 631551 RAF Survived POW
Navigator Sgt. P.J. Bridgeman R/92999 RCAF Survived POW
Wireless Op F/Sgt. B.A. Farmer 901579 RAF Survived POW
Wo Ba F/Sgt. E.J. May 755631 RAF Died
Air Gunner F/O. N.D. Mullins R/77351 RCAF Survived POW
Air Gunner W/O II. J.F. Cooper R/55387 RCAF Missing
The actual recovery will start on September 11th and will be carried out by the Dutch Royal Air Force, Explosives Clearing Service Defense (EODD), Identification Service Royal Army (BIDKL) and the Aircraft Recovery Team of Leemans Special Works.
Everything is being done to find the missing Canadian tailgunner, J.F. Cooper.
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