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Heavens Above => Aviation => Topic started by: DD1975 on September 08, 2014, 19:08:30 PM

Title: Just Jane
Post by: DD1975 on September 08, 2014, 19:08:30 PM
This is a good article, I've been aware of this for several years now:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-28245409 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-28245409)
Title: Re: Just Jane
Post by: Freddy on September 08, 2014, 19:19:58 PM
Great story  8) :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Just Jane
Post by: sybershot on September 09, 2014, 01:28:27 AM
indeed a great story, and a sweet plane there.
Glad to see a Lancer getting fixed up, they sure have a lot of character to them.
Title: Re: Just Jane
Post by: DD1975 on September 09, 2014, 18:30:26 PM
This aircraft was the gate guardian for a number of years at RAF Scampton, which rather fittingly was the home of 617 squadron better known as the Dambusters. The Dams raid was flown from that base.