Go inside our Lancaster Bomber

[The_last_slice_f_pizza]

My grandads uncle was in an early lancaster in a tail gunner position he sadly didn't survive one of his missions

[alastairbarkley]

The flight engineer might 'be in 'charge of the engines' especially during take off but, excluding guns, radio, nav stuff and bombs, he was in charge of just about everything else on the aircraft including electrics, hydraulics, landing gear, flight controls and instruments. A hugely responsible position.

[folksinger]

I used to work with a Radio Operator on a Lancaster, he reckoned that an average sized chap in full flying gear wearing a parachute could not get through the forward floor escape hatch.
He was of the opinion that the Halifax was easier to get out of

[thetwogardens]

Ive seen inside one of these . Incredible technology for the time !

[AndrewRushton-xf]

Thanks for this, very well explained.

[petercastles]

A mate's father flew the required missions over Europe, in the Lancs, and never lost a man. He was Colin Gesch, RAAF, a Queensland boy. He told the stories of diving to avoid fighter aircraft, damaged compass flight home to the UK, 56 holes in the fuselage on one trip etc. Brave men and women 80 odd years ago now. I salute you all.

[Dave-dm]

I was at Dawlish 2014 I believe when the British and Canadian Lancasters flew in low over the high ground between Holcombe and Dawlish. The bomb doors were open and you could almost count the rivets. They are old aircraft but tooled up they’d still be still extremely deadly. An unforgettable experience.

[jameswoodbury]

I liked your video. I didn't know that some Lancasters had 50s. The Lancaster had a vulnerable underside. German nightfighters, sometimes a cannon aimed vertically.

[gargeely]

My great uncle was a tail gunner on a Lancaster. The Quad .303 armament was completely inadequate against the Ju-88 that shot him down, he described how It stayed well out of range of his guns and used its 13MM cannons to devastating effect. The aircraft exploded in midair, he was thrown from the aircraft and was the only survivor.

[erictsucks]

My great grandfather was the bomb aimer in a lancaster. A few weeks ago i saw the one in ontario canada. I got to climb through it and everything. It was so awesome!

[SWATT]

Very fortunate to have grown up in Hamilton Ontario where the other one resides...one regret was not to have paid for a ride way back, when it was affordable. You could position yourself on one of the side roads where you could be very close for a fly over... awesome.

[artking]

I’ve been fortunate enough to have seen both operational Lanc’s in my life. The one in Hamilton “aka Vera” and the dam buster lanc in England. Vera flys over my town in Port Dover Ontario 3-4 times a year. And yes… an unforgettable and distinct sounding plane!

[davegoodwin]

My father was a mid-upper gunner on an RCAF Lancaster. He flew out of Tholthorp in Yorkshire. His name was Doug Goodwin. He signed up at age 17, survived his service and passed away at age 89.

[Thermopylae]

The Lanc owned by the Canadian Warplane Heritage has had a funny habit of flying over me on several occasions and has a distinctive sound. Nothing but respect for all those who flew missions in those planes back in WW2.

[MaikiStarwood]

My grandfather Harry Godfrey, was a Navigator in a Lancaster & flew multiple missions over Europe.
He survived WW2.
Thank GOD, as I wouldn't be here if he hadn't made it back to England.

[bebop]

Can you imagine the noise inside one of these

[westofcrestwood]

My Grandfather was in a Lancaster. Switching duties as tail gunner and wireless operator. He was the only survivor of his crew.
I don’t know how large this chap is showing the video, or if it is a model he is standing in, but i was in one, the interior space was so small I could not stand up in the real machine at 6’ tall.
If any of you are around Nanton Alberta they have a real Lancaster open to the public in their museum. You can go in, it’s all bomb bay.

[JonBowe]

Been inside the BoB one when it blew a supercharger and landed at RAF Coningsby. Those men/crew, were brave in those machines, considering the ammunition belts inside the aircraft as well.

[jimf]

Based on the accounts of Flt Lt J.McK.Fraser; fire control officer, 69 bomber missions; although Flight Engineers were regarded as potential co-pilots who could give the pilot a break in cruise on the way home or if the pilot was injured, crews sometimes adapted to whoever was the best flyer and that might be an air gunner or navigator or bomb aimer since during aircrew training some of them may have gained multi-engine flying experience before being allocated to another specialism.

[edsharp]

Why didn’t you show us a view of the plane? Otherwise an interesting vid