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The last airworthy Lancaster bomber in Canada will pay a special visit to Ottawa Saturday, on its way home from its transatlantic mission to Britain.
The four-engined Second World War Lancaster is expected to land at Gatineau Airport at 1 p.m. after a 3,800-kilometre flight from Keflavik, Iceland. The plane will stay overnight in Gatineau before flying the final leg to its home at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton.
The plane will be escorted by another Second World War vintage aircraft, a P-51 Mustang flown by Michael Potter, founder of Vintage Wings Canada. The public is invited to see the bomber up close and meet the crew members at the Vintage Wings hanger on Saturday afternoon at the Gatineau Airport.
The visit is scheduled for 1 p.m. but may be delayed by weather or flying conditions. For more information visit www.vintagewings.ca
The bomber made history this summer when it flew to the UK for a summer tour of air shows with the world’s only other flying Lancaster, belonging to the Royal Air Force’s Battle of Britain Memorial Trust. An unnamed bidder paid $79,000 to join the crew for the overseas flight.
The Lancaster was one of the mainstays of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s bomber force during the Second World War.
The Hamilton museum’s aircraft is officially known as the “Pilot Officer Andrew Mynarski” in honour of an airman killed in 1944 trying to save the rear gunner trapped inside a burning Lancaster. The rear gunner survived the crash, but Mynarski died of burns. For his actions, Mynarski was awarded the Victoria Cross.
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The four-engined Second World War Lancaster is expected to land at Gatineau Airport at 1 p.m. after a 3,800-kilometre flight from Keflavik, Iceland. The plane will stay overnight in Gatineau before flying the final leg to its home at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton.
The plane will be escorted by another Second World War vintage aircraft, a P-51 Mustang flown by Michael Potter, founder of Vintage Wings Canada. The public is invited to see the bomber up close and meet the crew members at the Vintage Wings hanger on Saturday afternoon at the Gatineau Airport.
The visit is scheduled for 1 p.m. but may be delayed by weather or flying conditions. For more information visit www.vintagewings.ca
The bomber made history this summer when it flew to the UK for a summer tour of air shows with the world’s only other flying Lancaster, belonging to the Royal Air Force’s Battle of Britain Memorial Trust. An unnamed bidder paid $79,000 to join the crew for the overseas flight.
The Lancaster was one of the mainstays of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s bomber force during the Second World War.
The Hamilton museum’s aircraft is officially known as the “Pilot Officer Andrew Mynarski” in honour of an airman killed in 1944 trying to save the rear gunner trapped inside a burning Lancaster. The rear gunner survived the crash, but Mynarski died of burns. For his actions, Mynarski was awarded the Victoria Cross.
bcrawford@ottawacitizen.com
Twitter.com/getBAC
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