As promised.....The last two airworthy Lancaster bombers about to disappear from view as they flew east down river yesterday....
(Jerry Hoare)
There were over 7,000 Lancasters produced between 1941 and 1946 but now there are only two remaining.
One, nicknamed Thumper, is maintained by the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and the other, Vera, by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.
The two planes made aviation history on Thursday when they flew together above Eastbourne for their first public display as a pair.
Both are back at Biggin Hill today so I am hopeful of another flypast.....
8pm update..... no joy today as it was too windy to take off but Sam Shippey was down at Eastbourne yesterday and got a bit closer than us.....
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Howard Vaughan, Information Officer
The two planes were based at southend and were due to do a couple of flights today but yesterday the flights were called of due to the high winds so they have returned to their base.
They are due back at southend on thursday.
They'll be at Clacton this week, Howard - you never know your luck! Thanks for posting Jerry's photo - I think Lancasters are magnificent planes.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.