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Offline WelwynGC1

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Welcome to England
« on: Saturday 09 August 14 08:47 BST (UK) »
A very warm welcome to the Avro Lancaster from Canada which landed yesterday at Coningsby and is here for a few weeks to do some displays with our own BBMF Lancaster.

Hope you get to see them flying together somewhere!

We will never forget the 55573 who were casualties among them of course more than 10000 Canadians.

Lest we forget.
Hayton 1800-Present Day

Maynard, Jones-Hertford

Chance- Jarrow/Hebburn/South Shields 1800-Present Day

HONOUR THE BRAVE BOMBER BOYS-NEVER FORGET

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Re: Welcome to England
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 10 August 14 07:42 BST (UK) »
Brilliant, how did it arrive from Canada?

James

Edit..............  Good article on V-RA arrival in today's Mail on Sunday page 44

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Re: Welcome to England
« Reply #2 on: Monday 11 August 14 06:24 BST (UK) »
It flew James, only encountering bad weather in the last 100 miles apparently, after a journey of some 3800 miles, of course broken up with one or two stops.

Steve.
Hayton 1800-Present Day

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Re: Welcome to England
« Reply #3 on: Friday 29 August 14 07:51 BST (UK) »
She flew over Durham Tees Valley airport (formerly RAF Middleton St. George) yesterday 28th August, brilliant.
Oh what a debt we owe these Canadian and all allied airmen.

James
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