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Subject: [Leica] Visiting the Avro Lancaster at the Warplane Museum in Hamilton, Ontario
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2018 10:01:43 -0500
References: <18B6B930-0275-45A8-9F84-F5FB43E11A64@gmail.com>

Great series, Howard.? The shot of your daughter and grandchildren in 
the nose is a beautiful image.? Thanks for sharing.

Yes, one Merlin is loud.? Four of them, with all those short exhaust 
stacks, must be overwhelming.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 8/6/2018 9:31 AM, Howard Cummer via LUG wrote:
> Morning Luggers,
>
> My half brother Frank was a Lancaster pilot in the Canadian 405 squadron 
> during WWII. Because of this connection we were able to have a
> private visit to the Lancaster located at the Canadian Warplane Museum in 
> Hamilton Ontario. The Senior Lancaster Pilot, Leon Evans, took us through 
> the plane and then flew it in the afternoon for the second flight of the 
> day. This aircraft is one of two Lancasters still flying in the world. The 
> other one is stationed in Oxford England.
>
> The Lancaster folder is here with about a dozen photos:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2018+photos/Lancaster/FredAub_AnaOliveLancaster.jpg.html
>  
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2018+photos/Lancaster/FredAub_AnaOliveLancaster.jpg.html>>
>
> The first picture is of my old friend Fred Fox, who had a career with CBC 
> TV and Sony, and came along as our videographer with daughter Anna and 
> grandkids Olive and Aubrey in from of the Lanc. We were making memories 
> for the grandchildren. Other photos follow - click left.
>
> All photos were taken with either the Fuji X100F or the XT 2 with the 55 - 
> 200 zoom. The roar of the Lanc RR Merlin engines is very impressive. The 
> sound of 100 of these aircraft flying into Europe on a bombing mission 
> must have struck terror on the ground.
>
> You can look large if you like. C&C always welcome.
>
> Cheers
>
> Howard
>
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