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Ten Rolls Royce Merlin v-12 engines in harmony
For a few short weeks in August and September 2014 the world's only two surviving airworthy Avro Lancaster bombers spent many hours together flying over the English countryside, often accompanied by one or more of their little fighter friends. In this case the bombers were escorted by a Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane of the Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight.
The two Lancaster bombers fly a short display pass over R.A.F. Marham in Norfolk, accompanied by a Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane. It's been a very long time since there were two Lanc's flying over the Norfolk countryside. Photo: © Alex Mitchell, Historical Aviation Film Unit
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The sound of so many Rolls Royce Merlins harmonising together once again is simply magical, and reminescent of a by-gone era. The Canadian aircraft (VR-A) is one of 430 Lancaster Mk. X's that were built in Canada during WW2.
Of the 17 surviving and largely intact Lancasters known to exist around the world but only these two are airworthy. Another Lancaster, Just Jane, which is based in East Kirkby at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, is able to taxi but is not currently airworthy.
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