The Ride Of A Lifetime!
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:41 amI finally found my lost pics of a ride in the CWHM Avro Lancaster!
[edit]You Guys Wanted a story so here i go...
(I'm not really good at stories, but I tried my best at this one)
Me and about 6 other people got a ride...The Ride of A Lifetime
The moment the pilots started the merlin engines, my heart started to pound, trying to escape out of my
chest...we taxied to Rwy07 and then stopped...the pilots did the pre-flight...the merlins started to
rumble...louder...and louder....and louder...the pilots yelled "hold on"...we were
rolling...faster...faster...faster...then the tail raised...and before I knew it...we were airborne!
we climbed to about 2500ft...then we flew around Essex County...I took some pics...then in the distance
i noticed something shiny gaining on us...it was a p-51 mustang (unfortunatly i did not think to take a pic
of it, but a photo plane did)...it formed on the right side of the tail...we flew around some more...then
the words i didnt wast to hear came out of the pilots mouth "Ladies and Gentleman please return to your
seats, we are preparing to land!"
I returned to my seat, and did up my seat belt... the merlins started to become quieter...the
rumbling was reduced...the flaps dropped...the gear lowered! The ground was getting closer...the
farmland stopped, and concrete appeared...with a thump and screeching tires...we were down...the tail
lowered...we slowed to taxiing speed, then taxied to our parking spot...the merlins silenced...then the
props stopped spinning...then we all clapped, exited the Lanc and then shook hands with the pilots!
Then in the distance we could see the P-51 rocketing towards the airport...the Chrome P-51 Mustang did
a low-high speed pass down the rwy then landed!
It was the most unforgetable ride i ever took!
[edit]You Guys Wanted a story so here i go...
(I'm not really good at stories, but I tried my best at this one)
Me and about 6 other people got a ride...The Ride of A Lifetime
The moment the pilots started the merlin engines, my heart started to pound, trying to escape out of my
chest...we taxied to Rwy07 and then stopped...the pilots did the pre-flight...the merlins started to
rumble...louder...and louder....and louder...the pilots yelled "hold on"...we were
rolling...faster...faster...faster...then the tail raised...and before I knew it...we were airborne!
we climbed to about 2500ft...then we flew around Essex County...I took some pics...then in the distance
i noticed something shiny gaining on us...it was a p-51 mustang (unfortunatly i did not think to take a pic
of it, but a photo plane did)...it formed on the right side of the tail...we flew around some more...then
the words i didnt wast to hear came out of the pilots mouth "Ladies and Gentleman please return to your
seats, we are preparing to land!"
I returned to my seat, and did up my seat belt... the merlins started to become quieter...the
rumbling was reduced...the flaps dropped...the gear lowered! The ground was getting closer...the
farmland stopped, and concrete appeared...with a thump and screeching tires...we were down...the tail
lowered...we slowed to taxiing speed, then taxied to our parking spot...the merlins silenced...then the
props stopped spinning...then we all clapped, exited the Lanc and then shook hands with the pilots!
Then in the distance we could see the P-51 rocketing towards the airport...the Chrome P-51 Mustang did
a low-high speed pass down the rwy then landed!
It was the most unforgetable ride i ever took!
