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The Big Move!

Postby Canuck. » Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:34 pm

The CH2A Lancaster is being moved from Jackson Park to Windsor Airport
Moving Day is today the 29th of April
I will update the album after the move!
click the pic to view the album
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Re: Moving A Lancaster

Postby beaky » Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:57 pm

Stained old mattresses... she deserves better. ;)

Looks like they're being gentle, though.  :)
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Re: The Big Move!

Postby Jared » Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:31 am

easy does it :-)
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Re: The Big Move!

Postby Canuck. » Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:32 pm

[glow=yellow,2,300]ALBUM NOW UPDATED[/glow]
We Had a Police/Military Escort!
The move took 3 hours!
The move distance was 2.34km/1.45miles!
The Lancaster Will be on display in the Devonshire Mall Parking Lot for 2 weeks
It will then be moved to its permanent home at the Windsor Airport
That Move distance will be 4.68km/2.91miles!
The Next Move is on May 13th!
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Re: The Big Move!

Postby Canuck. » Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:38 am

[glow=yellow,2,300]Local Newspaper Article[/glow]


Bomber on tour
Lancaster bomber on display until May 12 at Devonshire Mall

Trevor Wilhelm, Windsor Star
Published: Sunday, April 29, 2007
He flew her in low, under tree tops and church spires, uncomfortably close to enemy fire.

During the Second World War, Windsor pilot Bob Upcott and his crew dropped food to starving Dutch civilians in a Lancaster bomber, just like the one now in Devonshire Mall
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