Lancaster on her way home

[Scottow Horseshoe]

The ex Scampton gate guardian NX611 was on loan fromn the Panton brothers. The aircraft was dismantled by smash & crash and transported to its new home at RAF East Kirby.

Ground runs are carried out on a regular basis with the opportunity to sit in the aircraft while it is taxying (at a cost).

Afraid I can't remember the exact date of removal from Scampton, but I do have the pics somewhere at home.

Who are they then?......I was on Crash and Smash...are they a smilar unit but arranged differently??

But seriously folks, there is something about a Merlin, be it one by itself or four together that has a certain resonance in the soul of anyone with a heart and dressed in blues.

BoB day in Norwich in '83 at mid-day City hall clock strikes, first bar of the March of the RAF, Present arms, and immediately after that, the roar of 6 Merlins, straight over the top of the Hall and the Castle....followed 15 seconds later by 12 Jags....fukc, i'm no cabbage headed MFP or a glory seeking ex RAF Admin, but I was proud to the point of my little black heart bursting!