Aviation The Lancaster - called Just Jane - is undergoing a mammoth restoration

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Historic Lancaster bomber will be taken apart piece by piece and painstakingly restored in a £3.5million project to get it flying again by 2020.

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• Lancaster Avro NX611 'Just Jane' is undergoing a mammoth restoration in East Kirkby, Lincolnshire

• Workers are taking aircraft to pieces, checking every component and putting it back together again

• Project costing around £3.5million aims to have the historic aircraft taking to the skies again by 2020

• Plane was built by Austin Motors in Longbridge near Birmingham in April 1945 but did not see service

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[t-tony]

Thanks for that Mike, look forward to seeing it fly.

Tony.

 

[andyglym]

Great news

 

[Grumps]

We had a meet there last year through @koolflyer. It was a good day. She coasted around the grounds so be nice to see her up in the air.

 

[andyglym]

We had a meet there last year through @koolflyer. It was a good day. She coasted around the grounds so be nice to see her up in the air.

That it was

 

[t-tony]

That it was

Well it would have been better if Andy hadn't been Moby all day I got to follow Mark's V8 Z3 ........................... but not for long

Tony.

 

[andyglym]

Well it would have been better if Andy hadn't been Moby all day I got to follow Mark's V8 Z3 ........................... but not for long

Tony.

That's a fact mate. Took me a whole week to get over whatever it was. Mark's V8 was behind me for some time on the motorway. I felt the urge to go nice and slow (ish).

 

[Jack Ratt]

Is this a private restoration that a guy is funding in memory of his brother and his father who saw active service in WW2 ? I saw something on the tv recently and the timeline for completion fits with the plans

 

[hard top]

Is this a private restoration that a guy is funding in memory of his brother and his father who saw active service in WW2 ?

No idea to be honest, but £3.5 million...
Wonder what it cost to build one back in the day?

Edit: Just answered my own question......

Number built 7,377
Unit cost £45–50,000
Developed from Avro Manchester
Variants Avro Lancastrian
Developed into Avro York
Avro Lincoln

Role Heavy bomber
Manufacturer Avro
Designer Roy Chadwick
First flight 9 January 1941
Introduction February 1942
Retired 1963 (Canada)
Primary users Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force

 

[Jack Ratt]

You could probably get a good idea somewhere on interweb

 

[t-tony]

Is this a private restoration that a guy is funding in memory of his brother and his father who saw active service in WW2 ? I saw something on the tv recently and the timeline for completion fits with the plans

It is this plane Garry. It once adorned the gate at RAF Scampton years ago before they bought it. Don't know who is funding the full rebuild mate.

Tony.

 

[mwpe]

Good news, it will be good to see her back where she belongs, in the sky.

 

[Jack Ratt]

It is this plane Garry. It once adorned the gate at RAF Scampton years ago before they bought it. Don't know who is funding the full rebuild mate.

Tony.

Originally the two brothers were personally funding it in memory of their father, but one brother recently died so the remaining brother says he will now see it through. It was on TV last night, I saw it on the news when I got to my digs.

 

[Sean d]

Now thats a job I would love to do, How rewarding to see that up in the air.

 

[Mint]

It'll be brilliant to see her flying. 2020 is not that far away either

 

[t-tony]

It'll be brilliant to see her flying. 2020 is not that far away either

Definitely one for a gathering I reckon Dave. I bet Pete's got his eye on it too.

Tony.

 

[Mint]

Definitely one for a gathering I reckon Dave. I bet Pete's got his eye on it too.

I'd love to be there Tony

 

[lucky jim]

Historic Lancaster bomber will be taken apart piece by piece and painstakingly restored in a £3.5million project to get it flying again by 2020.

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  • Lancaster Avro NX611 'Just Jane' is undergoing a mammoth restoration in East Kirkby, Lincolnshire

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  • Workers are taking aircraft to pieces, checking every component and putting it back together again

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  • Project costing around £3.5million aims to have the historic aircraft taking to the skies again by 2020

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  • Plane was built by Austin Motors in Longbridge near Birmingham in April 1945 but did not see service

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[lucky jim]

i was lucky enough last year to go to a open day there it was great to stand near ( almost under ) as engines were started ( 3 times ) & watch as it was driven around the large field a great day out in the Z