Guy's first Lancaster Flying Lesson | Guy Martin Proper 

Same here

For sure,then get the Canadian CWH Lancaster to come back too....I think there's one in Alberta Canada as well...I believe insurance is crazy.

@@simmonsrenos9111 Its a tragedy that the Lancaster is the only WW2 RAF bomber we have flying, pity no one thought to park a couple of Halifaxes and Stirlings in an old hangar somewhere, god knows we had enough redundant airfields at the end of the war. 👍

If you follow them on fbook etc, you can keep up to date with the plans to restore her to flight. I think Lincolnshire would come to a standstill on the day she takes her first flight! 😃

@@jazzkazz …. Possibly the rest of the country as well Karen.. Whenever I see her fly over, I have a quick look round to see everyone staring skywards at her💕💕

why do you think it would interesting to anyone but you that you built a model Lancaster or served on an Orion

lmfao you mustn't have been to school in a very long time because they do teach us all about the 2 world wars and the sacrifices everyone makes. They just don't glorify it and hold it up on a pedestal like older generations seem too.

@@jethromaris624 thank you for your reply. At debate is very good with someone from a different generation but your assumption is I'm out of the loop. Not only do I have children at school now, I have somebody works in the education department as my partner. Although they might teach some of the history doesn't mean that the different generations. Appreciate it. Also know that my generation, if there was national service, would step up to the plate and help countries like the Ukraine. Now I don't think most of the generation now would.

​@@Android-vk8yh I'm 47 and spent an entire year being taught about WW2 in history lessons in the early 90's and I would much rather have spent that year learning cooking, basic car maintenance or something useful day to day. They should absolutely be teaching kids about the dangers of fascism and racism and WW2 is a good example for them to use, but teaching kids about WW2 pilot training? What a total waste of their school time that would be. That's coming from someone who loves history and have seen untold numbers of documentary's about WW2. As for your claim that you would step up to help Ukraine? Nonsense. You could do so already but haven't. You say you would if there were national service so you're saying you would if you were forced to lol You think younger generations don't step up to the plate? Who do you think makes up the majority of our military right now? Pensioners? Sadly there will always be people who look at the generation after them as being weak or useless. Your parents generation probably thought the same about yours. Just get on with your own life and realise that future generations are no better or worse than yours, they just grew up in a different world to you.

@@Redswipe appreciate your reply. But yet again, I don't think you read my first or my second post properly. The reason I made the comment is because the program highlights the difficult conditions they had to fly and fight in.The reason why we're both able to sit on this platform and discuss anything is due to the fact those servicemen were protecting Britain during world war II, my parents just about survived world war II,n and maybe yours did too being bombed and my dad was a serviceman after the war so I will continue to put those service persons on a pedestal, I will also continue to teach my children how important the poppy appeal is.

Difference is there mostly all gone now I had people like my grandad to tell me stories and ment more coming from him than some teacher at school especially after going Normandy and the somme with him

That would really be something 👍.

There's one in Canada being restored that spent decades sat atop a concrete plinth in a park, although I dont think that they're going to fly it.

@@1234nagel1582 When I was a young lad during the 60`s & 70`s, there was a Lancaster atop a plinth in a Park in Toronto across from the Main Entrance into the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition), and it was removed decades ago. Could that be the Lancaster you`re referring to? I always wondered where it went, and I would LOVE to see it fly again...and hear those engines roar!

@@seankelly7211 I believe it was the static display in Edmunston, NB that they dismantled and shipped to Alberta

@@iankirkpatrick264 Thanks! Now I am really curious to know where the Toronto Lanc went! Maybe it`s also being restored somewhere in Canada...hopefully!

He has 'the touch' .

These are all tasters to get you to go to the full episode on Channel 4. You'll never see the full episode on RU-vid.

About 40 years ago, I worked with a guy who was a rear gunner in a Sunderland flying boat with Coastal Command. He spent hundreds of hours patrolling the North Sea, and reckons he spent most of it asleep. He said he often used to periodically wake up and find cold mugs of tea wedged into the nooks and crannies behind him.

Yes, but I think the Flight Engineer had some training in how to handle the aircraft.

@@Brian-om2hh Makes sense.

Yes, as Brian says the Flight Engineer had sufficient training to steady the aircraft in the event of the pilot being incapacitated to give the crew the opportunity to parachute but was not trained to land.

The production Lancs did only have one pilot, this restored aircraft has been fitted with dual controls as a requirement of the Battle of Britain memorial flight.

Anything mechanical, Guy seems to able to "get" it quite quickly..... Guy landed a Tiger Moth biplane fairly soon after having a few lessons. Guy can truly claim his crown as the Fred Dibnah of all things mechanical...... he seems capable of building, fixing and operating anything with moving parts in or on it.

He has already learned to fly during another tv series he was in. He even got to be in a mock dogfight! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Y7kjvZrc_Ow.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PEgHpBda2Tk.html

ugh... so unoriginal

@@slowery43 Grow up and stop being so childish. Isn't it past your bedtime?