Filmed by David Willey, Mark & Graham Rose. Avro Lancaster NX611 'Just Jane' Engine Start. Filmed @ The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby
Great vid!. Those Merlins are 'happy' engines. To burst into life that quickly with soo little effort and for them settle down is fantastic!. Nothing so evocative as the sound of four Merlins being run up to full power!. Great job in keeping the memory of the crews that flew and maintained them alive. 🙂 Nuff said!.
How does a machine, an assemblabage of shapes of metal in a particular order move a an the most staunch men to tears. Thank you for keeping this beautiful aircraft in such good condition. I t is a true testimant to the men, nay HERO'S, who flew, fought,and died in her sister's. thank you again. We will remember them
My farther flew lancasters he was the only Austrailan he had an all English crew he said his navigator was spot on we have many photos of his time in the Air Force he allways remembered the men he flew with right up until he died at the age of 89 we still miss him
My Dad who was English always said the crews who came from.all over the Empire were the most amazing men and abandoning them to join the EU on the conditions we did was a betrayal and a disgrace
@@mikefawdrey6113 unfortunately it’s turned out a lot differently from our fathers generation and I am certain they wold not like whot is happening in this day and age
To keep those engines in sync, what a job, all mechanical, no “fly by wire” where a computer would keep everything in line, it was the pilot and crew doing that.
What a soul stirring aircraft, and take it from me as a pilot, that lady wants to fly. When those revs go on and you hear her smooth out you know she is just begging to be cleared departure and head for the big blue. Just Jane. Just Beautiful.
A great video - thank you. My father flew Lancs on his second tour of ops with 61 Sqn. Nice to see the start-up procedure he would have followed. My father said the Lanc was a lovely aircraft to fly. Those four splendid R-R Merlins always brought him and his crew home safely, though often with added ventilation from flak and nghtfighters. I still have a hand-written report on an attack by a cannon-armed JU88 'Cats-eye' nightfighter, written by his rear and mid-upper gunners, who drove the enemy off after returning fire. We owe all the RAF Bomber Command aircrews a great debt - every man was a volunteer. Sad that so many fell to earth...
@@larry4789 The rear gunner's position was vital in protecting the aircraft from nightfighters. I have huge respect for your dad. My father ended his service as an instructor with 1661 Conversion Unit at RAF Winthorpe, flying Lancaster, Manchester, Stirling, Halifax and Wellington bombers. So many things I'd like to ask him now, though his letters home provide a lot of detail of his experiences. He is much missed...
@@petehall889 I Know the feeling as i miss my dad too. The B/A in their crew died last year and the F/E a couple of years before. I haven't got my dads logbook, but I have his mate, the mid upper gunners and know they were at Winthorpe. Your dad may even have been their instructor, who knows. My dad flew in Ansons, Wellingtons, Stirlings and Lancasters. He didn't get his medals and Kings Warrant till 1989 after being put in touch with his mid upper turret mate. The pilot, a New Zealander had been on the Dresden raid and it had effected him badly. The crews pic is in the 61 Squadron book by Derek Brammer on page 94.
@@larry4789 I have my father's two logbooks here and I've looked for the Jenkinson name, but without success. Dad did mention some crew members' names at Winthorpe occasionally, but generally he just mentioned the 2nd pilot's name, whom he was instructing, 'plus 6 crew'. Your dad could have been flying with my father - it's nice to think he might have done! I remember Derek Brammer's 'Thundering Through The Clear Air' book on 61 Sqn., as I corresponded with him and bought a copy of the book from him when it first came out. I have a large library and cannot instantly lay my hands on it, but I have a photograph of 61 Sqn. crews taken in 1943 at RAF Syerston. I assume my father obtained it from the Station's Photographic Dept. He is Sqn.Ldr. Geoffrey Hall, sitting in the middle of the front row, to the right of the dog (mascot?).
@@petehall889I had a look in his mate's log book but there was only about 3 other pilot instructors names besides Lew Yarrall their own pilot. What period was he at Winthorpe ? Is the photo you've got of 61 Squadron at Syerston in '43 the panoramic one? There's one from March 1945 too and my dad was at Skellingthorpe at the time but they may have been in the air, or on leave as none of the crew are in the pic.
I was incredibly fortunate as a young air cadet to see the Battle of Britain flight up close, they were being serviced at RAF Waddington at the time. I didnt get to see them fly but they were testing one of the engines on their Dakota, which I did get to see. Not a patch on the Merlin engine, but still an incredible experience, such beautiful machines, each and every one! Thank you for sharing the vid 😊
There are two airworthy Lancasters - one in the UK and one in Canada. I was able to go through the Canadian one a couple of years ago when it flew into Calgary - the Mynarski Memorial Lancaster - and I am still in awe over the experience.
As a mechanic and flight engineer on the Lancaster at the Canadian warplane heritage museum I’m going to have to disagree with purplhoddie on this one. The Lancaster we have the privilege and honour of maintaining and flying was one of 430 Lancaster mk X made by victory aircraft of Malton ontario for the war effort. So I’m going to say she belongs in and to Canada 🇨🇦. Cheers to all our friends in the UK.
And the same thing could be said about the crews of the B-17s the photos of them returning back to base with not just holes in them but the nose sections blown clean off then for the crews to go out again the next night is truly remarkable.
Sorry I hit send too early! This Lancaster exists due to the dedication of Fred and Harold Panton who bought, restored and display it as a memorial to their brother Christopher, who was lost on operations over Occupied Europe! Their dedication to their brother does them credit and the Lancaster will repay them in kind.
The RAF memorial Lancaster & 4 Spitfires flew past my house very low indeed last week, I think it was for the Queens Diamond jubilee , what a sound 8 merlin engines cruising , made a lump come up in my throat !!
What an awesome video thank you for sharing this it’s a piece of history that should never be forgotten. It gives you a chill thinking about the boys that flew these machines in the bad times of the war.
I had to do this! I did this at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire and im the first under 16 to do it! Was an honour to do this and would love to do it all again, hopefully im working there in a year and a half so i get the chance to visit the beautiful bomber!
Ah, those Merlin engines - I was at the Three Sisters Event at East Kirkby and I saw grown men crying (and me) as Vera and Thumper passed overhead with Just Jane itching to join them. Absolutely awe inspiring and hoping for the day when Just Jane takes to the skies.
When I was a child I first saw the Lancaster in a Crewel kit. At 14 I worked hard to buy. One day I want to see, with 40-year-old every day I think of him.
Lovely to see and hear those great Merlin engines bursting in to life--what a fantastic sound.I am building a model of the Lancaster in 1/48 scale and the detail in the cockpit is just what i need to make it authentic.Many thanks for posting this video for all of us to watch.
thats a great video, the plug in, the prime, the nursing of the throttles and the glorious sound, you dont get the true impact unless you are in the cockpit when they fire up
Thanks. 60% never survived of Bomber crews. They were all brave men- including the ones who came the other way across the Channel. Thanks to my Grandad and his chums, I can be friends with the grandson of one of those they shot down.. :)
Thankyou for a great overview of a legendary aircraft. I had the honor of having a neighbour who was a pilot of the Lanc. and flew with 12 Sqd. Wickenby in WW2. Like most all of those incredible heroes, he was somewhat reluctant to speak of his time in service. I was very lucky because he would relate some of his memories of this time, to me. Aircraft like NX611 serve, not to glorify war, but to remind us of so many "ultimate sacrifices" made. Cheers and best wishes from "down under ".
Things like these have their own nature, they sing to you and sometimes shout at you, but they were alive, that is how the guys in these old ladies would treat them, they could conect with them, :-)
I used to pass Scampton regularly from the late 50’s to the early 70’s and in those days it was Lancaster "S for Sugar”. Ca 1970 it was moved to Hendon, I think. The "Scampton Lancaster", as it was known, was always a thrill for an impressionable lad on a Lincolnshire Road Car double decker. My cousin, a Flight Engineer based at Ludford Magna, wrote out the instructions for starting a Merlin for me. I treasure the doc. still. Which prompts a question: when did they spray the Ki-gas in the carbs?
What's more beautiful sounding than a Rolls Royce Merlin? Well, four of them of course. Then again to the Germans it was the sound of approaching horror.
+jonnybottle Yep. though few of them flew all the way to Poland - which is were all the death camps were and where the highest percentage of the pre-war population died. 2,8 million ethnic Poles died aside from the 3 million Polish Jews for a grand total of 5,8 million. Most of the civilians from the occupied countries in present day western Europe (France, Belgium, The Netherlands) who lost their lives were also Jews. In the Netherlands for instance only 7,000 soldiers died, 16,000 civilians died due to starvation and 150,000 Dutch Jews were transported to the death camps - which again were in Poland. Here's another sad statistic. A lot of occupied people died while being bombed by the RAF and the USAAF. The Nazis stayed in the war as long as they did because they had hundreds of thousands of civilians in the occupied countries to use as slave labour - not only the Jews. These were mostly Eastern Europeans the Nazis already had registered for their skills in different kinds of labour. They were transported around occupied Europe to assist the Nazi war machine. One thing bomber command discovered in the war was how quickly the "Germans" (read slave labour) repaired the damage from the bombings and how relatively little lasting damage the bombs did. This is why they switched tactics and targeted the workers in their houses instead. The war had to be won in any way and it was clear the Nazis had no qualms attacking civilians so... After the war it became clear why the Nazis kept the production up while being bombed. Slave labour which they were rather good at "motivating" to work harder. A lot of these did die while being bombed by the allies so the irony is that for them the sound of Lancasters wasn't the sound of freedom but the sound of collateral damage in which they got it as bad as the Germans. However it is true that the sight and sound of RAF planes in different parts of occupied Europe kept up the morale of resistance movements and civilians as it was clear the allies were still in the fight despite the Nazis claiming they were on the verge of winning the war themselves. Like I said: There are two ways of seeing this. A mechanical symphony from one of the best piston engines ever made, or the sound of war - and war is suffering for all sides.
Ooooh Yes, these engines are roarring 🦁🐯 - this is some warrior bird indeed. My half brit descent is vibrating when I hear this. Who is fool enough to confront this almighty raugh power ♠️🥇 ? Only the fools I suppose 🤪. Thank you for this pure pleasure. Ferrari is nothing compared to this Merlin engine sound. Taly hooo 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇫🇷🤩
Very interesting video--thank you. Unlike where we started and operated JT8D (DC-9) and other turbine engines (Rolls/BMW in the B-717) for 34 years, at least the Lanc. pilots start Four "Spitfire" engines each time! Imagine always being Single Pilot in British/Canadian bombers the early 40s, going into combat with so many engine controls to manage! Despite having a Flt. Engineer to adjust them while you fly formation with bursting 88mm shells, or night fighters using early radar detection and 20 mm cannon...-day or night.
I was lucky enough to hitch a ride on this aircraft in a full power tails up taxi ride. You can still book them to help restore her to flying condition.
Nice of you to say so. You'll be even more convinced if you read about the Tizard mission and all the technology that was handed over. And the British contributuion to the atomic bomb (the data from Tube Alloys project) was also vital - as was the American, of course. A real joint effort.
@@Spazik86 Well, as Albert Speer said, "we only had a better start because we started preparing for war ten year before you", i think that was on the World at War, but i could be wrong. The problem we had, and I'm speaking from a British perspective, is that we never prepared for war until we knew it was absolutely imminent, and like today, there are too many traitors in the British government.
@maninweecounty I live in the city that the Canadian lanc is, and it's a real treat to have it do a fly over, especially when there is an air show happening. Out of all the planes that do fly overs you can ear that one and know what it is. And it generally end up having me dashing out the door to catch it :)
one of the best videos on youtube, what a wonderful place youtube is... We can see alot of great things on here. Amazing video, i have a deep connection with these old wwii planes dont know why, just have.
They did their duty. At any rate it beats being an infantryman on the ground getting shelled at relentlessly and seeing the men you kill in the eyes. If the plane went down you always had a chance of bailing out with a parachute. If you were captured you were treated relatively well compared to the regular infantrymen. On top of that these always flew home to their bases. The infantry had no home other than whatever place on the front he was stationed at.
It's easy to forget how brave those men were for what they did knowing it could be a one way trip. I take my hat off to them all. Lest we forget. May 2021 🙏❤🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧❤🙏
@@ZilogBob i used to live next to SCAMPTON airfield years ago,only now the older I've become have i learned to appreciate and respect what those guys did i would say three in ten chance. I am a true Lincolnshire yellow belly and proud of it. May 2021 ❤🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧❤
They were actually more worried about having an inexperienced Skipper. "On one difficult mission we knew fighters were up waiting for us, so we took a slightly different route over Holland at damn low altitude to avoid the fighters spotting us. We were literally hopping over houses. We were over the North Sea pretty low because sea spray was hitting my mid upper turret glass. We radioed to the Skipper 'Aren't we a bit low?' 'Don't worry lads! I've done this dozens of times before'. Upon landing safely he said to us, 'I forgot to add, in my sleeep'. The words of a 96 year old friend who was an Air Gunner on Lancasters, with 38 missions completed.
At 03:19 one day I wish to hear that and look to the sky and see Just Jane taking off over Lincolnshire with her merlins roaring. It would be a dream come true.
+UnknownPerson onGoogle When I was a lad growing up in North Lincolnshire we didn't see Lancasters but we often saw the freighter version, the Lancastrian, and the other Lancaster derivative, the Avro York, as well as the Beverley, transporting bits to the Blackburn works in Brough, just over the Humber. Same lovely sound and we could really enjoy it because Brough is so close and they flew nice and low over the school playing field. We also had a ringside seat for the development of the Buccaneer. Them wuz the daze ;)
@1MrTurd Fantastic indeed. I'm glad you feel the same as I do. As you say, great shame this once magnificent country has been ruined by useless politicians. I am British and proud and love my country, but dislike what it has become in very few years.
I think George Clooney's character defined it quite well in Three Kings "You're scared but you do something and that way you get the courage to do it again."
Sadly, few of the WW2 generation are left and soon WW2 will no longer be in living memory, all we'll have are second-hand sources. How wonderful then, that these beautiful birds are still around to pay testament to all those who served, and to remind us of their sacrifice. Makes me proud! Long may they fly...PS. heard a whisper that the Kirkby Lanc has got the funds to make it fly....true?
my god - how's that for an idle! awesome stuff. Wonder how many carbs does each motor have, and what are the oil clearances are on a Rolls Merlin main bearings? Didn't they use castor oil in the 30's? 'S Sugar' was one of the Lanc's used by Deighton in his famous novel "Bomber"
It seems dismissive but it's probably a succinct and accurate assessment of their motivation during war. Bravery was a by-product of this though but I bet their first concern was to get their mates home safe.
Well. After 67 years, those engines turn over without a hitch each and every time. Built at a time when things were built to last. Look at all the crud being sold today.
If Sir Peter Jackson does indeed remake the Dam Busters, he really needs this footage or he needs to have this sequence filmed inside the cockpit. This would be very impressive in a theatre, its impressive enough through headphones.....
'A bloody paralyzer of an airplane' This was the ministers request of Vickers in WWI, resulting in the Vimy that could carry a thousand pound bomb ( and was first to cross the Atlantic after the war) The Lanc is a spiritual descendant.
My father told me a story.A B17 landed at his base in Scotland lost and shot up.The next day, my father, an old RAF flight sgt. and this 20year old American pilot were watching the Lancasters take off for a night raid.They are loaded heavy.Dad told me they would pull the gear up before it left the runway.The American said "We wouldn't do that.The old RAF guy said"Well, they haven't been bombing the shit out your country for the last five years,have they".Left dad and the U.S. pilot speechless.
My Grandad was a marine mine clearer. I have a picture of him chilling out on the Normandy beach after the landing talking to a officer. My nan his wife was a waf and worked on the radios guiding the lancasters home. She has told me about listening to them go down, coming in damaged, leaving out the swearing on the logs so the crew didn't get in trouble. Grandad died. When I was 7 (33 now) but I will be chatting to nan on Christmas Day :)
+mike pocock She will fly again,and it will be an amazing achievement. I suspect I will be one of the many thousands out to witness the flight. The Flying Scotsman came past my house a few weeks ago,thousands turned out to greet her as well.
Would anyone know if you just took this for a little fly around the airfield one Sunday? Would anyone mind? Nobody need know!! Just film it for us! You know the old girl wants to spread those wings!!
would be nice to see her flying again making her the third in the world, SHE(NX611 JUST JANE) is the same age as PA474 (BBMF Lancaster ) built in long-bridge in 1945 meant for tiger force in the far east as was PA474 . think she(NX611 JUST JANE) was flown by the French Coastal Command in the 50s later a gate guard at RAF scampton
Awesome, my Dad was a tail gunner in these monsters. What a sound!!!
So was mine.
Avro Lancaster, the most beautiful bomber word war II.
Great vid!. Those Merlins are 'happy' engines. To burst into life that quickly with soo little effort and for them settle down is fantastic!. Nothing so evocative as the sound of four Merlins being run up to full power!. Great job in keeping the memory of the crews that flew and maintained them alive. 🙂 Nuff said!.
How does a machine, an assemblabage of shapes of metal in a particular order move a an the most staunch men to tears. Thank you for keeping this beautiful aircraft in such good condition. I t is a true testimant to the men, nay HERO'S, who flew, fought,and died in her sister's. thank you again. We will remember them
My farther flew lancasters he was the only Austrailan he had an all English crew he said his navigator was spot on we have many photos of his time in the Air Force he allways remembered the men he flew with right up until he died at the age of 89 we still miss him
My great uncle was a rear gunner and I'm sure somewhere one the pilots was a Australian, did he get told off for flying to close to Blackpool tower?
@@cornishadz no I am sure he would have told us that one and looking at his records no mention of any wrong doing
My Dad who was English always said the crews who came from.all over the Empire were the most amazing men and abandoning them to join the EU on the conditions we did was a betrayal and a disgrace
@@mikefawdrey6113 unfortunately it’s turned out a lot differently from our fathers generation and I am certain they wold not like whot is happening in this day and age
Of course you do. I lost my dad in 2012 and mum in 2015. Not a day goes by that I don't remember and miss them
To keep those engines in sync, what a job, all mechanical, no “fly by wire” where a computer would keep everything in line, it was the pilot and crew doing that.
I would like to say Thank you for your words, it is nice to know that there is respect from all sides for all sides, Live Long and Prosper
What a soul stirring aircraft, and take it from me as a pilot, that lady wants to fly. When those revs go on and you hear her smooth out you know she is just begging to be cleared departure and head for the big blue. Just Jane. Just Beautiful.
A great video - thank you. My father flew Lancs on his second tour of ops with 61 Sqn. Nice to see the start-up procedure he would have followed. My father said the Lanc was a lovely aircraft to fly. Those four splendid R-R Merlins always brought him and his crew home safely, though often with added ventilation from flak and nghtfighters. I still have a hand-written report on an attack by a cannon-armed JU88 'Cats-eye' nightfighter, written by his rear and mid-upper gunners, who drove the enemy off after returning fire. We owe all the RAF Bomber Command aircrews a great debt - every man was a volunteer. Sad that so many fell to earth...
My dad was a rear gunner with 61 Squadron then after VE got transferred to 83 Squadron at RAF Coningsby to prepare for the invasion of Japan
@@larry4789 The rear gunner's position was vital in protecting the aircraft from nightfighters. I have huge respect for your dad. My father ended his service as an instructor with 1661 Conversion Unit at RAF Winthorpe, flying Lancaster, Manchester, Stirling, Halifax and Wellington bombers. So many things I'd like to ask him now, though his letters home provide a lot of detail of his experiences. He is much missed...
@@petehall889 I Know the feeling as i miss my dad too.
The B/A in their crew died last year and the F/E a couple of years before.
I haven't got my dads logbook, but I have his mate, the mid upper gunners and know they were at Winthorpe.
Your dad may even have been their instructor, who knows.
My dad flew in Ansons, Wellingtons, Stirlings and Lancasters.
He didn't get his medals and Kings Warrant till 1989 after being put in touch with his mid upper turret mate.
The pilot, a New Zealander had been on the Dresden raid and it had effected him badly.
The crews pic is in the 61 Squadron book by Derek Brammer on page 94.
@@larry4789 I have my father's two logbooks here and I've looked for the Jenkinson name, but without success. Dad did mention some crew members' names at Winthorpe occasionally, but generally he just mentioned the 2nd pilot's name, whom he was instructing, 'plus 6 crew'. Your dad could have been flying with my father - it's nice to think he might have done!
I remember Derek Brammer's 'Thundering Through The Clear Air' book on 61 Sqn., as I corresponded with him and bought a copy of the book from him when it first came out. I have a large library and cannot instantly lay my hands on it, but I have a photograph of 61 Sqn. crews taken in 1943 at RAF Syerston. I assume my father obtained it from the Station's Photographic Dept. He is Sqn.Ldr. Geoffrey Hall, sitting in the middle of the front row, to the right of the dog (mascot?).
@@petehall889I had a look in his mate's log book but there was only about 3 other pilot instructors names besides Lew Yarrall their own pilot.
What period was he at Winthorpe ?
Is the photo you've got of 61 Squadron at Syerston in '43 the panoramic one?
There's one from March 1945 too and my dad was at Skellingthorpe at the time but they may have been in the air, or on leave as none of the crew are in the pic.
Brings you goosebumps when you hear No 3 starting up. What an awesome aircraft!
I was incredibly fortunate as a young air cadet to see the Battle of Britain flight up close, they were being serviced at RAF Waddington at the time. I didnt get to see them fly but they were testing one of the engines on their Dakota, which I did get to see. Not a patch on the Merlin engine, but still an incredible experience, such beautiful machines, each and every one! Thank you for sharing the vid 😊
There are two airworthy Lancasters - one in the UK and one in Canada. I was able to go through the Canadian one a couple of years ago when it flew into Calgary - the Mynarski Memorial Lancaster - and I am still in awe over the experience.
As a mechanic and flight engineer on the Lancaster at the Canadian warplane heritage museum I’m going to have to disagree with purplhoddie on this one. The Lancaster we have the privilege and honour of maintaining and flying was one of 430 Lancaster mk X made by victory aircraft of Malton ontario for the war effort. So I’m going to say she belongs in and to Canada 🇨🇦.
Cheers to all our friends in the UK.
An excellent video.
My father was a navigator in Lancasters, it gives me some feeling of where he had been.
Thankyou.
And the same thing could be said about the crews of the B-17s the photos of them returning back to base with not just holes in them but the nose sections blown clean off then for the crews to go out again the next night is truly remarkable.
Love the old Lancs. I love it when it flies over us in Hamilton, its amazing to see and hear them. Its nice to see our sister plane over in Britain.
It flew over my head this morning in Hamilton Ontario on Memorial Day.(2021)
Great 😊 2 c a great British plane
Four merlins singing in harmony, beautiful
Sorry I hit send too early! This Lancaster exists due to the dedication of Fred and Harold Panton who bought, restored and display it as a memorial to their brother Christopher, who was lost on operations over Occupied Europe! Their dedication to their brother does them credit and the Lancaster will repay them in kind.
Sound like great people,b proud
Keep this legend going, can't wait 4 the next,then Bring back the Canadian, what a sight 2 to c
The RAF memorial Lancaster & 4 Spitfires flew past my house very low indeed last week, I think it was for the Queens Diamond jubilee , what a sound 8 merlin engines cruising , made a lump come up in my throat !!
The Merlin is my all-time favorite engine! I have had a number of them pass through my garage over the years. Loved every minute of working on them
Jack L you must have a massive garage then?
What an awesome video thank you for sharing this it’s a piece of history that should never be forgotten. It gives you a chill thinking about the boys that flew these machines in the bad times of the war.
Terrific (normal but still terrific) start up from these formidable Merlins of the past. And the venerable Lancaster ... Salute!
Always a fan of the great Lancs. The roaring engines mightily cruising to destination.
...sounds even more beautiful from inside the cockpit!
Every Saturday in the summer when golfing I am so fortunate to see this bird rumble through Ancaster ON sky’s
I had to do this! I did this at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire and im the first under 16 to do it!
Was an honour to do this and would love to do it all again, hopefully im working there in a year and a half so i get the chance to visit the beautiful bomber!
Those engines give me butterflies.....very exciting.
Ah, those Merlin engines - I was at the Three Sisters Event at East Kirkby and I saw grown men crying (and me) as Vera and Thumper passed overhead with Just Jane itching to join them. Absolutely awe inspiring and hoping for the day when Just Jane takes to the skies.
Lynne E Edwards is thumper still going do u know? She had an engine blowout or something a while ago
When I was a child I first saw the Lancaster in a Crewel kit. At 14 I worked hard to buy. One day I want to see, with 40-year-old every day I think of him.
Lovely to see and hear those great Merlin engines bursting in to life--what a fantastic sound.I am building a model of the Lancaster in 1/48 scale and the detail in the cockpit is just what i need to make it authentic.Many thanks for posting this video for all of us to watch.
Incredible sound - beautiful
What an honour to be able to fly a distiguished aircraft like that. The history alone would threaten to overwhelm you, at least at first.
thats a great video, the plug in, the prime, the nursing of the throttles and the glorious sound, you dont get the true impact unless you are in the cockpit when they fire up
Thanks. 60% never survived of Bomber crews. They were all brave men- including the ones who came the other way across the Channel. Thanks to my Grandad and his chums, I can be friends with the grandson of one of those they shot down.. :)
Truly awesome aircraft.thank you for sharing.Looks very well maintained.those engines started right up,first time.
Thankyou for a great overview of a legendary aircraft. I had the honor of having a neighbour who was a pilot of the Lanc. and flew with 12 Sqd. Wickenby in WW2. Like most all of those incredible heroes, he was somewhat reluctant to speak of his time in service. I was very lucky because he would relate some of his memories of this time, to me. Aircraft like NX611 serve, not to glorify war, but to remind us of so many "ultimate sacrifices" made. Cheers and best wishes from "down under ".
My grandad was a flight engineer in the 617 squadron
A stirring sound ....and nicely radioactive place to sit :-O
Just pure Awesomeness!! I've been to the Canadian heritage museum & it's an awesome sight to see.
Things like these have their own nature, they sing to you and sometimes shout at you, but they were alive, that is how the guys in these old ladies would treat them, they could conect with them, :-)
I used to pass Scampton regularly from the late 50’s to the early 70’s and in those days it was Lancaster "S for Sugar”. Ca 1970 it was moved to Hendon, I think. The "Scampton Lancaster", as it was known, was always a thrill for an impressionable lad on a Lincolnshire Road Car double decker. My cousin, a Flight Engineer based at Ludford Magna, wrote out the instructions for starting a Merlin for me. I treasure the doc. still. Which prompts a question: when did they spray the Ki-gas in the carbs?
Nothing beats the sound of a Merlin in the morning, it sounds like victory!
The roar of a Merlin! Best sound in the world!
What's more beautiful sounding than a Rolls Royce Merlin? Well, four of them of course.
Then again to the Germans it was the sound of approaching horror.
+James Shunt And the sound of hope to the occupied populations.
+jonnybottle Yep. though few of them flew all the way to Poland - which is were all the death camps were and where the highest percentage of the pre-war population died. 2,8 million ethnic Poles died aside from the 3 million Polish Jews for a grand total of 5,8 million. Most of the civilians from the occupied countries in present day western Europe (France, Belgium, The Netherlands) who lost their lives were also Jews. In the Netherlands for instance only 7,000 soldiers died, 16,000 civilians died due to starvation and 150,000 Dutch Jews were transported to the death camps - which again were in Poland.
Here's another sad statistic. A lot of occupied people died while being bombed by the RAF and the USAAF. The Nazis stayed in the war as long as they did because they had hundreds of thousands of civilians in the occupied countries to use as slave labour - not only the Jews. These were mostly Eastern Europeans the Nazis already had registered for their skills in different kinds of labour. They were transported around occupied Europe to assist the Nazi war machine.
One thing bomber command discovered in the war was how quickly the "Germans" (read slave labour) repaired the damage from the bombings and how relatively little lasting damage the bombs did. This is why they switched tactics and targeted the workers in their houses instead. The war had to be won in any way and it was clear the Nazis had no qualms attacking civilians so...
After the war it became clear why the Nazis kept the production up while being bombed. Slave labour which they were rather good at "motivating" to work harder. A lot of these did die while being bombed by the allies so the irony is that for them the sound of Lancasters wasn't the sound of freedom but the sound of collateral damage in which they got it as bad as the Germans.
However it is true that the sight and sound of RAF planes in different parts of occupied Europe kept up the morale of resistance movements and civilians as it was clear the allies were still in the fight despite the Nazis claiming they were on the verge of winning the war themselves.
Like I said: There are two ways of seeing this. A mechanical symphony from one of the best piston engines ever made, or the sound of war - and war is suffering for all sides.
+James Shunt g
Love the sound of a Rolls Royce Merlin.
Mike Gillihan they knew how to make them .🇬🇧
most badass sound ever!
Ooooh Yes, these engines are roarring 🦁🐯 - this is some warrior bird indeed. My half brit descent is vibrating when I hear this. Who is fool enough to confront this almighty raugh power ♠️🥇 ? Only the fools I suppose 🤪. Thank you for this pure pleasure. Ferrari is nothing compared to this Merlin engine sound. Taly hooo 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇫🇷🤩
Beautiful.
Very interesting video--thank you.
Unlike where we started and operated JT8D (DC-9) and other turbine engines (Rolls/BMW in the B-717) for 34 years, at least the Lanc. pilots start Four "Spitfire" engines each time!
Imagine always being Single Pilot in British/Canadian bombers the early 40s, going into combat with so many engine controls to manage! Despite having a Flt. Engineer to adjust them while you fly formation with bursting 88mm shells, or night fighters using early radar detection and 20 mm cannon...-day or night.
I saw her start up some years ago, her tail was shaking like a flatpack wardrobe, like saying "i want to go, go, go"
I was lucky enough to hitch a ride on this aircraft in a full power tails up taxi ride. You can still book them to help restore her to flying condition.
What a dream to ride in one of these lovely beasts.
Fantastic 2 c, wish I was in it
Love the rpm gauges!
A sound that stirs the soul of a red blooded Englishman
The Brits never get the credit they deserve for being technological trendsetters!
Nice of you to say so. You'll be even more convinced if you read about the Tizard mission and all the technology that was handed over. And the British contributuion to the atomic bomb (the data from Tube Alloys project) was also vital - as was the American, of course. A real joint effort.
Well actually Germans had the technological edge in WW2, but Allies got the numbers ;-)
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@@Spazik86 Well, as Albert Speer said, "we only had a better start because we started preparing for war ten year before you", i think that was on the World at War, but i could be wrong. The problem we had, and I'm speaking from a British perspective, is that we never prepared for war until we knew it was absolutely imminent, and like today, there are too many traitors in the British government.
@@redroostermcmlxxl Yea I think you are right. Also British were probably feeling quite safe behind La Manche...
@maninweecounty I live in the city that the Canadian lanc is, and it's a real treat to have it do a fly over, especially when there is an air show happening. Out of all the planes that do fly overs you can ear that one and know what it is. And it generally end up having me dashing out the door to catch it :)
Amazing document! I've always been a Lancaster fan, it's great watching how they make the mighty Avro roar :-)
Wow, no. 3 starting up sounded awesome. Loved the way the mighty Merlin shook the entire plane when in burst into life! What a video....
one of the best videos on youtube, what a wonderful place youtube is... We can see alot of great things on here. Amazing video, i have a deep connection with these old wwii planes dont know why, just have.
Just think how scared you would be when that thing started up and you didn't know if you were going to come back!
They did their duty. At any rate it beats being an infantryman on the ground getting shelled at relentlessly and seeing the men you kill in the eyes. If the plane went down you always had a chance of bailing out with a parachute. If you were captured you were treated relatively well compared to the regular infantrymen. On top of that these always flew home to their bases. The infantry had no home other than whatever place on the front he was stationed at.
It's easy to forget how brave those men were for what they did knowing it could be a one way trip. I take my hat off to them all. Lest we forget. May 2021 🙏❤🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧❤🙏
@@paulcrisp9861 What was it, a 1 in 3 chance of completing 30 missions?
@@ZilogBob i used to live next to SCAMPTON airfield years ago,only now the older I've become have i learned to appreciate and respect what those guys did i would say three in ten chance. I am a true Lincolnshire yellow belly and proud of it. May 2021 ❤🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧❤
They were actually more worried about having an inexperienced Skipper.
"On one difficult mission we knew fighters were up waiting for us, so we took a slightly different route over Holland at damn low altitude to avoid the fighters spotting us. We were literally hopping over houses. We were over the North Sea pretty low because sea spray was hitting my mid upper turret glass. We radioed to the Skipper 'Aren't we a bit low?' 'Don't worry lads! I've done this dozens of times before'. Upon landing safely he said to us, 'I forgot to add, in my sleeep'. The words of a 96 year old friend who was an Air Gunner on Lancasters, with 38 missions completed.
At 03:19 one day I wish to hear that and look to the sky and see Just Jane taking off over Lincolnshire with her merlins roaring.
It would be a dream come true.
+UnknownPerson onGoogle As a native of that fine County, I agree!
+UnknownPerson onGoogle When I was a lad growing up in North Lincolnshire we didn't see Lancasters but we often saw the freighter version, the Lancastrian, and the other Lancaster derivative, the Avro York, as well as the Beverley, transporting bits to the Blackburn works in Brough, just over the Humber. Same lovely sound and we could really enjoy it because Brough is so close and they flew nice and low over the school playing field. We also had a ringside seat for the development of the Buccaneer. Them wuz the daze ;)
Well its currently in the second year of a ten year total rebuild so stick around to 2027 and you should have your dream come true
Fly baby fly!
@1MrTurd Fantastic indeed. I'm glad you feel the same as I do. As you say, great shame this once magnificent country has been ruined by useless politicians. I am British and proud and love my country, but dislike what it has become in very few years.
Beautiful Aircraft .
For full audio heaven, please listen on say at least some bose stereo speakers with sub! Enjoy c; and thank u 4 posting.
Fantastic sound!
I think George Clooney's character defined it quite well in Three Kings "You're scared but you do something and that way you get the courage to do it again."
Superb. Get her flying again.
Sadly, few of the WW2 generation are left and soon WW2 will no longer be in living memory, all we'll have are second-hand sources. How wonderful then, that these beautiful birds are still around to pay testament to all those who served, and to remind us of their sacrifice. Makes me proud! Long may they fly...PS. heard a whisper that the Kirkby Lanc has got the funds to make it fly....true?
my grandad was a F/E on lancs in 44 Sqn, so i'd loved to know how he'd have felt watching this video, how familiar it would all have been
Wow, that thing is badass. Altough I won't like to defend myself from fighters in there
I did this at RAF Coningsby. I started the engine but it runs in a different order, engine 3, then 2, then 4, then 1. Great times..
In operation, port inner engine started first as this powered hydraulics for the turrets, etc.
another world.
my god - how's that for an idle! awesome stuff. Wonder how many carbs does each motor have, and what are the oil clearances are on a Rolls Merlin main bearings? Didn't they use castor oil in the 30's? 'S Sugar' was one of the Lanc's used by Deighton in his famous novel "Bomber"
It seems dismissive but it's probably a succinct and accurate assessment of their motivation during war. Bravery was a by-product of this though but I bet their first concern was to get their mates home safe.
Merlin Engines built to last.
i have many years ago had a taxi run on Just Jane and I go each year to see her
Well. After 67 years, those engines turn over without a hitch each and every time.
Built at a time when things were built to last.
Look at all the crud being sold today.
If Sir Peter Jackson does indeed remake the Dam Busters, he really needs this footage or he needs to have this sequence filmed inside the cockpit. This would be very impressive in a theatre, its impressive enough through headphones.....
'A bloody paralyzer of an airplane'
This was the ministers request of Vickers in WWI, resulting in the Vimy that could carry a thousand pound bomb ( and was first to cross the Atlantic after the war)
The Lanc is a spiritual descendant.
Awesome airplane.
just that one airfield east kirkby in lincs uk where just jane is a 100 lancs failed to return.
go get em lads
i stand corrected thank you i had not done any research for a while
Why does all the coolest stuff spawn from the need to blow shit up?
Very nice
be nice to see more of these birds of prey flying again
If anyone has watched the episode of Heavy Metal "Lancaster Bomber..Target Germany"..they use Just Jane here for the static start up and taxi.
quite funny when i think about it, my dad worked on this Lanc when it was based in Changi in Singapore!
What a girl!❤️🇬🇧
My father told me a story.A B17 landed at his base in Scotland lost and shot up.The next day, my father, an old RAF flight sgt. and this 20year old American pilot were watching the Lancasters take off for a night raid.They are loaded heavy.Dad told me they would pull the gear up before it left the runway.The American said "We wouldn't do that.The old RAF guy said"Well, they haven't been bombing the shit out your country for the last five years,have they".Left dad and the U.S. pilot speechless.
Very little can compete audibly with this in my book, unless of course it's a Mosquito or a Spitfire, or a P51!
Sweet job. 👌
Brings a pang to your heart of when we gave those Jerrys a damned good thrashing
My Grandad was a marine mine clearer. I have a picture of him chilling out on the Normandy beach after the landing talking to a officer. My nan his wife was a waf and worked on the radios guiding the lancasters home. She has told me about listening to them go down, coming in damaged, leaving out the swearing on the logs so the crew didn't get in trouble. Grandad died. When I was 7 (33 now) but I will be chatting to nan on Christmas Day :)
One day she will fly again,can,t wait.
+mike pocock She will fly again,and it will be an amazing achievement. I suspect I will be one of the many thousands out to witness the flight.
The Flying Scotsman came past my house a few weeks ago,thousands turned out to greet her as well.
Rumour has it that the Panton Brothers are not rushing. They make too much money selling joyrides up and down the runway at East Kirkby ;).
ahh yes good point !!, was a beauty, did'nt just hear it could 'feel' those engines
Would anyone know if you just took this for a little fly around the airfield one Sunday? Would anyone mind? Nobody need know!! Just film it for us! You know the old girl wants to spread those wings!!
Why do they specifically start the engines in a 3-4-1-2 order?
would be nice to see her flying again making her the third in the world, SHE(NX611 JUST JANE) is the same age as PA474 (BBMF Lancaster ) built in long-bridge in 1945 meant for tiger force in the far east as was PA474 . think she(NX611 JUST JANE) was flown by the French Coastal Command in the 50s later a gate guard at RAF scampton
what a beautifull noise
excellent feedback, thanks mate. i thought they were ungrateful to him for saving them.