Julien Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Just seen on the facebook page for Just Jane that the BBMF Lanc had a no.4 engine fire today. FB link for those on it; https://www.facebook.com/groups/NX611JustJane/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper-30 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasman71 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 https://audioboom.com/boos/3159653-bbmf-lancaster-engine-fire-at-raf-coningsby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lancaster Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 That's going to sting. Possibly put it out of shows this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear13583 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Reminds me of a certain piece of classic box art! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver66 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Nicely flown, hope she can be repaired soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 (edited) And to think she's just returned from the Netherlands... it doesn't bear thinking about an engine fire over the North Sea... Edited May 7, 2015 by tomprobert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discodaz Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 One of my wife's customers was a pilot way back when,and he's at coningsby today for the anniversary..I hope he's got some good photos.. Daz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Hope it's not going to be too expensive or difficult to fix. The UK airshow circuit wouldn't be the same without our Lanc They managed to get Just Jane back in the air pretty quickly, so let's hope for a similar recovery 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Hope it's not going to be too expensive or difficult to fix. The UK airshow circuit wouldn't be the same without our Lanc They managed to get Just Jane back in the air pretty quickly, so let's hope for a similar recovery 'Just Jane' is the grounded Lanc at East Kirby. The BBMF one is 'Thumper'. They'll have her fixed within a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 The BBMF aircraft is 'City of Lincoln'. She just wears 'Thumper's' colours. I think Mike was thinking of the Canadian Lancaster. Anyhow, hopefully she will be back in the air soon. Many Lancasters returned home on three engines, don't forget... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Av8fan Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 (edited) Glad that she and the crew made it down safe. Here are a few photos. Sorry, link to another site. http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=66787 Edit: same site..slightly different angle on the affected engine. http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=66777 Edited May 7, 2015 by Av8fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradley Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I would think they a have a spare. Some clean up of accessories might be needed too - the aircraft's and the crew's...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Does not look too bad, however depends on how much heat got back into the wing area. Glad the crew are OK and they managed to get the aircraft back home, and did not have to put it down in a field somewhere. I really do hope its confined to the engine and the Lanc is back flying soon, you can guarantee the BBMF guys will do a proper job on getting the aircraft back in the air. Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjames68 Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 The BBMF will NDT the entire wing for heat damage etc now and then have to restore the damaged section, then replace the Merlin, they will of course do a perfect job but i bet it takes them a few weeks to get it right and done to their standard , there may well be a fair bit of panel removal etc, more than you would think to ensure it is tip top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 'Just Jane' is the grounded Lanc at East Kirby. The BBMF one is 'Thumper'. They'll have her fixed within a few weeks. Sorry - got my lancs mixed up. I meant the Canadian one. Vera 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lancaster Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 And to think she's just returned from the Netherlands... it doesn't bear thinking about an engine fire over the North Sea... Did it 70 years ago! Would of been a bit of a scene seeing her coming in on 3 engines, as said, would of looked a lot like a golden oldie of a box art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Did it 70 years ago! Would of been a bit of a scene seeing her coming in on 3 engines, as said, would of looked a lot like a golden oldie of a box art. Agreed, and the Lanc was more than capable of returning on two if flown well. The point I was trying to make was if it'd caught fire on the return from Holland over the North Sea as it did yesterday, thankfully very close to home and the fire services, then it may have been very different. If the fire couldn't be extinguished by the onboard suppressors, it could have been a case of the fire spreading to the main tanks, and possibly having to ditch the aircraft. Not only would that mean the total loss of a national treasure, but would have put the crew in severe danger, too. Thankfully she got down safely and will live to fly another day. Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickers McFunbus Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 The BBMF aircraft is 'City of Lincoln'. She just wears 'Thumper's' colours. Hear hear. All it takes is a colour-scheme with a "cute" name and suddenly everyone's using it... Here's hoping that this doesn't signal a change in policy and the next scheme is still chosen on the historical merit of the aircraft in question, not any "nose art" it carries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Hear hear. All it takes is a colour-scheme with a "cute" name and suddenly everyone's using it... Here's hoping that this doesn't signal a change in policy and the next scheme is still chosen on the historical merit of the aircraft in question, not any "nose art" it carries. Yup, everybody calls the Lancaster 'Thumper' - including the BBMF A quote from the official BBMF website; [22 January 2015] ''The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's Avro Lancaster, VeRA, flew from Hamilton, Ontario to meet her British counterpart, Thumper — the only other surviving flight worthy Lancaster Bomber in the world — the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's (BBMF) Lancaster at RAF Coningsby. '' If the name is good enough for them and the RAF veterans, then its good enough for me to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickers McFunbus Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Yup, everybody calls the Lancaster 'Thumper' - including the BBMF A quote from the official BBMF website; [22 January 2015] ''The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's Avro Lancaster, VeRA, flew from Hamilton, Ontario to meet her British counterpart, Thumper — the only other surviving flight worthy Lancaster Bomber in the world — the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's (BBMF) Lancaster at RAF Coningsby. '' If the name is good enough for them and the RAF veterans, then its good enough for me to use it. It may be referred to as Thumper, even by the BBMF, but the point being that the next time is has a change of markings (hopefully fairly soon, as historically, considering the number of Lanc Sqns in Bomber Command, 617 has been possibly somewhat unfairly, although understandably, overly represented!) it won't be Thumper anymore... I rather hope they introduce a few more of the lesser known Lancaster VCs personally. "City of Lincoln" is it's "official" name, and the one it has carried for some decades. Just Jane on the other hand, and "Vera" are somewhat different as they remain in the same colour schemes, although Just Jane also has her other dedication as "City of Sheffield". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard G Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 And to think she's just returned from the Netherlands... it doesn't bear thinking about an engine fire over the North Sea... It is pushing the authenticity envelope a bit far. So glad she got down safely and everyone is okay, BZ to the crew and fire brigade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 An update from the BBMF facebook page; Good evening here is a a brief post about the progress on the repairs after the problem with the number four engine. As you can appreciate I cannot give you all the details but it is not simply an engine change. There is fire damage to the nacelle panels, engine bearer and associated systems. All this will take time to assess, repair or replace. We hope to have her flying again this year but at this moment we can not say when. Could be better, but then could have been a lot worse. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I thought the BBMF Lancaster was going to be out of action for the early part of the year for work to be done on the tailplane. Did I misunderstand the article I saw? I can't even recall where I saw it! Glad PA474 got back safely. Those pics were awesome! Which reminds me - didn't the BBMF loan an engine to the Canadian Lanc.? I assume it's been returned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich G Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Glad to hear it ended safely for the crew and doesn't look too damaged at all, probably just a damaged oil or fuel line, hopefully they'll have her back and working soon. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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