Avro Lancaster NX611 Just Jane launches her 4 Merlin engines.

The Avro Lancaster is the most famous and successful RAF heavy bomber of World War Two.
Avro Lancaster NX611 'Just Jane' from Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre at East Kirkby is one of only three working Avro Lancaster worldwide.
NX611 is currently in taxying condition but is being restored to airworthy condition.
The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre is currently working through a programme of restoration with Avro Lancaster NX611 with the aim of taking her to an airworthy condition in hopefully 2026-2027.The aircraft is being worked through part by part on a long term restoration project with progress being made throughout the years while NX611 continues to taxy from March to November. The whole project is estimated to cost £4million all of which is being raised through museum admission fees, donations and Lancaster taxy rides.

[@johnfarren1345]

This represents when Great Britain was great it makes you wonder what these brave servicemen fought for considering the state of the country now

[@michaelnaisbitt7926]

Couldn't agree more My grand uncle flew Lancaster's over Germany many times the aircraft always brought him back even on 3 engines on one occasion He would be disgusted to see what Britain has fallen into today A Muslim country where an Englishman has no rights left yet the invaders get everything

[@donprice9050]

Two of the most beautiful airplanes ever. The Lancaster and the Mosquito.

[@michaelbates2575]

Don't forget the Spitfire and the P51 Mustang

[@oracleofdelhi553]

@@michaelbates2575 German build better plane

[@kevinfrench7260]

​@@oracleofdelhi553by what measure do you make that statement?

[@terryfallert1371]

I agree totally

[@redginaldsanders6122]

Don: It's really hard, really difficult to pick just one, you know?? The AVRO Lancaster, the Mosquito, or the Supermarine Spitfire!?! Man that's such a difficult choice, so I'll just have to bow to Convention and say that All 3 of them are equally Beautiful aircraft, (and they are.........All gorgeous in their own right). .

[@adrianmlridgewayarcmlramll1965]

Just fabulous! My dad flew these as an RAF Group Captain - said the Lanc was a miracle of engineering. Am so proud of him, and this vid brings all my memories of him flooding back. Thank you so, so, so much......bless you! 💝💖

[@mytube2959]

My dad was a tail gunner all through ww2, on the lanks. We lost him at 92 year old, I'm the youngest of 4 at 59. Brave men and women of the RAF, army and navy.

[@robertsullivan4773]

Don't think you lost him, he's went to his Father's room that was prepared for him and where you will see him again.

[@markfisher5230]

Brave men and women who fought to keep us free never forget them

[@AnneLewry]

My uncle as a radio operator on Lancs, often used to see the City of Lincoln Which is part of the Memorial flight on her way to events when I lived in Lincolnshire, always brought a tear to my eyes, the sound of those Merlin engines is unbeatable

[@martinpawley647]

Never has there been such an evocative sound, four Merlins running in harmony. A V Roe built a classic.

[@ganndeber1621]

Evocative of what?

[@martinpawley647]

@@ganndeber1621 Ask Roy Chadwick CBE, FRSA, FRAeS

[@ganndeber1621]

@@martinpawley647 No I am asking you. You said the sound of merlins was evocative, yet you were not in bomber command or flew a spitifre so why should the sound of merlins evocate any memories for you? You were just posting pompous crap

[@martinpawley647]

@@ganndeber1621 Whatever.

[@keithlemon457]

Roy. Chadwick designed the Lancaster, Charles Royce supplied the Merlin engines. What a team, what a combination !

[@chrispalmer7456]

I dare anyone not to feel any emotion when seeing and hearing this wonderful old lady starting up.❤

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

Doesn't do a thing for me !!!!

[@dmarriott9701]

@@wilburfinnigan2142moron

[@toucheturtle3840]

I remember one morning at Download in 2005, hearing that noise. I got out of my tent & watched City of Lincoln take off & fly over from East Midlands Airport. It was a perfect addition to a fantastic weekend.

[@elgun6125]

My uncle was a bomb aimer in a Lancaster,during the war, and was the only survivor when his plane was shot down over Amiens. His crew are all buried in Amiens cemetery. We’ve been to East Kirkby museum on several occasions. It is an amazing glimpse of wartime history.

[@robleary3353]

Lovely!. Four very happy Merlins starting soo easily!. Bril!. Nuff said!.

[@WildBillFlysRC]

My Grandfather flew with the 463 bomber squadron, trained in AU with Kingsford Smith, His plane was shot down on the night of July 4 1944 On that night he was in the undergunner position , Lancaster JO-K John(Mac) Malcom McLeod. Thanks for the video.

[@brusselssprouts560]

Those Merlins sound so sweet, but sweeter when in flight imho.

[@charlieross-BRM]

The thrum of all four when they are tuned together is something else on a low level fly by. My father worked at one of the RR factories, machining engine components; mostly he talked about Merlins. Even so, decades later he mentioned he imagined what it must have been like on the receiving end, sitting in your home in the dark in Germany as the sound of a 1000 bomber raid of these approaching gets louder and louder. He though It must have been awful. He wasn't cheering about it which I respected very much.

[@warren4110]

They sound lovely; not so sure how I’d feel after many hours sitting between them!

[@daviddavies2072]

Great to see engines up and running, and just jane looks in great condition 👍

[@vinegarjoe9706]

What a beautiful machine, have always loved them. They sound like nothing else!!!! Just wish there were more of them still around!!!!

[@woooster17]

Well..hopefully Just Jane’s return to flight will make it 3 flying Lancasters in the world 🤞🏼

[@Sherwoody]

@@woooster17 any ideas when she’ll be flight ready?

[@jimihendrix991]

@@Sherwoody ...according to their website, they have completed year six of a ten year plan to get her fully airworthy...

[@Mingepump]

The sound of England, when we had a country worth fighting for.

[@keithlemon457]

And not one foreign component anywhere. Everything was 'Made in England'. Days to never be repeated, sadly.........

[@ofcourse7357]

Come on, you guys, you have a great country, and you are made of very tough stuff.

[@mjh5437]

Coward.

[@lawrenceeytcheson1317]

Rule Brittania! England, like the colonies are still worth fighting for!

[@keithallver2450]

The Lancaster is a flying work of art.

[@cs56076]

I don’t think it’s as attractive as the B-17 but it looks more like a military plane and the rear turret is a lot better than the b17

[@keithallver2450]

@@cs56076 The B-17 was a beauty also. And while it didn't have the range or payload of the Lancaster it was better armed and a lot more rugged.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

@@keithallver2450 Actually the B17 lifted as much as a Lancaster it was what was lifted, USAAF went for extra defense in extra guns and crew and ammo, lancaster went for a larger bomb load. RAF Figures for the average load of ALL missions of the Lancaster was right at 6,000# to have any range, guess what the bomb load of a B17 was for long flights??? 4 to 6,000#'s. B17 with their 2 stage turbocharged Wright R1820's went to 30,000 FT the Lancaster struggled to get above 20,000 ft with their single stage Merlins Both planes weighed about exactly the same empty and loaded, what was carried was the difference. And the lancaster was a death trap very difficult to bail out of, small hatches, very poor survival rate from a Lancaster and 1/2 were lost in combat !!

[@mickb474]

I remember the first time I saw Just Jane, she did a taxi run, came back and throttled up two engines at a time, i was stood right under the port wing! Awesome, gives me massive goosebumps every time! Quite emotional!

[@simonjackson7269]

One Merlin is glorious, four is just spine tingling!!

[@alanjones6359]

Imagine a thousand bomber raid !

[@Wardog-rf1tx]

Went and saw the Nanton Alberta Canada Lancaster in Aug 2022, it only had 3 engines as the 4th (starboard outer) was away for maintenance. Still impressive when they ran the engines up. Still worth the 5 hour round trip to see it.💂‍♂️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦

[@woooster17]

I did the Just Jane taxy experience with my dad 6 years ago.. We were lucky to stand behind the pilot and flight engineer. The noise was truly magnificent! The framed picture of myself leaning out of the cockpit window hangs pride of place 😊

[@billhuber2964]

What a beautiful lady of war. We had the b-29 superfortress our English cousins. Had the Lancaster. Both beautiful.

[@Britcarjunkie]

Hat's off to whomever set the ignition timing on those engines: I haven't seen a merlin come to life that fast in decades!!!

[@michaelfrost9280]

The growl of the Lancaster, the roar of the Spitfire, the Bark of the Bren gun made the krauts shit their pants

[@davidhewson8605]

Lancaster . 48 cylinders, toddling !. Mosquito another ravenous plane. What a treat !. Thanks all. Dave.

[@pierre-frederickgalland5810]

It reminds me of my first Heller model that I made when I was 10/12 years old. An Avro Lancaster. I knew nothing about warplanes at the time. I chose it because it had 4 engines, and plenty of machine guns. I had done it very well with beautiful paints and stickers. I adored him. Unfortunately he did not survive 18 moves.

[@joeyjamison5772]

Final words spoken by numerous Germans: "Vot ist zat noise, Fritz?"

[@SuperDoncaster1]

Good to see the old girl beautiful Merlin engines

[@canadianintheukbrian]

Wow British Engineering at it's finest hearing those Merlins , I seen the Lancaster fly over the sound nothing like it, hope they can keep these magnificent birds going for future generations to enjoy

[@morenofranco9235]

I had one of these. Big Revell model that I spent the whole Christmas holidays assembling and painting. And FINALLY, hanging from my bedroom ceiling. That was 1962.

[@ispbrotherwolf]

That sound is amazing

[@colinmiles1052]

Seen her taxi a few years ago. Hopefully I'll live long enough to see her fly. Great effort by the restorers!

[@robertduncan7618]

Be an amazing day when Jane takes to the skies alongside her sister in the BBMF.

[@Sherwoody]

Vera, the Lanc from the Warplane Heritage Museum flew over my home daily in Niagara Falls. I’ve since moved, but she flew over my new home last summer. The sound of those Merlins were like music to my ears.

[@aussie807]

She is a credit to all those amazing people who have worked tirelessly to restore her.

[@coops1964]

Can you imagine the sound of 100 Lancasters flying overhead? 07:41 beautiful Mossie there.

[@fredfarnackle5455]

I don't have to imagine it, I can remember the combined noise of them as they flew over our house on the way to a bombing raid!

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

Can you imagine the sound of a 1,000 B17's flying over head with 800 P51 Mustangs escorting ?????

[@obvious-troll]

RAF Bomber Command deployed 753 Lancasters to bomb Dresden on 13/14th February 1945

[@Jones-xx2gc]

Been there a couple of times. That sound never get's old. Fantastic.

[@louispetherbridge9754]

Back in the seventies I had the honour of being in charge of a team of airmen replacing the corroded rivets on the Battle of Britain Lancaster , sat in the rear gunners position , boy did I feel lonely

[@tobyduckworth3020]

I still carry my reward from my Lancaster days , I have been profoundly deaf since leaving RAF and my days flying Lancasters many fab memories, but silent and in my nineties, Just Jane , City of Lincoln Raymond Rhodes

[@michaelnaisbitt7926]

Beautiful is not a bigger enough word for it ❤

[@seanmanness1351]

My god. So incredible. Get her a C of A already!!!

[@SirReginaldBlomfield1234]

I'd like to know too. How much can there be left to do, but I speak out of ignorance. I would like to live long enough to see her up and away.

[@suzyqualcast6269]

Indeed. I remember back in 98/9 with the Rivets Appeal that should have put her skywards, then 'they' changed the rules, again.

[@andrewwaller5913]

​@@SirReginaldBlomfield1234 Plenty still to do, such as the wings to rebuild. At least another 5 years, but the end result will be another flying Lancaster in Lincolnshire.

[@pedrorenard8439]

You can just feel the power even though it’s just on film. Must be like standing in front of an unstoppable force fir the fire marshal guy ….what an awesome experience.

[@simonlunt353]

I am lucky living in Lincolnshire l can see just Jane which I have many times night and day and we get the city of Lincoln flying around and to hear those engines WOW it is amazing 😊

[@stuartoneill3195]

A work of art beautiful airplane

[@edwardmarks885]

beautiful bird

[@pierremainstone-mitchell8290]

What fantastic project! Well done indeed!

[@settertwo]

In the 1960s this Lanc was in Gloucestershire......when skiving off School I would spend the day crawling all over this !

[@mattd1142]

Gotta get her in the air

[@keithlemon457]

To those in occupied Europe, the Merlin wzs the sound of liberation and freedom. Today it sounds like Poetry in Motion. Just incredible !

[@harrymcandrew1447]

gorgouse sound of the 4 merlin engines hapilly puuring away !

[@steverichardson6920]

Those Merlin’s fired up before one complete revolution of the props……. Compare that to the big radials 😮

[@dungareesareforfools]

They need to spin radials a few times on the starter to check for hydro locking- presumably because the design makes that a possibility due to gravity and oil in the lower cylinders. Notice how there’s a lot less oil burnt too.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

@@dungareesareforfools Very true !!! And those turbo charged radials would climb 10,000 ft higher than a lanc !!!

[@paulks2339]

Nothing like the sound of piston driven aircraft ! The sound of victory.

[@idefinetlydontliveintheuk]

Ive been here the lincolin heratige center in east kirkby!

[@johndavid5618]

"" Reminds me of thee good old dam busters. ❤️ 💪

[@Imsobering7970]

Interesting, saw a documentary on Lanc's literally just yesterday and they featured this plane in it. Thanks for posting! PS, what a beautiful sound 😊😊

[@ianasquith3902]

I live in vineland ontario, one of those flys over quite often. Strangely, I also lived on Highams Hill, opposite the end of RAF Biggin Hill runway. Got to feel the Vulcan bombers after burner 😂

[@MrPicklerwoof]

Crazy the weight of bombs this could carry over long distances. That bomb bay was huge.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

Average load of ALL Lancaster throughout the war RAF figures of tonnes of bombs and sorties flown were right at 6,000#, even though they claim a 14,000# bomb load, that was a very short flight, more bombs less fuel, more fuel less bombs !!! The cold hard facts !!

[@ratherbeflying101]

Great airplane😊

[@stevenesq]

Just majestic .....i need say no more.

[@williambyast7791]

Clean running Engines!

[@mostlyinterested1016]

Merlins. Yes!!! I love the varoom, varoom that you hear on a fly-by.

[@andyfranklinitsbecausehesa5774]

❤ You forget just how big they were 🎉

[@kenward9501]

Wonderful aeroplane great to see, great vid. You have got to take the next step, get her flying again she belongs in the air.

[@patrikolsson297]

Åhhh vilken skönhet!! From Sweden with love! :)

[@johansomeone1948]

Powerfull awesome sound, powerfull plane. 😄👍

[@chrisst8922]

So those engines are temporary, the rear fuselage is from a different aircraft, some of the wings from another, the turrets from somewhere else whilst Just Jane's are back in the hanger being buffed up to fly. A masterpiece of logistics.

[@patkinder6632]

Without a doubt the best inline engine of the war !

[@erikgudmannhansen6920]

nice really nice, love the sound, thx m8's for keeping it working .-)

[@pintobengkel8112]

Wow amazing gaess.. hadir nyimak boss ku suksesselalu buatbossku 👍👍💪💪💪 salam sehobi

[@craigmoloney4486]

Let's get this beauty in the aky again! 3:36

[@ianjohnston2361]

Truly awesome 👍 🇬🇧

[@125southernnh2]

Gives me goosebumps.

[@alanjones6359]

HMS victory of the skies !

[@simonchurch.]

A late friend of the family flew these over Germany in ww2, shot down and took 6 months with the help of the resistance to get back home to the uk. As a young teenager at the time I was amazed with his stories during visits to their home.

[@andrewmontgomery5621]

I nicknamed the Lancaster as"JJ" short for Just Jane

[@gurbangurbanov2084]

Замечательная машина..!

[@grahamjordan1040]

I was lucky to have a taxi ride in her , when she flies I want to be on her please.

[@paulmoores5440]

Nice pictures. What sort of camera did you use?

[@simon-oy6um]

Nearly there ,that 3 and another one on the way in canada 😅

[@jackglossop4859]

Empty weight 36,000lbs, Max takeoff weight, 70,000lbs. This old girl could carry her own weight again in bombs and fuel 😮

[@frasermetcalfe7032]

If there is an engine fire i hope you have better FF facilities than what is seen here.

[@DavidOfWhitehills]

You failed to observe the big fire engine.

[@skipmole612]

@@DavidOfWhitehills I did laugh at one guy with a fire extinguisher.

[@neilward5968]

Launches ? ?

[@lincslad54]

Imagine the sky full off them as my late dad said.

[@basedglennuk]

❤

[@SuperReasonable]

When will we see the A/C flying?

[@andrewwaller5913]

In about 5 years hopefully

[@227beau]

I hate the way modern iphones/ipads record the rotating props, making them look slow or static, older recorders recorded beautiful rotating discs for the props.

[@jamesmcgowen1769]

I don’t know if GoPro’s have an adjustable shutter speed or not, but yeah you’re right, very annoying!

[@bigantplowright5711]

The sound of victory!! Now look at the state of the country.......

[@georgebarnes8163]

surprised the wheels had no chocks during start up.

[@johnlang150]

the Canadian Lanc, still flying

[@Paul-md8de]

Wish they could make that airworthy ....what a sight !

[@22pcirish]

They are working on it.

[@paulfharris175]

When will the 1st flight ✈ take place

[@philipbrailey]

Isn’t it all pulled apart?

[@rodglen8435]

No.

[@Lee69111]

a glorious girl indeed! :)

[@luizxavier7279]

The best planes .made in england

[@deanmartin6099]

Why is this different engine starting up first thort always port inner first like bbmf

[@brianwillson9567]

Think various auxiliaries are driven from port inner.

[@FAS1948]

I have often wondered about the different starting orders, although I only remember seeing Lancasters starting 3,4,2,1.

[@philipgreaves5425]

How far is she from flying?

[@junsupreme4268]

I think still need 3 years renovation more.

[@DavidOfWhitehills]

About three feet.

[@dennishoughton2548]

Spit .hurricane .Lancaster..mosquito ...just .....VICTORY

[@vipertwenty249]

Launches is not at all an appropriate word. The engines remained attached to the wings and were not launched at anything. The engines also didn't land anywhere after being launched. Launching is a very good description of a thing that did not happen. No voluminous woman in a silly hat broke a bottle of champagne over them in front of various dignitaries also in silly hats. Bands did not play. Divers did not have to recover the engines from the bottom of the dock afterwards. No admirals were harmed in the making of this video. What happened instead is that the engines were started.

[@Andyww08]

With its 14,000 lb payload

[@JohnnyCarroll-wi6tx]

the old crate

[@michaelthwaite3282]

Don't show this to Sally Nugent (BBC Breakfast)!

[@petefroehling8704]

TAXI !!!