Avro Lancaster Takeoff

Taking off on board the Avro Lancaster VR-A from Hamilton's Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.

[@joebloggs9184]

My Grandfather was in these Lancasters as part of 460 Squadron based in Binbrook during WWII. He flew in many sorties over Germany, returned home and married his lady. He lived from 1920-2004, passed away in his own bed, in his own house. ❤️

[@JohnBird001]

my father was also in 460

[@212MPH]

For us Brits of a certain generation it brings tears to our eyes. The greatest British bomber of all time and one we owe our lives to .

[@ruialexandre6197]

Have you watched "Lancaster Skies"? It's a low cost british movie but with it's heart in the right place.

[@drd6416]

I'm not of a certain age but hell I love this old girl to bits and always will... Anything with a merlin engine (or 4) gets me a little in the throat.... Anyone who has served flying these and other aircraft in the war have my utmost gratitude and respect as long as I live. The gentleman stood at the side of me in Metheringham that day.. Cried tears of joy. He'd been stationed to the rcaf and had waited almost 69 years to see the zero feet pass she did.... I won't forget that either. Magical.

[@philipwest6331]

It should bring tears to the eyes of Brits of all generations - we owe our freedom to those crews (amongst others of their generation).....

[@caughtnyfish6073]

And her younger sister, the Avro Vulcan was a masterpiece too. 👍

[@stevebroughton4787]

Lest we forget Roy Chadwick was a genius.

[@gbrm6077]

I live about 5 miles from the Hamilton airport. The Lanc flies quite low over my house on it's way to land. I love the sound of a Lancaster in the morning, it sounds like...............Victory!

[@dabsafe]

I actually saw my home in this video in the distance

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

gbrm6077 You love the sound of those PACKARD merlins ??? Made in AMERICA !!!!

[@tomryan914]

Hamilton...my hometown...gateway to Brantford.

[@savvynz]

There are three sounds a man will never forget. The sound of his mothers voice, the sound of his first-born crying, and the sound of a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine.

[@olivealbers2478]

And the sound of it landing, out of danger for another day too.

[@marklittle8805]

The Snarl of a Merlin is unlike any other engine

[@denniscashell2407]

Especially when it's mounted in a a32'unlimited hydroplane named miss Budweiser ⚡

[@ivanlussich8146]

I am from Uruguay, 84. In 1952 the Lancastrians, converted Lancs for commerrcial service, flew overhead my home in Montevideo. Airline was BSAA (British South American Airways) and I still remember the sound those Rolls-Royce engines produced

[@JanKowalski-vj9py]

The only similar scene where revving the engine plays a great role is japanese takeoff sequence in "Tora, Tora, Tora". Is not Merlin but also sounds great.

[@fleuger99]

The sound of those four 12 cylinder Rolls Royce Merlin engines is just pure music. Thanks for sharing the vid. Lest we never forget those that payed the ultimate price for our freedom today flying these Lancs.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

fleuger FYI VRA Canadian built Mk X used the PACKARD built in AMERICA merlins, they were not made by RR !!!! or did you not know that ????

[@paul-we2gf]

Whats. really sstounding is that the designer of this aircraft went on and designed the Vulcan. Thank you zRoy Chadwick and team

[@lindsayrandall5488]

In 1946 I had just started school and my father worked on the railways. Dad heard that a Lancaster was going to be at Kingsford-Smith airport at Mascot. He kept me out of school for the day , we caught the train to Sydenham and walked the goods rail to Mascot Airport, clambered down the embankment, not a fence insight and walked across to the most beautiful sight we had ever seen. The crew were all there and talked to us/Dad. The pilot asked Dad if we would like to look over this piece of history, silly question! Finally ended up in the cockpit where the skipper sat me on his lap and I worked the ailerons and column (probably with help). It was then that in my tiny mind I decided that I was going to fly. It never happened as I am hopelessly colour blind. However the day was so deeply etched in my brain I have never forgotten any of it

[@bartman2120]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing that Memory, that must have been fantastic!

[@number8485]

There are no words that can match this brilliant and famous war winning bomber.55,000 RAF aircrew were lost on the thousands of missions over Germany who gave their today for our tomorrow.🇬🇧💕👍

[@spitfiremark1a768]

What a beautiful aeroplane. I have been fascinated with the Lancaster since I was at infant school.

[@philipcorrin3478]

Never fails to thrill. I served on 70 sqdrn Lancs in Egypt, 1946, and tho not aircrew, I've flown a few times, including my final trip to Ein Shemer in Palestine (prior to partition), where I served out the rest of my time, Happy Days and great memories.

[@margotmaines7427]

@Philip Corrin ~ what a marvellous opportunity and a spectacular memory for you, sir! Thank you for your service~ grateful for your return home in one piece!

[@traceyk6541]

@@margotmaines7427 Good on you, Thank you for your service soldier....

[@DukesDZN]

We have to thank you a lot for your service sir!

[@ussweeneyd]

I will check my fathers logbook but I believe he did some ops to/in Egypt.

[@Finchy67]

That brought tears to my eyes. Oh what it must be like to fly in one. My brother was a skipper on Lancasters during WWII. The Rolls Royce Merlin engine is something else. Thank you for giving us this video.

[@Brianboru88]

The roar of those Merlins, magnificent..

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

Beianboru Especially since those are the PACKARD Merlins Made in AMERICA !!! FYI or did you not know ???

[@marklittle8805]

Vera is a Canadian treasure and I always love watching her take off....

[@loilt5091]

🇨🇦

[@williamboney7371]

Gee what an honour to fly in this old girl.

[@patrickmckeag3215]

Great video of VR-A. I saw it in Winnipeg when it was here. My wife's father was with RCAF 434 squadron during the war stationed at RAF Croft in Yorkshire. He was a tail gunner on Halifaxes and Lancasters. He did 24 trips in the Halifax and 10 trips in the Lanc. They converted to Lancs in December 44, I think. (Don't quote me on that). He died last year at age 96. I was lucky to have known him and to have heard his stories of the war years. He had some amazing stories to tell.

[@GT380man]

My family name is Yeadon. I didn’t realise until I was about 50 that my granddads stories about working in the Lancaster factory nearby wasn’t a yarn, Avro Yeadon being a large underground plant next to my long ago home village in Yorkshire. It’s now under Leeds / Bradford airport. I love the story that it was never bombed because the cunning locals would rearrange the model farm animals on the ‘roof’ each night so that any Luftwaffe reccies would see just farmland... I salute everyone involved in this monumental effort never to led Hitlers lot feel they were safe in their beds. But what a toll on everyone. Today, I visited East Kirby Aviation museum in “Bomber County”: Lincolnshire. Their Lanc, ‘Just Jane’ didn’t see wartime service, but it was made to, yet was not needed. A moving exhibition of memorabilia.

[@EleanorPeterson]

Glorious. Thank you. Sobering and sad to think that so many went out, and so very few returned.

[@margotmaines7427]

@Elli P ~ yes, indeed ~ I am SO thankful for their sacrifices!

[@HO-bndk]

Remind me how many women and kids were incinerated in the firestorm they intentionally caused in the city of Hamburg again?

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

eleanor one half of bomber command were killed in action, 55,000 very poor survival rate !! !

[@peterlewis3540]

We simply cannot imagine the brave youngsters who flew these incredible bombers, knowing there was a very high chance of them not coming home alive. It brings tears to my eyes watching this magnificent video, WHO OWE THEM SO MUCH

[@ruialexandre6197]

a 50% chance of dying, each time, each mission, and there were 30 missions in each tour. Imagine that each time you went for work, your returning home depended on the flip of a coin... I cannot imagine.

[@coolhwip6638]

My great uncle was an upper gunner and radio operater, they were shot down over hamburg and he is buried in Holland. My nan still talks about him to this day. Those men were superhuman. Knowing they were probably going to die a fiery death but accepting it to do their duty to protect their families back home.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

peterlewis one half of them did NOT come home 55,000 of them, the Lanc was a death trap few survived a bail out especially th pilot !! !

[@thhseeking]

She sounds wonderful...but I can't imagine sitting there, listening to that, in the dark, for hours, waiting for the inevitable Flak and/or night fighters :| Those aircrews had something to keep doing it.

[@MrDaiseymay]

---and mostly, just boys--an amazing generation. Lost my brother aged 22, last bombing raid of the war over Kiel, May 3rd 1945, 5 days from wars end.

[@braindrain8922]

@@MrDaiseymay thankyou for sharing your story Phillip .

[@thelwulfeoforlic6482]

Philip Croft - what can you say; we owe him, all of them, an unplayable debt of gratitude for what they sacrificed in the name of democracy, an ideal we now appear to regard so cheaply

[@ruialexandre6197]

@@thelwulfeoforlic6482 you could say all of that again...

[@GT380man]

thhseeking All were volunteers, too. No one was conscripted to the bomber service.

[@paulknapper3633]

The sound is just fantastic, how many young men were glad to hear that noise on the trip home from Germany

[@simons.2948]

Magnificent and what a crescendo of wonderful Merlin sound

[@peterbrown6224]

Obviously, you wouldn't try this, but I wonder what it was like at max weight. We're lucky here in England to see the BBMF from time to time. Thank you taking us along.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

peterbrown they struggled to get in the air and could not get above 20,000ft !! ! Those merlins were the 20 series and single stage supercharged !!

[@Jonoes292]

.... the memories, oh the memories ... but I wasn't even there! I imagine so many of us feel like that. It simply sends chills down ones spine!

[@bartman2120]

Thanks, Jonathan! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@phillonsdale2952]

There are no words, my one & only bucket list wish. Majestic!

[@hoonaticbloggs5402]

This is one of two flying Lancaster’s left . I was lucky enough to watch the other one fly overhead, flanked by two spitfires two weeks ago over Biggin hill

[@patriciakuryluk3982]

So unbelievable ... I was so young when my dad died, yet I can feel the leather seats and smell .... oh, the beautiful smell .... of the Lancaster. It will never die. I used to ride in the glass cockpit of the Lancaster; it was so beautiful! Nature and its beauty ... it just surrounded me. And yes ... that smell ... xox

[@margotmaines7427]

@Patricia Kuryluk ~ how wonderful was that?!

[@greenking333]

Patricia Kuryluk they are an incredible plane the Lancaster bomber is such an incredible sound the Merlin engines is just absolutely astonishing to them still going strong

[@50337andy]

Well that took me by surprise. I can't stop reading it. You've (for me at least) created such clear images and emotion. I'm a bit envious. Show off 👍

[@okrajoe]

Amazing aircraft!

[@postwar46]

Some serving airmen of the era likened the deafening drone of 4 Rolls Royce Merlin engines on full song to the sound of a symphonic orchestra: they were very brave.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

postwar one half of all Lanc had the PACKARD built in AMERICA merlins in them, NOT all were RR !!! Facts of history !!!

[@jeffpotipco736]

Imagine trying to keep those in synch. By yourself .🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@Andyjzr]

Brought me to tear watching the actual inside and takeoff. My Grandfather was a Polish fighter pilot who fought and escaped to Romania then to France and onto Britain to continue the fight with Hitler. He flew Lancaster's and Halifax's. Could never go back to Poland so continued with the RAF. RAF sent him to Singapore to teach the LIghtening Pilots. Sorry I sound so proud but, but for him, I wouldn't be writing this. The people who risked and lots their lives, did it for those that have them now.

[@bartman2120]

It was an emotional flight for me as well. Many sacrifices were paid for our Freedom. I'm so glad you enjoyed this video!

[@Andyjzr]

@@bartman2120 Just amazing and thank you for sharing the video.

[@andrewnorgrove6487]

Still got my fathers Lancaster soup Thermos from his last flight in one 1944

[@barry5787]

Full load, four merlins at 3,000 rpm, props in first gear, awesome. Then times that by twenty. The end of that runway was the place to be. From then on though, it was a hard road. The Brylcream Boys, BBC Playhouse, is a must watch.

[@joxsoxyyz]

Thank you for this! Sadly, this is as close as I'll get to flying in Vera; however, I do get to see her flying over downtown Toronto many times each summer and the sight and sound is fantastic.

[@ellisdee1233]

Me as well . I watch for it on flight radar 24 most of the summer (when I have time) . Just beautiful to see VeRA flying over .

[@andypandywalters]

The sound of four RR Merlins at full chat.....pure music!

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

andypandawalters......UUUUUHHHHH Those engines in VRA a Canadian built MkX were the PACKARD verion, built in AMERICA !!!! NOT RR built Merlins !!! FYI !!!

[@adminelf]

Thought that prop was never going for a minute. Brilliant!

[@RJSRdg]

That's probably an optical illusion caused by the frame rate of the camera. If the frame rate is in sync with the rpm of the engine, it will appear that the prop isn't going round, when in fact it is.

[@dignity4752]

My mathematics teacher in 1957 had been a navigator on Lancasters in WW2. He used to empathise that getting the numbers wrong could end up with people getting killed and his manner showed us in no uncertain terms that he meant it. We all did rather well in the examinations..

[@Zerbey]

As you watch this, remember that during WW2 every time a bomber crew took off there was a 50% chance they would not return alive. Spare a thought for these brave men and their sacrifice.

[@dennisboekema2065]

Thanks for the video, this is a close as actually flying the aircraft....and i hope this plane may for many more days as it will be harder to find people with knowledge to operate in this electronic world, this plane is like a living thing and need proper handling and understanding of its many systems...all praise for the people for maintingen and flying this aircraft so tha many can see and hear history 👍👍👍

[@drd6416]

If this sound doesn't stir your soul. You don't have one.

[@timmorodgers4271]

Goosebumps, brilliant, thankyou!

[@mkdavo]

Wonderful, made the hairs stand up on my neck when on take off.👍

[@drd6416]

If they didn't, I'd say you weren't a human being.... They always... Always, get me too.

[@philipwilkin1975]

It's seems strange but I had the feeling the those Merlins sounded happy to be roaring again, doing what they were built to do.

[@anthonyseabreeze2470]

So awesome. I watched this bird takeoff from Trenton airbase. Such an awesome sight to behold

[@sawdust58]

Thanks a million for showing this. Take my hat of the all who were involved. keep up the goo work.

[@robertbester]

Thank you for the video. That is as close as I will ever get to flying in her. It is something that I could never do.

[@bartman2120]

You're more than welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@postwar46]

All fourty eight pistons in 4 x 24 litre Rolls Royce Merlin aero engines, roaring, to create the sound comparable to a well conducted dance band: Brave men flew them and died in those missions to uphold the freedom of country and Empire: we should never forget them.

[@superancientmariner1394]

Packard licence built RR Merlins to be precise.

[@margotmaines7427]

We shall never forget the sacrifices of those aviators. NEVER.

[@theflyingfool]

27 litre I believe...

[@stevetaylor5933]

@@superancientmariner1394 rolls royce merlin engine's, built by Packard!

[@profdrcope]

That was the problem - to uphold the British Empire - and thank god the Indian nation. above all - was not seduced byall that British patriotic crap - and ended the British empire in short order.

[@leeenfieldsmle]

Imagine in WW2 with a 22,000lb bomb load ,full fuel and seven crew. Those Merlins would have been screaming.

[@timhancock6626]

John O'Neill. The normal bomb load was 14,000-18,000lb. Only a heavily weight and defence stripped Lancaster could carry the 22,000lb Grand Slam bomb.....which is amazing enough in itself. This is an article about the various bomb combinations carried by the Avro Lancaster www.lancaster-archive.com/lanc_bomb_loads.htm

[@David-lb4te]

A max weight take off, regardless of what bomb configuration, would be deafening. Merlins at max boost is something to be experienced.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

leenfieldsmle EXCEPT IF a Lanc had a 22,000 # bomb it would not have a full fuel load nor a full crew you see to get that bomb in the air they had to strip the plane of all guns except the tail, and change out the engines to a more powerful version and strengthen the landing gear and remove the bombay doors, and only 41 Granslam bombs were ever dropped, a standard Lanc could not lift the 22,000# bomb !!! FYI Them facts of history that get over looked in the lies, hype and bull$hit told after the fact !!!

[@johncrispin2118]

A small taste of the sensations experienced by very young men as they took off for what was sadly often their last mission But they could not have had a better vehicle, Chadwicks shining sword. Lets hope NX 611 can join the other two flyers asap.

[@stevenarnott9800]

The last few flying examples of the different ww2 aircraft must be kept flying at any cost as a reminder to us all of the hero’s that flew in them!

[@margotmaines7427]

visited the Hamilton Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton, ONT in 2006 ~ I.was.thrilled. to see my Lancaster!!

[@MrDaiseymay]

me too, in 2014 on a visit from the uk

[@themeatchannel1134]

Stunning. Just stunning !!

[@fortitudevalance8424]

Fantastic aircraft. My grandfather as a grounds man worked on many of these inc B17s at Bassingbourne including 3170 Memphis Belle, but unlike MB he seen many take off and never return tho. 😔

[@johnowen2615]

My immense respect and admiration to Bomber Command

[@robharris5467]

I'm partway through 'Bomber Boys'. We owe a huge debt to the men who flew these icons in WW2

[@thhseeking]

My grandparents in Belgium may well have heard them overhead at altitude, on their way to bomb Germany. I've read both that book and "Men of Air". Brave men all of them.

[@colindebourg3884]

We can never repay them.

[@robleary3353]

Nothing so evocative as four Merlin engines going flat chat!. Nuff said. 🙂

[@bfmcarparts]

Eighteen people 'disliked' this video? This is my first time for this viewing perspective. No doppler roar of the Merlins. Just a constant unison chat. No wonder the bomber boys are nearly deaf! Many thanks bartman, and the support and aircrew of Vera!

[@jameskirk578]

Still going on today. Ask any Tornado boy. Make sure to use his ear on the right side... But four synchronised Merlins, I will stand up for that.

[@macflod]

Sad to think how many people were terrified and died to that sound or very similar

[@cheryldawdy5962]

Safe to say that the avro lancaster mk x fm104 restoration is taking shape at the bc aviation museum

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

cheryldawdy Another Canadian built Lanc that uses the PACKARD merlin engines !!!

[@michaelhudson8968]

What an amazing sight. What an amazing SOUND. SENDS A TINGLE UP MY SPINE❤❤❤❤

[@brusselssprouts560]

Those merlins are just a loud but beautiful sound.

[@carolinependleton8445]

Thankyou for sharing this,its amazing.

[@santinho212]

Wow thank yoy for the video.the moment those 4 × v12 merlinn engines went full power i got a skin crawl

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

santinho Those PACKARD merlins !!!! FYI

[@billrobbins481]

Father in-law, WWII bomber command, Lancaster, top turret gunner.

[@JamesWillson-x2p]

I am jealous of not being on this amazing aircraft. The video makes up for it.

[@martinhambleton5076]

Think on everyone. Those brave boys that flew these on missions didn't have risk assessment forms to fill in. No snowflake society. No complaining. Risked there lives on a daily basis. We inherited the benefits. God bless them all! 💐🌹⚘️🌷

[@LOKI-vk5hx]

ROLLS ROYCE MERLIN V12 THE SOUND OF FREEDOM

[@beachcomber4785]

Great vid- would liked to have seen more of instrument panel and comment on take off and fly process

[@arsenalfeet]

the sound of those engines!!!

[@EleanorPeterson]

Hi, Kauley! Oh yes. The surest sign of a guy with his head screwed on right is a video like this with no music playing besides the ol' Merlin Symphony...

[@arsenalfeet]

@@EleanorPeterson I once had the battle of Britain memorial formation fly 500ft above my house a few years back. The sound of the avro, spitfire and hurricane together was a sound I'll never forget

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

arsenalfeet those PACKARD built in AMERICA merlins ???? or did you not know ????

[@ronidan9306]

What a sound 😍

[@neilouellette3004]

Nothing like the sound of those Rolls-Royce Merlin's!

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

neilouellette Those are NOT RR Built Merlins !!! VRA and one half of all Lancs had the PACKARD made in AMERICA merlins !! Or did you not know????

[@dennisland5290]

Fantastic video, would love to see same thing at night, would be totally awesome. Thanks for this.

[@Taurcan]

I have a photo of my son, when he was 8 or 9 years of age, with his head outside, from the left seat of that very aircraft. He's now 47, so that was a few years ago now. At the time, it was still undergoing restoration and I don't believe that it was flight worthy at the time. Canadian Warplane Heritage used to drag it out of the hanger for the Hamilton Airshow which always featured dozens of fly-in Warbirds. They Collected money for it's restoration by permitting photos to be taken of fans peering from the left hand seat. This is nostalgia piled on nostalgia.

[@bartman2120]

Wow, 38 Years ago. Time flies! The donations have apparently paid off as we all enjoy this very rare Aircraft today! Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed my Video. More CWHM flights are on my channel. Enjoy!

[@spanishpeaches2930]

My dad used to be the pilot on one of these beauties. 49Sq Cave Canem.

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

I saw that aircraft flying over the seven valley railway twice

[@grampageorge3407]

Engines were kicking!

[@paulwillson8887]

Went through this aircraft when she visited Calgary a few years ago impressive

[@AIRANORAK]

Im doing a taxi run at the end of july at east Kirby cant wait ...

[@normannokes9513]

Designer Roy Chadwick died August 1947 owing to human error, Crossed aileron wires in a Avro Tudor. An unjust end when his genius instilled confidence into much stressed aircrews,

[@timkilleen8590]

imagine having two spitfires straped to each wing.magnificent machines.

[@kfing1]

Damn how good are those engines? Love

[@Zerbey]

Fun fact for you, the Spitfire used very similar Merlin engines so they could share parts with the Lancasters.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

kfing They were the best models they were made by PACKARD in AMERICA !!!! FYI !!!!

[@nicholasforman1195]

Amazing!What a girl!❤️🇬🇧

[@shanetownsley2289]

fkn awesome

[@gitfoad8032]

That's the W.Op/AG's position isn't it? My Uncle was sat there when the wing exploded in 'Helle flammen' in '43.

[@ih302]

"Look mummy, there's an airplane up in the sky."

[@SpongeDiamondBlackRed777]

BEAUTIFUL!!!!

[@marksmith7896]

Oh my.......Spectacular !!!!!

[@spitfireaace]

love that sound

[@normg2242]

In Toronto we get treated to a flyover quite often... 😃

[@bbtmc]

Whats better than seeing one Merlin do its thing? Two Merlins of course.....

[@thegrapevine4897]

Don’t you mean four Merlins? The Avro Lancaster is a 4 prop 4 Merlin Engine heavy bomber.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

@@thegrapevine4897 PACkard version to boot !!!

[@Blake_Painter]

Rolls Royce Merlin, pretty Cool.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

Blake Painter WRONG !!!! Those in vra and one half of all Lancs built were the PACKARD MERLINS Built in AMERICA !! FYI

[@jsunit5354]

One Merlin makes music..... Four make a symphony.

[@hans-1940]

One of the terror Bomber flying for the bloody , british empire !

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

hans 1940 it helped save the world from your likes and Shitler !!!

[@henryboleszny359]

from the way those props just don't seem to spin, or spin backwards... I swear Harry Potter's been busy! Looks so much like magic gets that beautiful plane into the air.

[@margotmaines7427]

@Henry Boleszny ~ YES, doesn't it look like magic? Standard operating procedure for a Lanc :)

[@radiogramgramophonetoons5802]

That dude sitting lower down and directly behind the pilot……… is he the ‘flight engineer’ ?

[@neilsmith3004]

completely perfect

[@ka2rwp]

A roaring drone sound the Gerrys didn't want to hear over their heads at night, a bunch of Rolls Royce Merlins.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

ka2rwp One half of all lancs had the PACKARD built in AMERICA merlins or did YOU not know ????

[@antoniosouza2194]

Eles tiveram trabalho duro , alguns não voltaram para casa , mas fizeram o que tinha de ser feito...........

[@graemebrumfitt6668]

Was just about to go for a pee... heard the engines couldn't wait, n peed myself... TFS, G :)

[@Bulletguy07]

Easy to see the crews comms kits were not just for communicating.....they were essential ear defenders!!

[@gmboy559]

Man, 4 Merlins just *hurl* that bomber off the ground when it's light.