TOUR OF LANCASTER BOMBER "JUST JANE" NX611 LINCOLNSHIRE AVIATION HC • BOMBER COMMAND RAF EAST KIRKBY
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Just Jane is Mk. VII Lancaster Bomber, built in April 1948 at Longbridge, which for those that don’t know was a car factory. Put together at Longbridge and took her apart and put on a trailer known as a “Queen Mary” and transported her to RAF Elmdon. Many of us have either from or landed at RAF Elmdon because it is in fact Birmingham International Airport. RAF Elmdon was where Just Jane first flew. She was intended to be part of the Tiger Force and fly in the far east in April 1945. So due to the climate of the far east, she is equipped with larger radiators and other modifications to cope with a warmer climate.
The fate of Just Jane did not intend for her to go to the far east at all but South Wales and stayed in storage until 1952. She was sold to Aero Naval, French Naval Aviation Service for £50,000 under the Western Union Agreement and went off to Morocco. She carried out Coastal and Border Surveillance in Morocco. In 1960 she set off to New Caledonia in the Pacific to carry out the same surveillance work.
By 1964, she was one of the last three surviving operational Lancasters. The Historic Aircraft Preservation Society, put in a request to the French Government to have the Lancaster when it finished its service. Not expecting confirmation that they could acquire Just Jane, but the were not expecting to pick it in Sydney, Australia. So they did just that, in 1965 they did their checks and took 9 days flying to get it back to the UK. Just Jane was put into a plan to fly her at airshows.
Just Jane’s next home was Blackpool she was laid to rest at a museum in Blackpool but sadly it went bust and put into auction. At the auction, the Panton brothers were present at the auction. Bidding didn’t go well as she didn’t meet her reserve. Lord Lilford purchased the Lancaster after the auction and allowed the RAF to borrow her as a gate guardian at RAF Scampton. The agreement was for 10 years but after this period was over, Fred and Harold Panton, had a discussion with Lord Lilford which then led to the agreed purchase for Just Jane. This is how she came to East Kirkby.
The Panton brothers wanted a Lancaster Bomber as a memorial to their older brother, Christopher who was a flight engineer for 433 Squadron in Halifax’s. During the war, on the night of the 30th-31st March 1944 he flew in one of the worst raid of WW2. He flew into Nuremberg, and they lost 94 aircraft were lost that night. Christopher Panton was in one of those Halifax’s lost and was sadly killed. So his brother wanted something to remember him by with a Lancaster BOMBER as a memorial along with other crew members who were lost.
Just Jane was never flown operationally but she has operational markings:
Red Bombs - Berlin raids
Yellow bombs - Bombing over occupied Europe
Ice cream - Italy
Key - 21st Operation Complete (Completed operational tour)
Parachute - Gardening (dropping sea mines)
LE marking is 630 Squadron along with a H for Harold Panton
DX marking is 57 Squadron along with an F for Fred Panton.
These two squadron were based here at RAF East Kirkby, the very place that the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre is located. Their legacy lives on.
The Lancaster just had bare metal between the elements and the crew. The elements of the Britain would also cause issues. Our wet climate could cause bombs to jam in the bomb bay. On wet days, if bombs were loaded, the wet bombs could be jammed due to freezing at altitudes. At the rear section of the bomb bay, there were two port holes so that crew could physically see the armament and if they hadn’t been released. Should that happen, a metal rod and brute force was needed to manually release the bombs.
Over 55,500 young men died flying with Bomber Command during World War Two. Many volunteered, many lied about their age to become a pilot, many did not know they would come back…they died for us…
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Ladies, gents and teddy bears. We hope you enjoyed this wonderful video of “Just Jane”. Don’t forget you can actually get a taxy ride too at the LAHC. A Lancaster Bomber had a crew of seven; a pilot, navigator, bomb aimer, flight engineer, wireless operator, mid gunner and rear gunner. Deliveries of the Lancasters were often carried out by women. How many women did it take to fly a Lancaster? Answers below please…
@ellesee7079
5 ай бұрын
One?
What a great day at East Kirkby 🤗xxx
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Oiii Oii Claire Bear ❤️it was wonderful
Big shout out to Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre. Wonderful to visit and a marvellous team passionate in conserving and preserving our precious history & legendary aircraft. Had a fantastic day there.
@TedConingsby
4 ай бұрын
Oii Oii Margo such an amazing HC and what a great day this was
This has got to be up there in the top 5 videos you’ve done so far. Love it at East Kirkby 👍💪
@TedConingsby
4 ай бұрын
Oii oiii thank you so much
What a great historical video, thank you Nikos. We will remember them ❤️🫡
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Oii oiii Rich thank you so much LEST WE FORGET
Brilliant as always Nikos & Ted. Thank you for showing the great work places like East Kirkby do. We will remember them
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Thank you very much
Thank you so much Nikos and Ted for a great video
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Thanks Paula, glad you enjoyed
love just jane what a lovely plane the information and detail that you give is outstanding thanks Nikos and Ted xxx
@TedConingsby
4 ай бұрын
Oiii oiii Debbie. This is a great iconic aircraft with the wonderful future of flying again. How amazing will this day be
Thanks for this tour of "Just Jane". My uncle (my Dad's brother) was part of a Lancaster crew that didn't come home after a raid. I have the telegram that was sent to my Grandpa and other memorabilia. I wasn't born until after the war but am honoured to have his first name as my middle name. I always have a tear in my eye when I see the BBMF at e.g., Airbourne. I also saw the last two flying Lancasters at Southend Airport when they were on their UK tour a few years ago, and was able to talk with the crews.
@TedConingsby
4 ай бұрын
Wow how awesome, thanks for sharing this. You should be proud of this and we are proud of them too. LEST WE FORGET
One of the iconic planes of the war. Wonderful video. Well done Ted!!
@TedConingsby
4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Colin
Thanks Ted for remembering these very brave young men..the channel is fabulous for doing this..excellent stuff
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Thanks Paul. We have a saying at the TCS “we stream the present, but remember the past”. LEST WE FORGET
I was lucky enough back in the 80's to be ordered to go to RAF Scampton by my Co with a colleague from our base at Digby, we got a free tour inside the Lancaster PA474 of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) kindly given to us by the technicians working on the aircraft. Cheers for the video Ted.
Beautiful!
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Thanks Ellesee
What a wonderful, informative video. Thank you for sharing with us.
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Thanks Carole. Glad you enjoyed
Great Video Ted & Nikos 🫡 Lest we forget
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Oiii oiii Chris thank you so much LEST WE FORGET
What a great place! What about those aircraft? The Lancaster! A real beauty.. 💯 % No wonder that last years stream from East Kirby is one of my favourite ever. Fantastic place, fantastic aircraft and ace info. Love ❤️ " Just Jane" Respect! 🫡 to all that served alongside and flew the Lancaster
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Thanks Dan, this is wonderful HC. Be sure to check it one day 🤙🏼
What an incredible history "Just Jane" has! I really loved this video! Looks like Ted enjoyed his Mosquito ride! My guess is 5 women to fly a Lancaster - Pilot, FE, Nav, Radio, and maybe one gunner instead of the 3 gunners. What a great tribute this plane is. Love a good restoration, can't wait to see it become airworthy. We will remember them. We salute you P/O Christopher Witton Panton.
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Oii oiii Eric thank you so much. It is incredible to time and effort put in to restore these historic aircraft and also to get it airworthy again. Amazing LEST WE FORGET
Absolutely Brilliant video and emotional ❤ Lest we forget ❤
@TedConingsby
3 ай бұрын
LEST WE FORGET
Love this! If you ever find yourself in Lincolnshire with some time to spend, East Kirkby is well worth visiting! Some great aircraft, lots of information on the Dambusters raid Operation Chastise and its preparations. And Ted in the Mosquito... an unforgettable day!
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Well said Arjen, it is a must visit fantastic HC and the staff/volunteers are wonderful. Be sure to take advantage of a tour and be sure to check out their events too
An absolutely fantastic day at East Kirkby and extremely proud & lucky to be a member. The tour and history of Just Jane and the Mosquito was fascinating and very interesting. Had the privilege and honour too, to meet a wonderful WW2 veteran who was celebrating his 98th birthday. He was a "Tail End Charlie" on the Lancasters. It's a marvellous museum and well worth a visit. Thank you Andrew & the Team there.
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Oii oiii Margo it was wonderful. Such a great day from the tour, afternoon tea to the gift shop. The whole HC inc the team is phenomenal
Beautiful video of such a special aircraft. Thanks a lot Ted and Nikos for once again taking us behind the scenes at East Kirkby. It was great seeing Ted in the cockpit also. What an honour for our Squadron Leader Lest we forget.
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Oii Oii Bex thank you very much and thanks for your comments. It is a wonderful HC and great memories of being in the Mosquito
Thank you for the video Ted & Nikos. ❤
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Oii Oii Margo thank you so much for the super thanks
Totally in awe of what the airmen went through. The info on conditions and loss of life are quite staggering statistics! We thank them for their service. We thank East Kirby for their love and dedication to bringing these beauties back to how they should be? Flying and restored for us all to enjoy. Respect! To our RAF past and present. Hugh thanks to East Kirkby.
@TedConingsby
4 ай бұрын
Oii oiii Dan thank you so much man.
Awesome!! I really cannot wait to see her fly one day when she airworthy again!!
@TedConingsby
4 ай бұрын
Oiii oiii Rich. We cannot wait either
Hi Ted thanks for visiting East Kirkby have been there a number of times.
A short bike ride and we would play on here as kids ,riding our bikes round the hangers !!✌️✌️🇬🇧🇬🇧
@TedConingsby
4 ай бұрын
Nice to see Ted in the Mosquito and it is good that you give thoughts to those who gave their lives for our freedom.
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Oii Oii Michael. Thank you very much. As a channel we stream the present and remember the past
Fantastic video.
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Thanks Robert
Ted looked right at home
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Thanks Babs. It is a wonderful HC. If you ever get a chance, do visit
Just fab Nikos
@margobaxter8344
5 ай бұрын
It was a marvellous place.
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Thank you very much
Can't wait to visit here this year hopefully. Been following the Mosquito for a number of Years now, but it's great I get to learn about a new Lancaster now and potentially and hoping see it fly within the next 10 years.
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Oiii oiiii Dr Soda thanks man. It’s an amazing HC. Hope you get to go this year
Nice history lesson mate!
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Thanks John
Ted you do get yourself into some interesting places and all in the need for information for us all well done makes me envious of the mossie trip. oy oy savaloy
@TedConingsby
4 ай бұрын
Thank you
She is beautiful that's all what I can say😍❤️🇬🇧
@TedConingsby
4 ай бұрын
Thank you
Great plane is Just Jane, hope she will be able to fly once again. I've got a picture of Just Jane taxying and Vera and Thumper flying over her when the Canadian lanc was over here
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
That’s awesome Annie
Absolute amazing ww2 planes, get them both flying again 💪
@TedConingsby
4 ай бұрын
That would be amazing and Just Jane will hopefully be up in the next 6-7 years. Though this Mosquito won’t be able to unfortunately
❤️🧸
@margobaxter8344
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for your company at the museum. It was very special. ❤❤❤
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
It was a lovely day
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Thanks Margo
Look at that Mossie. I knew that there was an air worthy one in the US but I did not know that there was one in the UK.
@arjenav5968
4 ай бұрын
Sadly the Mossie isn't airworthy, but even the taxi-runs are impressive.
@TedConingsby
4 ай бұрын
Sadly this Mossie is not Airworthy but at least she can taxi ride
Nikos, it was Lord Lifford mate
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for correction. Sorted out the typo 🤙🏼
❤
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
❤️
Man...is there anyway to get tours similar to this for civilians? rcaf members?
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
It’s a heritage centre open to the public. So make sure you visit. Check out their website for entry fees and events.
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Thanks Ted !
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Thank you too
❤beautiful work ted ❤
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Sally 🤙🏼Ooohhhhh yeah
@paul Hennings is joining too Air hair lair
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Oii oiii
❤❤ brilliant
@TedConingsby
5 ай бұрын
Thanks man