BloorwestSiR Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 So at last weekend's Skyfest event at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, the museum painted different markings on their Mynarski Memorial Lancaster which featured shark mouths on all four engines. Does anyone here know the story behind these markings? They certainly give the plane a different look. Sorry for the photo quality but all I had was a small point and shoot camera. A close up on one of the engine cowlings: Carl Aerobat and joe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 (edited) R for Ropey was a 419 Squadron RCAF Lancaster. It flew quite a few missions I believe, not sure how many but I think it survived the war. There are a couple of pictures of it around. You know what I like about those pictures? Look at how many dents are in the cowlings and bomb bay doors and this is on an aircraft flying in peacetime. Then we are modellers get so fussy when a panel doesn't quite fit. Edited June 22, 2014 by BradG joe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 R for Ropey was a 419 Squadron RCAF Lancaster. It flew quite a few missions I believe, not sure how many but I think it survived the war. There are a couple of pictures of it around. You know what I like about those pictures? Look at how many dents are in the cowlings and bomb bay doors and this is on an aircraft flying in peacetime. Then we are modellers get so fussy when a panel doesn't quite fit. Thanks for the info. You're right about all the dents and dings. The plane was covered in them from top to bottom. The flight crew actually set up ladders at the nose and rear so that the crowd could walk/crawl through the plane. Both me and my friend's son were just about done at that point so we thought it best that we not line up and check it out. Maybe next time. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 That makes me so frustrated when people tell me they attended airshows (especially those in the US and Canada) where they have climbed in and around aircraft. Here in Australia, everything is roped off by 20 yards, it's annoying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Yea, I had the opportunity to walk through a B-29 here a few years ago, but the line was crazy long, so I went through the B-17 instead. I still have photos here somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hold on, are we saying that these markings (the shark mouths) are WWII authentic?? My guess is no way, but hey what do I know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Is it coming to the UK like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Yes they are authentic, and no unfortunately those markings are temporary and will be removed before the trip to the UK. Richard Kagemusha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) Just had a look at the tour dates, and still none near the County they were named after http://www.warplane.com/lancaster-2014-uk-tour.aspx Might buy a bottle or two of this tomorrow http://www.thwaites.co.uk/news/thwaites_sponsorship_deal_gives_flight_to_canadian_lancaster_bombers_histor/ Edited June 23, 2014 by Kagemusha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancman Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Here is a wee write up of Ropey. http://www.pewteraircraft.com/RAF/LANCASTER%20X/Lancaster%20X.htm. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Wow, £107.50 plus delivery for a 1/144th bomber + base! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Nice photographs Carl (I hope that I might be lucky enough to see it by passing through my area during August). This scheme is my all time favourite Lancaster scheme - one that I will reproduce one day in small scale as a personal memory to my father, who had the Airfix kit, which he intended to make, but sadly passed away before he was able to. Derek BloorwestSiR and Kagemusha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 Nice photographs Carl (I hope that I might be lucky enough to see it by passing through my area during August). This scheme is my all time favourite Lancaster scheme - one that I will reproduce one day in small scale as a personal memory to my father, who had the Airfix kit, which he intended to make, but sadly passed away before he was able to. Derek I hope you get the chance to see it on your side of the pond Derek and Andy. At the end of one of their flight demos, they taxied the Lanc to about 10m from the crowd and revved up all four Merlins before shutting them down. To say that was awesome would be an understatement. I think we should convince one of the decal makers to do a set. We could start with Kits-World or Aviaeology since Kits-World already do the CWHM Hot Gen B-25 and Aviaeology specialize in WWII RCAF aircraft. Carl Kagemusha and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Very nice of you to say so Carl, I'm hoping they fly over the Derwent Dam - which was used as practise for a little known raid - that's not too far from me. It would be great also to see them fly over Manchester where they were originally built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Don't tempt me Maru. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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