The Lancaster Flight.
Schedule
Sat Mar 15 2025 at 08:00 pm to 11:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Royal British Legion club Gillingham, school lane , SP8 4QW Gillingham, United Kingdom | Shaftesbury, EN
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A talk by Andy Sturgess, who over a 20-year period and 10,000 hours, built a Full-size Lancaster Bomber cockpit using original wartime parts and then configured it to work as a flight simulator.With a crew of 4, he then re-flew the route taken by David Maltby, who breached the Mohne dam, exactly 80 years after the original flight on 16-17th May 2023.
The talk covers this unique achievement, the research, building the aircraft and flying the mission along with information about the evolution of the Lancaster and the major role it played in WW11,
Additional information can be found on his website lancasterflightuk.co.uk
PLEASE PRE_BOOK at the bar as tickets are very limited.
£5 to include light supper. ALL WELCOME
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Where is it happening?
Royal British Legion club Gillingham, school lane , SP8 4QW Gillingham, United Kingdom, The Royal British Legion Club, School Lane, Gillingham, SP8 4QJ, United Kingdom,Gillingham, Dorset, ShaftesburyEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
