“This is a new section where we will add any interesting visitors, additions to the collection or relevant events, historical or up and coming, in connection with Lancaster Flight UK activities that may be of interest”.

Watch this space !

Some of the Visitors of note

“We have had a number of interesting people come and fly our Lancaster, below are listed just a few of the many !”

●  Al Murray and James Holland, who both came and flew the dams raid . both well known historians with extensive knowledge of WWII

●  John Falk, son of famous test pilot, “Roly” Falk”, whose family helped fund the development of the jet engine in its development stage.

●  Robin d’Erlanger, son of Gerard d’Erlanger, who formed the ATA in WW11and himself delivered and flew over 60 different types of aircraft.

●  John Maltby, who’s father David Maltby, flew with 617 sq on the night of 16^th & 17^th May and breached the Mohne Dam on that famous raid in 1943.

●  Peter Sinclair, commercial pilot with over 2,000 hours flying Concorde as well as other wide-bodied jets.

●  Cathy Burnham & Andrew Dixon, Both have thousands of hours flying Dakota’s and other tail wheel aircraft, including the B17, (Andrew).

●  Steve Tootal, Chief flying instructor at Compton Abbas Airfield and very experienced commercial pilot, has bought groups of pilots to fly with us.

●  Air Traffic Controllers, a group from London ATC have come and flown with us on different missions both day and night.

●  The Royal Air Squadron, 16 of their pilots flew down and over the Mohne Dam in September 2026 in light aircraft. Before doing this, they came to LFUK and all flew our simulator over the dam at 60ft in the dark !

●  Operation Taxable, we have had several aircrew descendants who’s father’s  took part in this secret operation on 6^th June 1944 as part of the deception operations carried out by 617 squadron during the “D” Day invasion who have come and flown with us.

●  Sinking the Tirpitz, We have had the rear gunners daughter of the aircraft that dropped the bomb on the Tirpitz, come and fly with us. Very interesting to see his Log Book entry for the raid.

●  The Great Escape, The son of the last person to enter the tunnel, but not escape, who was shot down over Berlin after previously being the navigator in the Pathfinders aircraft who marked the Peenemunde rocket site.

Additional Items since original launch,

●  Bomb Aimers Panel, We now have a fully working Bomb Aimers panel with all original equipment wired up and now able to demonstrate how it is all set up and functions. Along with a working WW11, Bomb sight.

●  German Flak Shells, we have acquired some very interesting and rare anti aircraft shells. Including the 37mm, 88mm standard and 88mm flak 41.

●  British incendiary bomb, a complete example of this bomb , that along with the 4000lb cookie made up a large proportion of the bomb loads dropped on German cities in WW11.

●  Darkie, 1944 poster, a genuine wartime poster showing all the aspects of Darkie in operation, helping to bring bombers back to base when in trouble.

Up and coming events   

(and those attended by us to date)

●  East Kirkby Air display 2027, We will be attending this event with a full stand with details of what we have to offer to those wishing to experience flight in a Lancaster bomber.

●  Compton Abbas “D” Day fly in, As above we will attend with a full stand at this annual event here in Dorset

Do come and visit us at one of these events.

●  International Bomber Command Centre, IBCC, as a team we met with the CEO this year, in Lincolnshire,  and are working with them towards educating young children. Any contributions we receive throughout the year at LFUK will be presented to the IBCC to go towards their education program.

●  Lectures, We will be giving illustrated talks at

Boscombe Down on 9^th March

International Bomber Command Centre on 8^th April 2027.

We offer these talks free of charge for interested parties, we just ask that there be at least 30 attending.

Bespoke WW11 sorties,

●  The Tirpitz, we have flown over Norway and made a bombing run over the exact  spot where the Tirpitz was sunk.

●  Dambusters raid, second wave, we have worked out and flown the exact route flown by Geoffrey Rice to the place where he struck the water and lost the Upkeep bomb to within 30 seconds of the original sortie in real time. This arranged so that his daughter can experience what her father flew back on that famous night in 1943. With research we have the exact times and a copy of the actual navigator’s log . It is a privilege for us to be able to arrange this type of flight for surviving family members to experience.

●  Warsaw Uprising, We have been asked to organize and fly the later section of this historic flight with a supply drop as was carried out in 1944.

●  Augsburg Raid, at the request of a retired serving 44sq member we have worked out the precise route flown that day and in 2027 will be flying the route in real time. We have a little bit of leeway as they did go slightly astray on the return section !

We have arranged and set out various other historic and bespoke flights including over the Derwent reservoir , where 617 trained and are happy to consider others ,if we are able to undertake them with you as the pilot or flighty crew, contact us with details.