“This particular aircraft, the FM104, flew on the east coast for 20 years. It was built in Toronto at the end of 1944, went to Europe, but never flew in combat.
“It then flew for 20 years with the Maritime Command of the RCAF, and was then presented to the city of Toronto.
“In 1999” Lewis continues, “it was lent to a museum in Toronto to restore, but that museum went bankrupt, and the restoration was never completed.”
"We intend ultimately to restore it to flying condition, when it will be one of only three Lancasters in the world that fly.”
unfortunately, like all museums with multi-million dollar restoration projects, they have no funding, just lots of time, and hopes of fundraisers and donations
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's terrible that this was sidelined, pillaged, damaged, and used by homeless to live in. How abandoned and neglected must a rare plane be to slip through years with no one aware that it's been gutted by people selling bits and pieces at the swap meet?
DeleteStatic display? Why? It's already a static display. Any neglected and ignored plane, by definition, is a static display and the mere mention of that being a GOAL makes me outraged!
So, while the CWHM may be nice people, with kind intentions, my immediate response is that they are the type of poeple that send their moms to retirement homes where terribly unkind and wretched staff mistreat them.
I can accept nothing less than goals and ambitions for the remarkable treatment and reconditioning of all operations systems until such an incredible WW2 warbird is flying again!
why accept anything less? Why set the standard at malaise and grudging mediocrity?
This comment has been removed by the author.
Delete