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CodFan, Thats the Lanc I was referring to in Toronto. I was there in 2003 and it had all its perspex in place, that is truly a sad site to see if it has no glass.
It will only be a matter of time before the old girl comes apart and falls off her plynth, and her bomb bay absorbs that tank.
We have a Lanc in an environment that all can enjoy outside our Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces museum at Duxford..............undercover in the massive Airspace hangar.
Recommended viewing;)
It's not...still out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by CODFan
That one at Ontario Place on the lake has been there for many, many years. Is the HMCS Haida still docked there as an attraction? There was another on a pylon in Windsor if memory serves. Not sure if it's still there or not. They built them in Toronto at AVRO. They also ferried them back from England during the war for repairs. We had a family friend, now deceased), who was a proverbial "Rosie the Riveter" except Canadian style! She told stories of the patched up Lancs they rebuilt during the war.
Both the HMCS Haida and FM104 Lanc have new homes ...
Even the old base at CFB Toronto (Downsview) has kicked out the onsite airplane museum. The land is being developed ... but I digress.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...08/rec10-1.jpg
http://avrolancasterfm104.com/
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...dsc_0171-1.jpg
http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/on/haida/index.aspx
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...8/haida2-1.jpg
Thanks for that
Thatnks for that too Codfan. Great story re the preservation of the Lancaster
Since I can't see them in person, here's another phot.
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Went on board during a school trip many years ago. Now I understand why I was one of the only ones in the group interested in that warship! I am still interested!Quote:
Originally Posted by CODFan
I think I was six or so when I first went aboard the HMCS Haida. It certainly helped cultivate my interest in military history. I've always visited these type museums over the years and still can't get enough. Where did they move her? I remember several years ago when there was a bit of a stink because the "powers that be" in Toronto wanted her gone from Ontario place. We can't have those nasty old war memorials you know.
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Ah, I see it's Hamilton. I'll have to visit again some day.
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Originally Posted by Brian Dick
[Re: Haida] It was a bit of that and the fact she was in rough shape below the water line.
The move and restoration was probably a good thing.
Yup - a short drive away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Dick
Sorry to go way off topic .... but as an FYI Ontario Place is defunct now too.