"Lanc, Tank & Military Machines" East Kirkby - May 26 & 28th
Due to the distance, I couldn't take the Dodge to this event, and as it happened, it still took five and a half hours towing the Jeep through pouring rain to get there. It was however a great event, worth sharing a few pictures. This was my second visit to East Kirkby, but my first to this event. My last trip there was four years ago for the three Lancasters event, where the resident taxiing Lancaster was overflown by the BBMF and Canadian Lancasters.
The three Lancs from September 2014.
On the first day of this show, there was a thin overcast and a stiff breeze which pulled the temperature down, but the sun still burned without realising. Day two was more calm and hotter. "Jessie the Jeep" was parked up in a nice spot in front of the tower, and not having any display to watch over, allowed me to wander freely and see all that was going on.
"Jessie" and a Jeepster beside the old control tower.
Lancaster "Just Jane" made several taxi runs across each day and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight sent a Spitfire to give a few flypasts the first day, an the Lanc, Spit and Hurricane each gave a full display the second day. There were 1940's performers and dancers in the main hangar, trips around the airfield on a wartime fire truck and a battle each day.
Lancaster "Just Jane" with RAF ground support vehicles and crew.
The two brothers who started the museum are very religious, and so the museum is closed on Sunday, meaning the show was Saturday and the Bank Holiday Monday. This gave me and the family a day free to explore the local area.
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight in very hazy conditions on Monday.
B-17 Preservation's B-17 "Sally B" also displayed on Monday.
Here's the Jackson tank destroyer which was joined by two Chaffees attacking German positions on the far side of the airstrip.
Since this is a Dodge forum, I thought I'd better drop in a Dodge picture by the tower! There is a very interesting museum set in the control tower and other remaining wartime buildings, telling the story of RAF East Kirkby.
I managed a quick photoshoot with the Lancaster early on Monday morning, adding to my previous photoshoots with P-51's, Spitfire MH434, C-47 Dakotas, Halifax and the Canadian and BBMF Lancasters.
My next three events are also Jeep events, and it isn't until late June that we have a weekend away in the Dodge at the Barnard Castle 1940's weekend.