"Dambuster" Lancaster in Sweden

[Zimme83]

Dont know if u guys outside Sweden knows about it but the wreck of the Lancaster Mk I "Easy Elise" (NF-920, reg. KC-E), A member of the 617th Squadron still lies in situ in northern Sweden, She made a forced landing after being damaged by flak during the 2nd raid against Tirpitz on the 29th of October 1944. She was one of 37 Tallboy-eqipped Lancasters attacking tirpitz in Tromso that day.
All crewmember survived the crash with minor inuries and were sent back to U.K in nov 1944.

Here is some pictures from the site.
http://www.actionfoto.eu/easy_elsi/

[Brooke]

Thank you for the pictures. <S>

[MiloMorai]

70 years sure made a mess of the Lanc.

dambuster Lanc


Tallboy Lanc

[Baggy]

There was a documentary on the BBC last week - 'What the Dambusters did next' narrated by John Nichol. It featured Easy Elsie which is the only surviving 617 Lancaster.

[Bodhi]

Man, that old girl is rough.  Not a lot left.

[BuckShot]

Watch the movie "Dambusters" if you haven't seen it. It follows the development, and on through the missions. It was a different time, so please excuse the language used when referring to their mascot.

It's got some great model work (pre CGI).

[Zimme83]

The nature have got a lot of help destroying the plane. The crew tried to burn it and tourist have taken away pretty much everything loose.
The coordinates of the plane: 67°0'30"N   19°43'45"E

[LCADolby]

70 years sure made a mess of the Lanc.

dambuster Lanc
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Tallboy Lanc
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They're not Lancasters, they are Lincolns

[JimmyC]

Watch the movie "Dambusters" if you haven't seen it. It follows the development, and on through the missions. It was a different time, so please excuse the language used when referring to their mascot.

It's got some great model work (pre CGI).

Sorry...but surely every living man has watched Dambusters...
I can not nor will not compute any other options..
Its standard primary/secondary school curriculum. .

[Rich46yo]

Sorry...but surely every living man has watched Dambusters...
I can not nor will not compute any other options..
Its standard primary/secondary school curriculum. .

Boy those guys had guts.

[MiloMorai]

They're not Lancasters, they are Lincolns

Someone needs a refresher coarse in a/c recognition.

[LCADolby]

Someone needs a refresher coarse in a/c recognition.

I agree. After all the modifications and the Turret removed, they were called Lincolns.

[MiloMorai]

[GScholz]

Lincoln had redesigned wings and fuselage, and different engines. It wasn't just a Lanc with turrets removed.

[Zimme83]

A quick google search says that th RAF got their first Avro Lincolns in 1945 and they did not take part in WW2.
https://www.airforce.gov.au/raafmuseum/research/aircraft/series2/A73.htm

So then we can end that debate. 617 flew Lancasters.