As part of our overseas holiday we'd planned to visit a number of museums and as this Lancaster was a sister aircraft to the one that my father in-law had worked on (NX611), it was naturally on our 'to do' list. However, what occurred on our visit here was totally unexpected and could have been considered some form of divine intervention.
Unaware that the usual taxi runs occur every Tuesday and Thursday, it was with some surprise that being a Friday, we were informed that due to a cancellation the previous day that the Lancaster would now be doing it's taxi run on this day instead.
So to have the opportunity to hear four Merlin's being started and then running in unison was just amazing, and to then watch the Lancaster taxing around the airfield under its own power was a magical sight to behold. It was definitely one of the highlights of our holiday and an experience that we'll never forget.
