New At That Topographic Point Was A Bomber Gas Station Inward Canada Too! Had A Lancaster!
But dissimilar the B17 Bomber Gas Station inwards Milwaukie Oregon, the i inwards Canada didn't lastly long, equally the airplane was rapidly desired for laissez passer on the sack fighting, as well as after they fixed it up, as well as were taxing to convey off, a laissez passer on the sack broke out inwards the nose, as well as that was the terminate of that. It was scrapped.
In 1947, the Canadian Government decided to sell a release of Lancasters. The RCAF struck KB885 off inventory as well as sold it to Charlie Parker of Red Deer, Alberta for $275.00.
Charlie saw his novel Lancaster equally a potential magnet to depict customers to his service station
He began to tow his novel bomber from the base of operations on province roads as well as across farm fields.
For a fourth dimension it was bogged downward inwards moisture dry ground exactly finally, after the dry ground froze, it completed its trip to Charlie's gas station that he named, "Bomber Service."
Health reasons forced Charlie Parker to sell "Bomber Service" inwards 1954.
Two years later, the concern was purchased past times Walter Mielke who was approached past times Troutdale Airmotive Company of Oregon, who offered to buy the Lancaster for $6000 as well as convert it into a fire-fighting H2O bomber.
The offering was accepted on the status that the Lancaster was besides replaced amongst a surplus P-40 Kittyhawk as well as it was moved to "Bomber Service".
In the autumn of 1956 ii air strength mechanics from assisted amongst prepping the Lancaster for flight. New Rolls-Royce Merlin engines were fitted as well as run-up, the elevators, ailerons, as well as rudders, were refurbished, novel tires were installed, as well as a makeshift track was bulldozed inwards a nearby field.
As the big minute arrived inwards January, 1957, pilot-mechanic E. Robinson taxied the Lancaster through the snowfall to her novel runway. Just earlier take-off hydraulic problems developed as well as spell Robinson worked on the hydraulic organisation a laissez passer on the sack ignited inwards the interior of the olfactory organ section. Before it was extinguished the consummate olfactory organ department burned off as well as savage to the snow. The in i trial proud bomber was towed dorsum to the service station as well as afterwards sold for scrap.
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as well as according to this book:
the other bomber gas station that I mentioned, inwards Oregon, the B-17 is getting restored
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