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| Historic Lancasters' tandem flight takes place in Lincolnshire | Historic Lancasters' tandem flight takes place in Lincolnshire |
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| Two World War Two Lancasters have flown together for the first time in 50 years. | Two World War Two Lancasters have flown together for the first time in 50 years. |
| The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's aircraft has been joined by the only other airworthy example, which has crossed the Atlantic to Lincolnshire. | The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's aircraft has been joined by the only other airworthy example, which has crossed the Atlantic to Lincolnshire. |
| The pair was due to pass over Lincoln cathedral last Friday but the flight was postponed due to bad weather. | The pair was due to pass over Lincoln cathedral last Friday but the flight was postponed due to bad weather. |
| A series of practice flights near RAF Coningsby will now be performed ahead of a month of events across the UK. | A series of practice flights near RAF Coningsby will now be performed ahead of a month of events across the UK. |
| Following a day of maintenance checks after its 3,700-mile journey, the Canadian Lancaster, known as Vera, took off alone on Tuesday evening. | |
| Once this was completed successfully, clearance was given for both to fly together. | Once this was completed successfully, clearance was given for both to fly together. |
| The Lancaster bomber | The Lancaster bomber |
| Large crowds gathered outside the airbase for the double take-off, which took place just after 13:00 BST. | |
| The first aircraft to take off was one of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Spitfires, it was then joined first by the British Lancaster, and finally Vera. | The first aircraft to take off was one of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Spitfires, it was then joined first by the British Lancaster, and finally Vera. |
| They were in the air for just under an hour but will fly a number of further training sessions. | |
| Stuart Reid, former Battle of Britain Memorial Flight pilot and aviation historian, said: "This will take some getting used to for the pilots. These are big, heavy aircraft and flying together is hard work. | |
| "The first Lancaster will have a relatively straightforward job but the one behind will have to keep in line, watch the other, handle the buffeting from the slipstream. | |
| "Hats off to them, especially in this wind." | |
| Yvonne Masters, from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, said there would be plenty of chances to see the machines in the air. | |
| "Really the advice is to have a look on our website, there is a full schedule there with the 60 flypasts that we are doing together for people to see. | "Really the advice is to have a look on our website, there is a full schedule there with the 60 flypasts that we are doing together for people to see. |
| "And if people are a bit smart and have a look at those you will be able to work out when we are taking off as two ships together anyway." | "And if people are a bit smart and have a look at those you will be able to work out when we are taking off as two ships together anyway." |
| The first public display is scheduled to be at Eastbourne International Air Show on Thursday. | The first public display is scheduled to be at Eastbourne International Air Show on Thursday. |