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Lancaster Bomber over Manchester
« on: 11:45:11, 14/05/10 »
Lancaster bomber to visit Manchester for AVRO Centenary on 16thMay
 
The AVRO Lancaster of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) will visit Manchesteron Sunday 16th May 2010. The visit forms part of the commemoration of the centenary of the founding in Manchester on 1st January 1910 of A.V. Roe & Company Ltd, the first company in the world to be set up for the sole purpose of designing and manufacturing flying machines.The World War II bomber which was designed and produced in Manchester will perform a fly past over various points in Greater Manchester on Sunday 16th May 2010 as follows :-
 
16.25 hrs – Manchester Airport– Aviation Viewing Park Travelling from East to West along runway 23R
16.32 hrs – Barton Dock Rd, Trafford Park Travelling from Eccles towards Stretford.
16.35 hrs – Manchester Town Hall Travelling from Stretford towards Oldham
16.26 hrs – Brownsfield Mill – Gt Ancoats St. Travelling from Stretford towards Oldham
16.38 hrs – Bae Systems factory – Greengate – Middleton Travelling from ManchesterCentre towards Chadderton.
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