 The taking off of the Lancaster bombers was filmed at an old RAF  Bomber Command station at East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, England. This  is now a privately owned museum. One Lancaster was actually used for  the ground shots, one of only four left in the U.K. The aeroplane  used was Just JaneNX611 (displayed at the East Kirkby museum) and  as it is not airworthy, it was only allowed to race tail wheel up  along the runway at 80mph for 10 seconds before powering down. The  pilot for the taxi