January 22, 2015 9.43 am This story is over 110 months old

Reunion of Giants: Lancaster tour documentary coming out this summer

Watch the trailer: A documentary of the Canadian Lancaster tour along Lincolnshire’s RAF BBMF Lancaster last year will debut on TV this summer.

A documentary of the Canadian Lancaster tour along Lincolnshire’s RAF BBMF Lancaster last year will debut on TV this summer.

Reunion of Giants documents the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Avro Lancaster, VeRA, as she flew from Hamilton, Ontario to meet her British counterpart, Thumper, the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Lancaster in Lincolnshire

It has been 50 years since two Avro Lancaster bombers flew side by side and crowds gathered across the UK to witness the tour.

Photo: Sean Strange

Photo: Sean Strange

The documentary will look at this historic mission as it unfolds, through the eyes of the flight crews, veterans, friends and family.

More details on the release and availability of Reunion of Giants should be announced later.