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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Martin Fricker

Pensioner spends six years building full-size replica bomber cockpit in his garden

A full-size replica of a Lancaster bomber cockpit that was painstakingly made by a history buff is being sold at auction.

Norman Groom, 85, spent six years building the 6ft high by 15ft long section of the World War Two aircraft in his garage.

The pensioner travelled the country during the 1990s tracking down and acquiring all of the original equipment from aero jumble sales.

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