WWII RAF Machine Shops…

Thanks for the pics & link chaps 🙂

I for one, really want to talk to the mechanics, fitters, carpenters, and electricians that server on these types, because being an engineer myself I find more common experience, or useful information can be shared.

… very nice lathe though! Have you tried the RAF Museum department of Records for any references of workshop equipment? Or maybe the Public Records Office for any War Department, or subsequent Ministry of Supply records?

Cheers,

I’m in SoCal so dropping by the Records Dept isn’t an option until I pop home to Blighty. Last time I was there was ’91.
Where was the machine shop at Dx? assuming they had one.. part of the tech site behind the hangars maybe?

Where did the attachments go? I’ll try again.

Are these any good?

Hello ZRX61,
if it’s photos and information on the older type machine tools this link my provide some information.
Not directly linked to your original request, no doubt some of the machine tools listed on the site would have been found in RAF workshops of the time,
Machine Tool Reference Archive

Regards,
Dave

Hi ZRX61

This is true. When we put together the DH Hornet/Sea Hornet re-union in 2005, the invite went out to everyone who had service contact with the type; Pilots, observers and groundcrew alike. Fortunately, we did get some, but considering the ratio of pilots to groundcrew in service, this really highlighted the difference.

I for one, really want to talk to the mechanics, fitters, carpenters, and electricians that server on these types, because being an engineer myself I find more common experience, or useful information can be shared.

… very nice lathe though! Have you tried the RAF Museum department of Records for any references of workshop equipment? Or maybe the Public Records Office for any War Department, or subsequent Ministry of Supply records?

Cheers,

Hmmmm. This is reinforcing my long held belief (from listening to veterans) that the only RAF survivors of WWII were either Spitfire or Lancaster pilots & every single mechanic, clerk, cook, carpenter & machinist was somehow killed in action…..I’ve never met ONE of em :rolleyes:

😉 😀

& on a related note, I’m currently looking for one of these:

The one pictured is actually being given away for free, but it’s 3000 miles away 🙁