WW2 produced some interesting sights in Australia such as following various recorded events –
http://www.ozatwar.com/shboz.htm
http://www.ozatwar.com/shbyanks.htm
So everyone knows what we are talking about here is the Sydney Harbour Bridge showing the height and size….
http://worldmarked.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Sydney_Harbour_Bridge_from_the_air.jpg
and
http://www.ausmotive.com/images/MB-Sydney-Harbour-Bridge-crossing.jpg
By: adrian_gray - 6th April 2013 at 23:57
I’m sure I’ve read that a squadron of Lancasters were flown under both bridges across the Menai Straits… but the only reference I can find with Google is me asking exactly this question eight years ago – can anyone put me out of my misery and confirm or refute this?
Adrian
By: D1566 - 6th April 2013 at 23:20
Whilst the Runcorn Widnes bridge has a clear span of 1000+ feet according to Wikipedia, the rail bridge just beyond it does not and might present a bit more of a challenge 🙂
By: Scouse - 6th April 2013 at 17:50
Has anyone underflown the Sydney Harbour Bridge’s British twin, the Runcorn-Widnes bridge? It’s about two-thirds the size of the Australian bridge, so clearances are tighter, and it was opened about 30 years after the Australian bridge in a time when the authorities would probably be less forgiving of any transgressors.
Maybe I should ask if anyone has heard of a friend of a friend who’s flown under the bridge:diablo:
By: Coert Munk - 6th April 2013 at 16:05
…and there was that KNILMDC-2, DC-3, DC-5 formation…
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