I’d be grateful for advice as to crew positions in the Blenheim, Hudson and Hampden (preferably a cutaway plan), or could anyone help with photos of the interiors of the aircraft facing rearwards from the pilot. I’ve seen a photo that allegedly shows the interior of a Met Flight aircraft circa 1941-42, but it doesn’t look right for the types used at the time.
I appreciate it would be easiest to copy the image here for your thoughts, but I regret that’s not possible at present.
Brian
By: Lyffe - 15th October 2015 at 10:06
Thank you, Denys; your photos remove any shadow of doubt, not that there was a great deal anyway. The construction is clearly vastly different. I’ve advised the archive from which ‘my’ photo came that it needs to rethink its caption.
Brian
By: Denys Jones - 14th October 2015 at 23:42
Here’s photos of Hudson NZ2035 at Ferrymead showing the main cabin fore and aft
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hth but ask if there is something more specific you’d like.
By: Mothminor - 14th October 2015 at 09:05
Apologies, I don’t know why I didn’t think of Flight in the first place
No apologies necessary, I’m sure. Glad you got your answer 🙂
By: Lyffe - 13th October 2015 at 23:35
Thanks for the prompt replies, gentlemen. The geodesic appearance made me wonder, so thanks for the confirmation. From your advice I managed to find a an interior image online at http://www.626-squadron.co.uk/img80.gif.
By: Whitley_Project - 13th October 2015 at 23:14
Hi Lyffe
It’s a Wellington, or possibly a Warwick
By: ian_ - 13th October 2015 at 23:14
Very much the inside of a Wellington.
By: Lyffe - 13th October 2015 at 23:04
Apologies, I don’t know why I didn’t think of Flight in the first place – many thanks Mothminor. Unfortunately I don’t think it is either of these. I’ve now managed to extract a reasonable copy of the image to which I referred, and would appreciate the experts’ views.
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By: Mothminor - 13th October 2015 at 22:39
There’s a cutaway plan of the Hampden on Flight Archive – pages 444 and 445 here –
https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1939/1939%20-%201315.html
Also found one of the Blenheim, though less detailed and only the Mk.1 on pages 622 and 623 here –
https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1937/1937%20-%201667.html
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