Whitley ?

Whitley ?

as an afterthought, myself not being an aerodynamist, did the Battle have some form of windscreen/air deflector in front of the aperture for the bomb aimer ? it seems there would have been an awful draught whistling into the fus

Whitley ?

many thanks to all the contributors for successfully resolving this ID problem.just goes to show then how big an aeroplane the Battle was. the photo conveyed to me the idea a much larger aircraft was involved.

A bit late on this one, but here’s a photo from my files showing the bomb aimer’s position in a Battle, together with a corresponding external view which I found on t’net.

I think the second photo may have been taken during the same session as yours?

That would be my opinion too.
Nice pic.
Cheers

Cees

Well if I had to guess it looks like bomb aimers position in the main spar tub of a Battle.

Whitley ?

I take it you are not absolutely sure. the proportions seem to point to a larger airframe. there again I was wrong about thinking it was a Whitley !

Fairey Battle??

whitley ?

many thanks for quick response. oh well, bang goes my thought. the plot thickens

Hi there

I’m not sure which aircraft that is, but it’s not a Whitley!

Cheers