For those into the older machines, thought you might like to take a look at some images from a 1918 Air Mechanics, training notebook which I acquired.
I’ve just spent the last few evenings scanning the 156 or so pages, all hand written and hand-drawn. Pure gold dust!
It was the property of RNAS Air Mechanic 2nd Class, R. D. Randall, and was obviously the book used during training as it is marked by his instructor.
Matt and I weren’t to sure how even to contemplate rigging the BE-2, until we found all the information and diagrams in this book!
There’s a load on Sopwiths, Avro504G, even Curtiss and Maurice Farman types too, but here are a few for now.
I wonder has anyone else come across anything similar?
By: GASML - 8th August 2005 at 12:36
Many thanks for sharing. Now go build one!
We are!!
By: planejunky - 6th August 2005 at 17:32
Fantastic, you lucky person you! Thanks for sharing these images as you rightly say they are pure gold dust.
By: JDK - 6th August 2005 at 15:39
Superb stuff. I’ve only seen similar in museum hands – RAFM, RAFM and Old Warden archives (not surprisingly).
Many thanks for sharing. Now go build one!
By: Ant.H - 6th August 2005 at 15:29
An absolute gem,thanks for sharing GASML.I’m not in the least bit envious…*ahem*
By: GASML - 6th August 2005 at 14:13
A couple more……can’t resist!
By: Andy in Beds - 5th August 2005 at 21:27
Excellent stuff.
Well done.
Andy
By: Papa Lima - 5th August 2005 at 20:45
My late father, 563828 Cyril Frank William Langsdale, was a Halton brat and had a similar set of notebooks covering the rigging of 1920s aircraft – unfortunately I was abroad when he died and the notebooks, along with much more historical material, including photographs on board HMS Eagle in China prewar, were thrown away before I arrived the next day! If scanning had existed in those days, I too would have been able to inherit some gold dust!
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