That’s correct regarding source and transport, I’m not sure of the date either. However the nose turret source was different (dunno where though!) and I believe was installed earlier than the upper.

Thats my recollection as well also I believe the mid-upper was, indeed from Argentina. IIRC the wheels have somewhat of a part Lincoln ancestry

It really wasn’t a conspiracy, and why we labour this one (pun) is baffling. It was chopped because it was late, below spec, and out of financial control. .

I can add to this that as well as the ongoing technical nightmares (Engines, Hydraulics and Electronics amongst others) the political consequencies of losing one were also becoming unacceptable , because of the cost, and being likened in the MoD at the time to be like “losing a destroyer” . In addition, the world political map of the 60’s was evolving beyond the aircraft’s concept. “Winds of change “…etc.
Contrary to popular opinion (typically fuelled by self-appointed “experts” who have little experience of either the industry , the military, or the Civil Service) those in the procurement process are not actually complete idiots. Decisions of such magnitude are usually incredibly finely judged in the best overall interests of the nation and certainly in full appreciation of the hysteria and political backwash likely to be encountered.

my question is how often did German bombs drop in citys, towns or villages by accident…..

Extremely often, especially in the early years using mainly dead reckoning before more reliable radio aids evolved properly. Even then …….
Bomber command was no better (over 100 miles out was not uncommon) – as proven by the evidence of bombing flash photography before the days of the Pathfinders, H2S etc.
Then of course the USAAF even bombed the wrong country on occasion.

QB-47!!!!, that’s got to be the biggest unmanned aircraft ever flown.

Not quite. Remember the large scale passenger jet crash tests in the USA thirty or so years a ago? Lots of video of a simulated approach accident (including passenger cabin shots showing the dummies) where they actually missed the precise intended impact area.

Ahhh, the Shacks.

Write it as “34 42 40.20 N 32 29 18.44 E”.

To be strictly correct of course ,Eastings ( or Westings) should be three figure primaries ,e.g. 032 etc. instead of 32 etc. for good reason. Also beware decimal degrees or minutes which are common in GPS (or before that INAS ) expressions. 12.50′ is not 12′ 50″
This laxity in expression has crept in from ignorance, largely imported from across the Atlantic, and causes chaos at times.

Re. #66 above. One connection might be that Gibson of course later died in a Pathfinder Mossie.

I guess they must have declared and Esso-S! 🙂

Partly depended on the Damage Cat I guess.

KAMAN… thank you.. i couldent remember the name.. intermeshing rotors.. a interesting design that never really caught on.. Kamovs co-axiel rotor design has been more succesful… though i am suprised no other helicopter builder has produced one…

There are many others who worked with co-axial counter rotating rotors of course around the world, but not so successfully. In early days there was the Berliner Helicopter of 1908, The first Cierva Autogyro in 1922,Pescaro helicopter in Spain in 1924 ,later the Hiller UH-4 in the USA amongst others such as Bensen , culminating in the experimental ABC ( Advancing Blade Concept), of a few years ago. Breguet in France worked with coaxials IIRC amongst many others over the years. Even in U.K. there were the Servotec/Cierva Grasshoppers in the 70’s , the second version of which looked quite promising. They are now museum storage/display in the U.K. and doubtless somebody can produce more information on that particular story.