Len Deighton
An author always noted for his absolute regard for historical( 😉 😉 😉 :rolleyes: :rolleyes: ) accuracy and never letting the truth get in the way of selling copy.

Gnome.
file the book under fiction in your library.
Cheers
Andy

Who the f*ck are these people??
Should I know them–are they relevant??

Anyone care to list all the Trainers that have appeared at Legends?
:rolleyes:

2004,
Six DH Dominies
Or is the plural of Dominie–Dominatrix? 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

Perhaps I imagined the whole thing.
Cheers
Andy

Hi Robbo

My Stirling came through Burma by pack mule component at a time and was floated down river alll the way to Auckland via Sevastopol whereupon Dave and I secretly rebuilt it in his back shed over the past seven years. He naturally denies all of this to maintain his air of nonchalance.

Timex funded us to do this and we are forming the new Timex Bomber Team because of the disappointment that surrounded the disbandment of the Bretling Team.

You will of course have noted the recent rumors concerning the CWH Lanc – well I can confirm that it will be arriving in the UK soon as the second member of our team – sponsored by Durex – Stay safe.

Meanwhile Cees has been furiously taking care of the RAFM Halifax for us over the past few months. It was swapped for a paper mache model when they weren’t looking, as they frequently aren’t.

I shall be team leader and Ralph Cusack is loaning me his shiny new Beaufort for the purpose. I shall arrive soon to commence planning for leg Ends.

I can’t reveal too much about the display except to say a couple of surprises can be announced. The Vulcan is now an associate member and will begin the display with a 2-hour aerobatic display accompanied by the Dead Sparrows and will end by dropping a 5-ton flour bomb on Ms Greers house to the rapturous applause of the crowd. I will then lead in the formation of the Beau, Lanc, Stirling and Halifax and conduct the worlds first low level full aerobatic Heavy Bomber Display – The BBMF Lanc has agreed as a one off to take part with their Lanc and will fly with us as we wow the crowd over Duxford in tight formation….over the Isle if Skye!!

So there my dirty secret is out thanks to Robbo – I feel much better now I have come clean ………………

Yours in the Pub (Don’t you just love wireless laptops)

John
they’ll be no point bringing a civil Stirling to Legends.
It obviously won’t fit in with the warbirds only ‘ethos’ there.
Later
Andy 😉 😉 😉

I wonder what became of the mock-up Kingfisher and the Japanese floatplane (Pete?) on those ships. Were they kept like the flying replicas? Or destroyed?

Dave
strangely enough the Kingfishers were one part where the excellent authenticity of TTT fails a bit.
I think the battlewagons had un-shipped their floatplanes to Ford Island NAS while they were in port.
Certainly Arizona didn’t have her aircraft aboard that Sunday.
She was rigged with a large awning to keep the Sun off her quarter deck that day.
There are other errors but they made more than a good effort and it’s a great film.
Andy

Hi Jules, Hi All
Here’s another picture Jules sent me.
In my opinion, when a fort was under head-on attack the Bombadier and Navigator must have had a pretty interesting view. Especially in the early models with no real forward defence.
What do you think Jules?
Cheers
Andy

I should think the Maybach petrol engine of a Mark IV Panzer was about the same economy wise as that motor of yours.
Probably made in the same factory too! 😉 😉

I’m fairly sure they had typos in 1940 folks. Besides, ‘AAA’ as a modern term for the same kit is more anachronistic than it is incorrect, and no more so than, say..”WW2″… 😉

Back on topic, it seems that the chap in question was referring to certain ‘Z’ Gun Batteries (Southsea and Malta strangely enough, as evidenced by his log book) that employed Parachute and Cable (or Parachute Barrage Wire) style ammunition. He made reference to finding such a rocket as a child with wire and parachute inside.

Jonathan

The parachute and cable devices as fitted to HMS Hood were called UP launchers.

I know they were considered useless by the crew.
I have a diagram of one somewhere if you’re interested.
They were still in place in May 1941 when she was so tragically lost with all but three of the crew in the Denmark Strait.
Cheers
Andy