If you shoot down a lot of enemy fighters then you are a good fighter pilot and would make a great ace, but if you are losing the battle that’s another story.

But, if apart from your own score you train other pilots in the unit and let them achieve many victories themselves so as to boost the units effective kill ratio (and making a difference in the battle between Allies and Axis) then you are an excellent ace. I believe Johnnie Johnson fits in this category.

Just to put some oil on the fire

Cees

Ant,

I think Ryan is more referring to a Marauder than a Baltimore (unfortunately) but I would like to be proven wrong of course. Tallichet sold his flyable Marauder to Kermit Weeks some years ago, I believe he has a static one under restoration IIRC.

Cheers

Cees

I have it on tape from last evening and I now see it on the BBC website.

Can anybody tell me if it is possible to save the clip from the website to my PC?

The programme certainly triggered a memory for me.

They showed all the ‘black out’ screens being thrown out after VE day. These were wooden frames covered with thick black paper and stapled on. They would be put in all window apertures at dusk to prevent enemy intruders from seeing built up areas for navigation.

At the end of WWII I remember my father and uncle holding these up, one at a time, for me to dutifully ‘burst’ through with much joy.

Put your calculator away HP57/Cees, I’m 13 years younger than Ray Hanna. 🙂

Mark

:p 🙂

But it ain’t Blenheim, that’s for sure.

Cees

I would think that if it is restored, the only thing reminding us that it was Brewster built is it’s designation and serialnumber. Or Mr Cralley is a stickler for accuracy but then again it would not be wise to fly it without a very good life insurance.

Cees