Well my job here is done, ask them if they want to swap their Hangar for the GDT building, its much nicer, HONEST! 😉

I will burn all of mine to keep warm if I make it to 90 or what ever the pensionable age will be by the time I get there! As no doubt I will not have enough money left to keep warm, as there wont be any pensions available (unless I become a ‘dis’-honourable MP :dev2: )

its based on true facts (losely) OSS had a device that would transmit gen to a passing Mossie or invader which would in turn be recorded onto tape. The museum at Harrington has more gen on it

”Joan and Eleanor

The only link with Harrington was the Joe’s radio mentioned earlier. The Joan – Eleanor system was specifically developed for Red Stocking Operations by two US radio technicians, Lt. Comdr. Stephen Simpson and Dewitt R. Goddard of the Radio Corporation of America – the code name referring to one’s wife and the other’s girlfriend.

The system operated on 260 MHz, a frequency free at that time of enemy surveillance stations. The small “Joan” agent’s set had a range of about 20 miles. He was given a specific time, usually in the evening to transmit his report, which he did in plain language, the message being received by a radioman hunched in a small cabin installed in the rear fuselage of a DeHavilland Mosquito orbiting above at 30,000 ft.

The “Eleanor” equipment on the mosquito was fitted with a wire recorder and the designers claimed that the voice recording could receive in 20 minutes what would take three days by coded Morse. Garbles and mistakes could be clarified on the spot. The original intention was to use B-17 Fortresses for the “Eleanor” but stooging around Germany unescorted, they were assured by the air force was not to be recommended in a Fortress.

The Mosquito was thought ideal for the purpose, so a small batch of PRXVIs were acquired from Hatfield and fitted out at the USAAF base at Watton where the American 654th Reconnaissance unit used the type for tactical intelligence missions. Red Stocking agent missions had a high priority and the 492nd Group at Harrington was chosen to carry out both the A-26 and Mosquito operations. The radio operator access was through a small door cut into the starboard side of the mosquito rear fuselage. He was provided with a heated suit and had an interphone link with the pilot. Long range wing mounted fuel tanks gave sufficient range for most missions. On very long runs they could overfly to an OSS field in Italy.”

is that gas reacting paint on both sides of the nose or some kind of nose art?

wasnt the first female fighter pilot posted to 43 for her first tour? :rolleyes:

I would have thought the gunsight was post ww2 as I thought Knots was a psot war thing?
I’ve got the same sight so would also like some confirmation…

that was at stoneleigh I think… some Jonathan Francis type, was about E or £1,700 iirc.?

Does anyone know what happened to the museum exhibits when the museum closed? also the memorial outside the officers mess, since they levelled the place?