JDK, re the Typhoon’s wing and tail. I’m sure I’ve read, but wouldn’t know where straight away, that the only problem with the tail was flutter. Having finally cured that, the Air Ministry wouldn’t believe it, hence the, apparently unnecessary, fishplates.

I’m not sure you can call LF363’s a landing accident. The incident happened before the landing. IIRC, a camshaft failed over Stamford and the pilot scraped into Wittering.

Thanks, James, wonderful pictures.
I’ve actually got a copy of “Scott’s Book”.
Not the world’s best author, but a piece of history nonetheless. First edition, published while he was still on his way back from Australia.

This site appears to have the screen resolution right.

http://www.proaxis.com/~ferris/docs/dpi-monitor.html

I’ve just done half a dozen screen caps, on various images, and every one has been 96dpi.

I have mixed feelings about the area bombing policy but one part related to it always infuriates me. It is sometimes inferred that the whole area bombing concept was Harris’ idea, when actually he was brought in to carry it out.
Some of the criticism aimed at Harris, who did exactly what he was directed to do, emanated from the very people that gave him the orders in the first place.
Especially with the advantage of hindsight, I believe that the destruction of Dresden in particular was unnecessary and probably wrong. Churchill wrote a memo condemming the raid, just a few days after Harris had been specifically ordered to carry it out.

There’s a mention on the Black Magic site about planning wing modifications to improve the low speed handling, and presumably stalling characteristics. I assume a touch of washout would be a start, but several of the DH designs of that era with similar shaped wings were known for a degree of umpleasantness.
Without looking it up, I think it was the Hornet Moth that started with wings roughly that shape but was changed to a less tapered planform.

Originally posted by Flood
Without getting pernickety I thought there was only one Spitfire that didn’t ever have an RAF serial – and that couldn’t possibly be this one!
Sorry.

Flood.

Puzzled. Which one?

Just ventured in here for the first time in weeks.

Rolling Stones
Eric Clapton
Traffic
Steve Winwood
Led Zeppelin
Jimi Hendrix
Fleetwood Mac (mk1)
Queen
Blues Band
Bo Diddley
John Lee Hooker
Muddy Waters
Howlin’ Wolf

In other words, rock and blues.
There’s a few I’ve left out of my approx 1300 albums. 🙂