A snippet from one of Eric Brown’s books regarding his flight in a Wiking.

He had flying boat experience, but IIRC only in a Walrus. He acquired a Luftwaffe POW pilot to help and show him the taps. After 2 miles flat out and still waterborne he discovered the pilot was trying to wreck the aircraft and had left the control locks in.

This reminds me of some people who complained to my local council that light aircraft from the local airfield were causing them annoyance on take offs and landings,the reply they got boiled down to, the airfield has been there from the 30s your house was built in the 80s,your choice to live there ,tough.

Strange, the words “council” and “common-sense” don’t usually go together. I’m impressed.

I think that’s the problem, the CAF think they own it and the USAAF say THEY own it.
See post #7. I’ve read the same, or very similar at least.

I guess Farnborough but I don’t know. It’s outside while they’re building the new edifice, parked with the Sea Vixen, Phantom and Gannet in/near a building big enough for a couple of fire tenders.

Gotha Go-242

Griffon.

As an expatriate local, I could probably have done the same, but there’s no telling how far out the chaos has, or will, spread.
I was surprised the M1 is closed from J12, which seems excessive, even allowing for more explosions being expected.

Cancellation was the only option really.

As well as being designed to cling to the side of the ship, maximising the explosive effect, IIRC the idea was for the bounce to take Highball over torpedo nets.

I don’t think much has been published about Highball, certainly I’ve seen very little, but I suspect it was originally planned for use against the German capital ships. With their penchant for leaving them holed up in harbour behind nets, it would make sense.

IMHO, it’s likely to have been more successful against a stationary target than one manoeuvering in the open sea.

I would not like to have been on board the aircraft delivering the device in either case.