kev35Wannabe pilot.
What was the shutter lag like on the Z10?
Don’t want a DSLR as they are too complicated and with my disability too damn heavy but the pics you took with the Z10 were astounding. That would do for me
Regarsd,
kev35
kev35As I understand Flood may not be able to post for a few days due to other commitments, perhaps one of the other moderators may be able to provide a definitive answer.
Steve.
It’s not interesting, it’s appalling. I am unable to go into further detail as yet.
Regards,
kev35
kev35As I understand Flood may not be able to post for a few days due to other commitments, perhaps one of the other moderators may be able to provide a definitive answer.
Steve.
It’s not interesting, it’s appalling. I am unable to go into further detail as yet.
Regards,
kev35
kev35Daz.
Why not pop into the home and see if you can meet the man and find out for yourself what is happening. A quick phone call to the home to arrange something should not be an impossibility. go as an enthusiast to meet the man and then see what you can find out.
Regards,
kev35
kev35Snake pilot by Randy Zahn or Low Level Hell by hugh Mills would be good candidates for Vietnam films.
I would like to see Sagittarius Rising on screen.
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kev35
kev35For God’s sake post ’em.
Maybe soon the moderators will make up their minds whether or not an separate forum is acceptable? My poll suggests 80% of those bothering to vote are in favour.
In the meantime keep on posting.
Regards,
kev35
kev35It was on the island on Monday when I was there.
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kev35
kev35Thanks Guys.
I spent a couple of hours on Wednesday night driving around the Wednesfield area and think I might have located the site. I have been given a book in which there is a copy of the German bombing map for Wednesfield. Moat House Farm is marked on this map. The area in which the aircraft crashed was farmland at the time and the housing estate there now, Moat House estate, was built in the early 50’s. I’ll try and scan the maps to show the area then and now.
The aircraft is variously said to have flown low over an eye witness and also to have dived almost vertically into the ground. Contemporary reports say there was no piece left larger than a table top and the wreckage was scattered over an area of two square miles. The engines were apparently not recovered and are believed to have sunk to a depth of 25-30 feet. This leads me to another question….
If the engines were buried to this depth and there was also contamination from the fuel, how would this have affected the town planners when they laid the plans for the housing estate?
A grainy photograph in the Express & Star shows firefighters at the scene with, in the distance, a building and an electricity pylon. When I parked in Olinthus avenue it was clear that a pylon was directly in front and two cottages built in the early 1900’s known as the Hollies would be in the correct relative positions. This has led me to believe that the aircraft hit the Lichfield Road and exploded in the fields adjacent.
Much more to do but think I’m in the right area.
Regards,
kev35
kev35Thanks for the comments.
Perhaps the pilots might be able to clear up a query for me? Is it true that the 146 when descending maintains a significant nose down attitude right up until the flare? This appeared to be the case for both landings unless it’s some kind of optical illusion.
Also, the aircraft seemed to judder slightly every time we slowed down. I hadn’t noticed this with the 737?
Finally, as the landings were smoother than those experienced on board the 737, is the landing speed of the 146 slower, or is it because the aircraft is lighter?
Regards,
kev35
kev35Gentlemen.
Thank you for your help. Am following those lines of enquiry.
Tonight I spent two hours driving around the Wednesfield area which has changed dramatically since 1945. I’m now almost certain I’ve found the general area of the crash site. When I’ve done some scanning I will have some more questions, particularly relating to the effects of the crash on the ground and how it may have affected development planning.
Thanks again.
Kev35
kev35A few more photos from Jersey. There will be others but in a separate thread. All will become clearer then.
The vehicle parade was great, even though not all of the vehicles were representative of the era.
The 21 gun salute was most impressive, especially as Jules and I had spent some time speculating that due to Defence cuts, the salute would be made by twenty-one men shouting BANG! very, very loudly.
Thanks again for a truly memorable day out.
Regards,
kev35
kev35Thank you Ettrick for starting this thread.
On the 10th of May, 1940, Bomber Command recorded the following losses….
12 Squadron. 4 Battles. 3 injured, 3 pow.
18 Squadron. 2 Blenheims. 2 killed, 1 pow.
40 Squadron. 5 Blenheims. 8 killed, 4 pow.
57 Squadron. 2 Blenheims. 3 killed, 1 injured.
103 Squadron. 3 Blenheims. 5 killed, 4 injured.
105 squadron. 4 Battles. 4 injured, 1 pow.
142 Squadron. 4 Battles. 3 killed, 1 injured, 3 pow.
150 Squadron. 4 Battles. 1 killed, 5 pow.
226 Squadron. 2 Battles. 1 injured, 3 pow.
Fighter Command recorded the following losses…..
1 Squadron. 3 Hurricanes.
3 Squadron. 1 Hurricane.
73 Squadron. 2 Hurricanes. 1 injured.
85 Squadron. 1 Hurricane. 1 injured.
501 Squadron. 1 Hurricane.
607 Squadron. 2 Hurricanes.
Information from Bomber Command and Fighter Command Losses by Chorley and Franks.
Regards,
kev35
kev35“It has taken four years for the VTS Campaign to raise sufficient funds for the Trustees to give the go ahead but this has now happened and work in the hangar at Bruntingthorpe, South Leicestershire will commence immediately.”
Work to put together a huge Airfix kit which should never have been dismantled in the first place. With ABSOLUTELY no guarantee even now that the aircraft will fly.
“Further monies are still required as the engineering progresses to provide the ‘Partnership Funding’ required by the Heritage Lottery Fund and it is anticipated that the sight of the progress in the hangar will bring forth the much needed donations.”
Or… Thank youy for donating so far. But even though we have the Lottery grant we didn’t envisage that there would still be a massive shortfall in the money required to complete the project. Ooops, sorry about that….
“This will be the biggest heritage aircraft restoration project ever, and brings together Aerospace in the UK under the leadership of Marshall Aerospace as Prime ]Contractor and Engineering Authority. Technical support for the project is being provided by BAE SYSTEMS plc, the aircraft’s Design Authority, Goodrich, Meggitt plc, Messier-Dowty ,Rolls-Royce plc, Smiths Aerospace and many other giants of the industry.”
With all this help, which I agree is admirable, what is the justification for yet more money to be donated?
“Marshall Aerospace is delighted to have finally signed a contract for supplying Engineering Authority services in support of the Vulcan to the Sky programme, and that funding is now in place to allow the recovery programme to commence. There is now much work to be done with training, maintenance and modifications necessary to secure CAA approval to allow the Vulcan to return to the sky.
Apart from the heritage aspects of the programme and the extraordinary sight of this beautiful aircraft in flight, the long term educational benefits for students and the general public are considerable.” Says Mick Milne, Marketing and Business Development Director of the Company.”
We are no longer able to educate children that the Battle of Britain was not an England v Scotland football match. Do people really think the Vulcan will become an essential part of the National Curriculum?
“The engineering project will take a little more than a year, and will culminate in a significant aviation milestone: the Vulcan’s first test flight.”
Do we now take this as Gospel? In just over a year we will see 558 in the air?
So, next June it is then. Put the date in your diaries. But remember, you all donate now, you hear?
Regards,
kev35
kev35Okay, where do I start?
We all know the Channel Islands were occupied, but it’s almost a passing thing. Today, for me, that radically changed. Ian, with his outstanding knowledge of events, brought the occupation to life, relating the experiences of his Father and Uncle and others of the Island who offered their own form of resistance. He took me to the Underground Hospital where it finally hit home as I looked into a room and saw the Nazi flag hanging over a bed. This wasn’t just set dressing or there for dramatic effect. It was real and it was chilling.
I don’t really know how to thank Ian, his Mother and his wife for their hospitality. Suffice to say that thanks to their company I enjoyed a wonderful day, one which I will never forget.
Thank you all.
Kev35 PS I’ll add some of my photo’s when I’m less tired.
kev35I’m flying down to Jersey and meeting Ian tomorrow. Never been before so really looking forward to it. I’m there just for the day, flying back to BHX early evening. Really looking forward to being able to see some of the commemorative events.
Regards,
kev35
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