It’s the Messerschmitt Bf 110G-2 that is currently at Hendon museum, the photo is a peculiar angle and represents what might be seen by a tail gunner during a night mission, the 110 being a nightfighter version.

The acompanying title of ‘Cork Screw…….Now!’ is the instruction that the tail gunner would have given the pilot having seen such a disturbing site (Cork Screw being and evasive manouvre done by the Lancasters to evade enemy aircraft).

Regards,

John.

Well she has displayed far more times than cancelled, the project had to get up and running this year or it would have totally folded and we would not have her flying now, they will not take any risks flying this historic jet and at the meerest whif of a problem then she is grounded until it is fixed and signed off, shouldn’t this be the way rather than risk loosing everything.

She needed to fly when she did so that major sponsors could be attracted, and they were, she has been successfully sponsored by firms that completely understand that there will be technical glitches and sometimes she will have to cancel airshows.

Like I said this year is a major learning curve for a civilian company operating a large complicated jet of this type and this time will be taken as a lesson, the next years airshow season should see people well rehearsed and the airshow appearances will come thick and fast.

Regards,

John.

As far as I know it’s the port main undercarriage door retraction ram attatchment bracket that has failed in some way, it has been a known problem whilst in service and is a minor setback.

She is currently hangered at Brize and is expected to be back in the air within the next week to ten days.

Regards,

John.

Kev35

Thankyou for the clarification, I miss understood that Cosford being part of the RAF network then the rules might be the same for them as is at Hendon.

On the several occasions I have been to Cosford I have never use a tripod but several other places have given me responses exactly as you describe, it’s funny though if you were to just walk into a museum with a tripod without asking, then there is alway one who will challenge you like you are an excaped convict, and yet if you do ask for one then you get the obligatory grunt and puzzled look!!.

Regards,

John.

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John.

I very gratefully given a ‘fishtail’ panel from the rear end of an F.6 belly tank that had no paint on it, try as I might to get a nice polished finish on it my arm nearly fell off :eek:.

Several hours buffing and swearing later it looks good but sod doing a full airframe:D.

Without serious machinery, large amounts of scaffold, square miles of wet and dry you aint never gonna get a painted lightning sparkling again.

John.

I do understand all you are saying, and it applies to FAW.1 & 2s (only the 110s lacked the fairing)
I just dont get the raised and curved part of it under the windscreen side panel. Is it designed that way for a reason rather than the whole assembly being faired more aerodynamicaly to the fusalage? I have taken the liberty of ed you pic to show what I mean.
Nowt to lose sleep over I know!

Pagen,

The reason for this ‘teardrop’ design under the front windscreen is simple, while the aircraft is stood still, say on deck between sorties, then water will run down the screen and into the ducting.

To prevent the water from running down the ducting and into the engine (therfore inducing premature carrosion issues) the teardrop shape collects the water and then it drains through the low point drain hole as illustrated by the streak marks in your attatched picture.

Hope this helps.

John.