IIRC the 2nd TAF had orders to shoot “anything” that moved on Fortress Europe prior to Dday.Saying that machine guns I wouldnt call precision weapons of war and undoubtedly stray rounds would have gone everywhere on low level attacks.

How much does a historic aircraft have to be before it geys recovered..Hello!!! Ex 617 LANCASTER!!!

Hmm bit of an echo here..Well just went shopping to get supplies.There is no milk of any kind or bread,the stores in Toowoomba and Brisbane are the same.One thing we don,t have to worry about is water…err as long as we boil it..or got a water tank.

Whilst I accept what Pete says about hand-starting a Merlin, it must have at least been theoretically possible on the early Mk Spitfires given the warning plate on the cowling? I am sure that somewhere I have seen film or images of it being done.

The mounting clips for the handle on F11 are on the later drawings IIRC.So handle might have been present for the Erks to help do work on the Merlin by handturning the engine over..

The area has had heavy rain and flooding since xmas day.It turned nasty on Monday as between 100 to 150mm rain fell in an hour on the city of Toowoomba,which sits atop the great dividing range in an extinct volcano crater.The flash floods caused by this biblical deluge swept through the low lying centre of town and down the range,sweeping a 7 metre wall of water to wipe out the towns of Withcott,Murphies Creek,Helidon,Grantham and down the Lockyere Valley.This water is now feeding into the Brisbane river causing heavy record breaking flooding.The flooded area of Queensland now stands roughly the same landmass of France and Germany combined.
Wivenhoe dam was recieving the intake of two Sydney Harbours worth of water per day and it,s level was at 170% capacity.

chance to see a Spitfire firing its 20mm guns at a ground target and the resulting effects

Can you get tracers like this as well 😉
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc9E8_ZuESQ

Thought it was the same mast but with the trailing aerial on the later MkI,s .Good info here..
http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/spitfire-masts-and-aerials.html

Kerching!!!
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=93421&highlight=Spitfire+aerial