My Dad did his national service as an engine fitter on 617 Canberras in the period 52-54 (not sure of exact dates, but 617 had not long ago given up Lincolns when he started). He had a photo of what I think (it was some time since I last saw it) was a rather battered engine from a Canberra on a piece of runway which he said was from a Canberra that crashed on take off, but I am not sure which one. From what you say, it could I guess be WF891

Paul

I was watching first and second attempts from the Priory with the wife and kids, bit cold and wet so decided to go home after second attempt, turned round when we saw her having a third attempt, decided definitely going home now, saw her coming in for the fourth attempt, dropped the wife and kids off and missed it all while trying to park again.

So it’s nice to see what actually happened! Best photos I’ve seen so far

Paul

There’s a report on the maintenance on BBC News 24 at the moment. Apparently, it is the “last surviving bomber”, which may worry some people

Paul

I may be wrong, but didn’t the Aeroclub mixed injection/vacform 1/48 B6 have the extended fuselage for the PR3?

Paul

James

No special pleading, I think, because they are British, maybe, however, as the other posts point out, special pleading because of the range of kits they make. It is true that I have not made many Japanese kits. The reason is solely because generally they do not make any models that interest me. My interest is in British aircraft, therefore I naturally have a bias towards Airfix, Matchbox and Frog because I tend to build models of subjects I want to build rather than because they are good kits. So, to show I am not a little-Englander, I am quite happy to praise New Zealand manufacturers when they produce Vildebeest!

Probably on reflection they key to what I said was that I know Airfix kits. I know they make dogs (the Defiant is my favourite dog) but I know which they are. So I know not to give a child the Spitfire IX (which I agree is ridiculous to keep churning out) but stick with the I or V.

Finally, I was talking about youngish children here. They know intuitively that all aircraft should have gaps between the wings and the fuselage, it is just these kit-manufacturers that keep getting it worng

Paul

Bought by Hornby according to the radio this morning. Good job, stock of Humbrol paints are running low, had great difficulty getting any 29 (dark earth) locally

Paul

There was an article in “another magazine” some years ago which argued very much the same point so the argument is not new. That article pointed out how what happened in the Far East and the Mediterranean was not relevant to 1940 since
(1) as pointed out here, the Germans did not have in 1940 bombs which would penetrate battleship decks
(2) in 1940, the Germans did not have any decent torpedo planes, the only ones being floatplanes. Someone will no doubt correct me if I am wrong, but weren’t PoW and Repulse sunk prinicpally by torpedoes rather than bombs?

Paul