Looking forward to seeing it – thanks for posting!

My German Shepherd Rolphie, when he was a fiesty wee pup…



and as he is now…

but his Teutonic roots are never far from the surface…

Looking at the photographs on the link I see there are a couple of RAF bowsers standing by. Presumably they are there to de-fuel the aircraft, which is bit un-helpful if they want to keep it in running condition.

Unhelpful? You mean the RAF should have given away maybe 20,000 lbs of AVTUR as well as supplying the aircraft?

There is a great documentary called ‘Night Bombers’ which was shot in colour at RAF Hemswell in 1943, and goes through the various stages of preparation for a ‘maximum effort’ raid on Berlin for Lancaster squadrons.
The aircrew attending the main briefing were pilots, navigators and bomb aimers, a mixture of NCOs and officers. The briefing starts as the base commander, station commander and squadron commanders enter the room.
First brief is performed by the ‘Met’ man, then the flying Control Officer, the intelligence officer, a squadron commander, the station commander, then finally a word from the base commander, an AOC.
The aircrew then depart to pick up personal items such as their Irvine suits, Mae Wests, parachutes, etc…

I remember this picture adorned many aircrew walls as a flight safety poster and often appeared in “Air Clues” the RAF Flight safety magazine. Do you remember Wing Commander Spry ?

Air Clues and Spry are still with us…

I can vouch for parts of aircraft being buried on purpose. If you go to 40 Hilltop Road, Forres, Moray, and start digging about three feet from the southern gable end, you’ll find a prop blade from Argosy XP439!