This is my favorite photo from the “BOB”.

One of mine also – young men fighting a desperate battle. We owe them a great deal.

Oh great!

How long before the conspiracy theory “The Burma proof was destroyed – deliberately/accidentally – delete as applicable to your argument” arises.

Ross

What is worse still are the headlines “Myanmar Spitfire Sceptics Accused of Attempting to Incinerate Edgar Brooks”

When asked how he felt about this attempt to incinerate him Mr Brooks replied “Harrump!!! Stuff and nonsense!!! I was only slight singed and asked to leave the building”

Myanmar Spitfire Sceptics have denied these charges but an unnamed source is quoted as saying “Well they would say that wouldn’t they”

Meanwhile at the National Archives smoke is abating. 😀

Thanks all for your input – which throws up another “why????”

Why is a carrier’s island always on the starboard side of the ship?

Correct me if I am wrong but I think that might have to do with where the captain of a conventional vessel sits when on the bridge. IIRC, and this is testing the memory they sit on the left side (port) so if you have an offset island it would be placed so the captain is in position closest to the centre line of the carrier which would place him on the port side and the island on the starboard. And equally I could be totally wrong.

Wonderful stuff – thanks.

I think most of us have a soft spot for the Walrus : )

Then how about calling it the Supermarine Cuddles – that would satisfy people like myself who do find it to be an endearing object. I remember the one that used to fly around where I live when I was very young. It’s greatest quality besides the slowness was the noise.

Very pretty.

Thanks to everyone who has sent info on this subject, think I have enough now to complete a convincing model. The photo below of the front turret intrigues me, the sheets of perspex are almost stitched together with no framing, how was this done?
One last question, did air ambulances such as the Australian Bombays carry guns?
NeilH

Looks to me like they were simply rivetted. I don’t see any sign of a sealer between the individual sheets.