My main beef with the prog was that it didn’t do what it said on the tin.

Only a very few minutes – repeated several times – of what looks to be a fascinating 78 minute film of the post war airship flight over the front line. .

And as for the misinformation
The tank Fray Bentos was NOT a ‘tadpole’ as shown.
The Messine mines were NOT intentionally set off from North to South – the idea was to set them off at the same time but there was an unintended 19 or so second delay from the first to last.
The golf course lakes were NOT originally mine craters.
The observer would NOT have been hanging over the side holding a camera except possibly early in the war. The camera was usually fixed to the side of the fuselage and the observer changed the glass plate.

All in all a disappointing effort.

Chris

It’s all a VERY long time ago but the first aircraft books I can remember having bought for me as Xmas presents were Green’s “Famous Fighters of the 2nd WW” and Famous Bombers ditto”, both Vol 1 around 1960. I still have them plus vol 2 x 2.

I also see that I still have copies of “RAF Flying Review” back to 56/57 but those may have been bought second hand in the early 60s. I was however buying it monthly by c.1960.

Chris

Link to VTS Trust accounts to 31 July 06

http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/SHOWCHARITY/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1101948&SubsidiaryNumber=0

Apologies if already posted elewhere on the thread/forum.

Chris

DH6 per ‘Putnam’

Kev

TAJ Jacksons ‘De Havilland Aircraft since 1909’ says that “At least 2,282 DH6were built, some 600 less than those actually ordered …” Alas no details of the cancelled contracts.

Your serial list omits the 2 prototypes A5175 and A5176 – both Airco.

Not wishing to appear as a smartass but your list (per Putnam) should show B9031 – B9130 not B9139 :).

The Punam by J M Bruce ‘British Aeroplanes 1914 – 1918 gives contract numbers for all but D8581 – D8780. This might indicate that these 200 were cancelled.

Regards

Chris

The Avro ‘Putnam’ mentions ……

a production run of 598 Ns between 1925 – March 1932 and that Govt economies meant that nearly 100 RAF examples of the N were met by “converting exceedingly ancient 504Ks to N standard”.

There’s also mention that Canadian Vickers Ltd converted at least 14 504Ks to N for the RCAF.

Regards

Chris

A piece of lozenge fabric from the LVG CVI – bought at a Shuttlewoth display around 30 years ago after the LVG had been re-covered.

Chris

But you didn’t say the OBSERVER in the new stealth aircraft should be invisible !!!!!!!!