Open Cockpits

Evening

Three or 4 years ago I went along to Cosford whilst at the IPMS Telford show. At that time it was possible to sit in their Gnat, a Hunter cockpit, a Bucc cockpit and walk through the Vulcan cockpit.

Very enjoyable if a tight squeeeze in the Gnat and a sad loss if no longer possible.

Chris

According to the B & P Putnam ……

B & P were making FE2ds between Jan and December 1917 plus Camels from Sept 1917

Chris

Andy Mac – Tangmere’s article in ‘After The Battle’ mag – issue 125 – has a transcript of the Radio Log between 1101 and 1224

Andy – thanks for the reply but another question ….

given that DB, whilst a POW, wrote to Thelma with the collision story, is there any known reason WHY he would tell her that he was in a collision rather than shot down?

Had he been in the same camp as Buck by the time he wrote to Thelma? If so it seems inconceivable that they hadn’t discussed what happened on the day they were both downed.

Regards

Chris

Out of interest, I wonder how long would it have taken the so called unsinkable capital ships to get from the Orkneys or whereverr they were to the Kent coast if the invasion fleet had sailed.

Having read widely on the period I’ve always considered that the Germans had not really the shipping resources to mount a significant cross channel invasion, including in July – Oct 1940. They’d have needed a great deal of good fortune and an almost total lack of resistance to be confident of successs.

Chris

Butterley babes practice with their new mount for 07 n/t

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Background bottom left ?

William

I think that the small triangle (pyramid) above the tailplane points to this being an FE2, probably an FE2b.

Regards

Chris

Frog (and other) Wyverns

The ex FROG 1/72 scale Wyvern still shows up from time to time in sundry Eastern European mouldings in plastic that ranges from OK to awful.

In 1/48 there’s an excellent vacform version by Dynavector and an injection kit by Trumpeter. I’ve both these kits waiting in the ‘to do’ pile that is alas growing at least twice as fast as the ‘made’ pile.

Chris