Many thanks, laurence – PM sent.

Me too!

Laurence, many thanks.
I haven’t seen the images you mentioned but I’ll have a look when I can get hold of a copy of that book. I only got on to this subject as a result of ‘subject drift’ from another forum (I was actually looking at the history of the Douglas motor-cycle and followed a link about the use of the Douglas company’s engines in aircraft).

Pardon my misunderstanding -re engines, anybody:o

“and I put light sensitive cells in his eyes which enabled him to home in on an illuminated beer bottle”

Got his priorities sorted then:D.

And after the Ar$enal were 2-0 up!:D

P.S. Made I laff, a lot!!

Pogno: “You dont see engines lying on car tyres very often(it has been done).”

Truck tyres in my case 😀 – but it was a long time ago! (Base ‘forgot’ to send an empty stand).
The forecast of consequential damage to the engine nacelle (piston radial) was accepted (in advance) by the powers-that-be, as an operational necessity.