Let’s hope Yesterday channel re-run ‘Secret army’ again now that Colditz is coming to an end.

That looks fantastic but may I suggest a slight tweak that will add to the realism? The Brit tracer needs to be a more bright post office pinkish red looking colour, shorter tails but more in number. For the German tracer hitting the water, from previous experience tracer rounds always tend to change direction on hitting things even going through a 180 degrees and appearing to come back at the firer. A bit like emptying a bucket of water onto the floor. Probably no deflection off the water surface but very likely from the far bank of the lake.

Please don’t take this as criticism, i wouldn’t usually comment but it’s such a great piece of work that I thought I’d try and help.:)

I can help with the .303 tracer, when viewed at an angle and side on, the rounds tend to look like individual dots. It’s only when looking from behind that you get a view of an apparent tail on the rounds. Youtube should throw up some Gulf war footage of Iraqi air defence firing tracer that will give you a better understanding.

Without the airbursts wouldn’t it be hard to portray what’s happening on canvas? Would be interesting to know if the Flak guns on the dam could depress their guns far enough to be of any use during the run in to the target as depicted during the film and in various paintings. Having walked across the Mohne there are walls either side of the walkways and I doubt that they were positioned to cover the surface of the reservoir when the aerial threat would have been perceived to have come from above. Obviously when the Bombers flew smack bang over the structure they became sitting ducks.

Here is my own personnel crusade that maybe of interest

http://www.rafmetheringham.co.uk

If your not familiar with the Lincs aviation centre either then you should take a look at their impressive site too.

Cranwell has just chalked one up too this morning. No injuries fortunately.