Evening Graham, Here’s a scan of a Browning being inserted into the rear end of a Whitley, from the exellent ‘British Aircraft Armament vol 2’ by R Wallace Clarke. It looks identical to the wing mounted guns. The box fitted below the cocking slot (?) is a safety catch. There is also a close up photo of the flash eliminator and I could sort you out a piccy of the safety if you need it. All the best, Ian.
The single buckle with the bent leg is half of an equipment stowage strap. There were several of them on the side of the fuselage at the back end of Lancasters and probably others. Don’t know what equipment was stowed though. Have a look at the Lancaster Explored DVD.
I’m a secondary school teacher teaching design technology through the medium of the war. Children are still interested, as I was, and can tell a Spitfire from a Bf109. Many happy hours have been expendeded using wood chisels ro remove corrosion from a merlin crankshaft or polish up a valve. Kids wants touch stuff and make things work. operating exhibits are a very good idea. Look at the Science Museum’s splendid moving dinosaurs.
Hello Graham, Harry Holmes ‘Dfinitive Record’ has it as ND623/G making it a bit exotic. 32MU, 166Sqn, Flt Refueling Ltd and Air Britain has it lost on11/10/45 overshot landing and hit trees, Staverton. Facts but no more, All the best, Ian.
Happy new year Graham, here are some photos of the mount from a Mk 1. A little worse for wear but with all the important sizes. I think this is for the rectangular mirror rather than the round but the footprint is probably the same. You’re welcome to measure it, as the actress said to…..etc. All the best, Ian.
Interesting screens! F4Us were indeed covered in VS part numbers (vought Sikorsky or is that much later?) I’ve not got a manual but in the Warbird Tech F4U book there is a reprint of a cockpit GA with windshield and cowl labelled VS-23815. Hope that helps.
There are at least three ‘unfound’ Whirlwind crashes in the UK, although there is no gaurantee teh MUs didn’t do an exemplary job of recovering them at the time. A work in progress there…
Hangs head in shame. If second goes are allowed I’ll try Blenheim and Scimitar for the last ones. I’m being moaned at for lack of Chrimbo preparation so must retire disgaced.
Me Sir, Me Sir! expectant hand at the back. Mig 17 (seen that one somewhere…) Hurricane, Hornet?? Vulcan, Wasp? Three don’t knows, Beaufighter and Sea Vixen. Good game, as Brucie would say. Thanks Tony
It’s the beginning of a slippery slope. I started off with Airfix kits and learned the planes in the old catalogues by heart, (the ones with blood, gore and burning Nazis). I’ve moved on to fragments of the real thing now but it’s still nice to build a kit to go with a display of bits now and again. If only Airfix still put stands in the boxes.
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