I’ll take it off your hands the moment the ink’s dry. Do I get a certificate of authenticity?
You have it Graham. Although Mrs H was sufficiently impressed with an ejector seat to help carry it up to our old top floor flat. It had taken three air cadets just to get it in my Fiesta. Based on your excellent example, Tony, I had tried to persuede Her into a Seafire cockpit shaped sofa arrangement but it was not to be. Panels on the wall and a blade at the bottom of the stairs is as far as it goes.
Good plan archieraf, I’ll try it in the daylight. Have nearly wasted a pack of printer photo paper so far.
It’s been a while since my walls were fully covered with pictures Andy, including a full eight feet of Transvision Vamp’s Wendy James back in the day (be still my beating trousers). The scan’s are a bit pale so might go the photo route but looking acceptable so far. thanks for the offer Peter but the originals are what gave me the idea.
Some interesting Stuka footage from a Luftwaffe groundcrewman but made inconsequential by the concentration camp footage. however many times you see it.
Volume two arrived yesterday, Thanks Trevor. (Ian Hodgkiss)
Hello Bluenoser. The dig part of the programme was organised by Simon Parry, an author and publisher. His contact details and photos from the dig are on his website here:
http://www.redkitebooks.co.uk/aa/ex08_Lancaster_Doulens.html
He might be able to point you in the right direction. The book ‘Dambusters’ ISBN 978-0-9554735-3-1 also has a lot of extra information on the aircraft and is recommended.
Lovely work Tony, looking forward to seeing it fitted!
You can say it’s an RAF aircraft though, which narrows it down a bit.
Wrong in every direction!
The link is all I have unfortunately. Very cold climates seem to preserve aircraft alloys much better than our dismal weather. It looks like it was picked up off a hillside, and probably a rocky one judging by the state of the sump.
Thanks for the links, much more detail!
Here’s a corner of my study. 10 points to anyone who can identify the set list.
You beat me to it David! I don’t suppose you have a good quality scanner in that study, or a digital camera?
“George Aird, DeHavilland test pilot ejects from Lightning PB1 XG332 on 13th September1962.” carrying out demonstration flight when there was a fire in the aircraft’s reheat zone. This weakened the tailplane control system which failed with the aircraft at 100ft on final approach. Fortunately the nose pitched up, giving Aird time to eject. He came down through a greenhouse roof, breaking both legs and right thigh. He recovered to resume his flying career. I believe the photograph was for a farming magazine, with only the tractor planned to be in shot!