….the prop blades seem to be mostly intact with virtually no other damage ??….

….could you please elaborate ZRX61 ? .. to whom are we ascribing the “religion” to…TIGHAR ?, or the seemingly more methodical RPM, FF, TGT…

….two bob’s worth .. what are the chances he got lucky with TWO pairs of EA that happened to bang into each other in the ensuing seconds after the initial contact….??

…his own tally of two very suddenly become five…maybe six !!……

…Reevers .. your initial post refers to a “rather large cache of Beaufort and Beaufighter aircraft parts”….fascinating stuff.

…Could you possibly tell us of how and where their recovery was achieved ?…. we all like a good mystery here, and this one alludes to being a ripper….but may also help with the questions being reasonably answered….Cheers

….Mark12 logged in yesterday for a short while……

…The old saying is .. “you’ve got to have a crack”…..We could all worry about the “would be” and the “may be” until it becomes time for someone to have actually done something !!

…I’m sure the Napier people and the various aeroplane manufacturers experimenting with completely new engine designs, factored in the degree of these “tolerance risks” to still enable them to forge ahead to combat any potential foe (with possibly an even more effective fighting machine) all the while being confronted with these multifarious situations…. and the ongoing battle that was seen as being far from over.

…did anyone read the first few words of the initial post of airplane 176 ?….

…pontificating on the why’s and wherefore’s of how a “research” should be conducted should not be a deterrent to any help that may be offered….

Hi Roger .. I thought the “Mustang” appellation was given by the British at the outset and was taken up by the U.S. at a later date….

…another quote by the same previous author…”The first production Mustang, as the fighter had already been dubbed by the R.A.F., flew within a year of the prototype”….