Snapper…thank god it’s not just me then 😀

Many thanks for posting these Whiskey Delta…it is nice to see pictures from the other side of the pond 🙂

Ahhhh…always my second port of call at Lambeth Road after “Old Fred”…

Ashley’s Lambeth Road routine:

1) Gallop through admissions and up to the first floor for a good look at “Old Fred”, always accompanied by an affectionate pat on the nose.

2) Stampede up to next floor for good gawp at R6915

3) Trot downstairs to visit the 1940s house

4) Hot foot it to the shop before everyone else gets the same idea and make good use of staff discount…

5) Head down into the basement to the Second World War section, and spend a few minutes by the countdown clock (no, not THAT Countdown…in the 1980s, the Museum erected a clock to count down to midnight on December 31st 1999, or should that be midnight January 1st 2000? Every second to pass between the starting of the clock sometime in the late 1980s and 31-12-99/01-01-2000, represented someone who had been killed in conflict during the 20th century, either as a member of the armed forces or a civilian. After 01-01-2000, the Musuem decided to keep the clock running to represent all those who have been killed since the birth of the 21st century…I first encountered this clock as an 11 year old in 1989 and it made a huge impression on me…ever since that visit, I always make a concentrated effort to see the clock whenever I visit Lambeth Road)

Then I check out whatever takes my fancy that day…

Becka

James…yes, I have seen all the photos, somewhere in one of what seems like 25,000 packing boxes, I have copies. The majority (if not all) of the crew have donated their log books to the Museum too, and I really must go down on a non-work day and have a look at these. The crew also put together a book titled “We flew Old Fred” in the late 1980s…unfortunately it has long been out of print, but if you ever manage to get your hands on a copy, it is a very good read.

Becka

Sorry if I’ve mentioned this to you before, but my neighbour across the road (when I lived at home with my parents) flew 21 missions in ‘Old Fred’ as mid-upper gunner…he was (I believe) the only Brit member of an otherwise all Australian crew and is credited with shooting down a Me.110 on one of these missions.

Alec is still alive today, a lovely, gentle unassuming gentleman (and I mean gentleman), and it is hard to believe that all those years ago, he climbed aboard Old Fred and took off into the night…not knowing if he would ever see an English sunrise again…and I cannot even begin to imagine the sights he saw and the things he experienced…

Becka

Simply love the first one James, it looks as though it should feature on the front of a leaflet for Lambeth Road…a slightly different shot to the norm 🙂

Austral Street…hmmmm…which floor? 😉

Archer…I’ve been here three years and have often wondered exactly what the Centipede was (other than a boat!) and what she was intended for…this thread has cleared the mystery up for me, thank you!

James…re the flagpole, I believe it was something to do with the base…apparently it is intended to be returned, I must chase up on this, as I think it is very important that Duxford’s flagpole should be on display.

Now I’ve moved, I really must prep and then post my Officers’ Mess and north side pics.

And thanks for posting this thread James, I enjoyed the pics:)