It’s probably just a less than perfect repro, though some clinometers were smaller than the AM standard size and were mounted in an adaptor plate, it could be this panel was one of them.

Sorry to hear, Daniel.

Yup Hamilton Standard and formerly bolted to a Wright Cyclone.

What the Cyclone was attached to; I can’t say.

I wish I had his tools. 😮

I’ve heard stories of artillery being dowsed to cool them down (and obviously certain MGs use waters jackets) but I’m not sure of how that’s done. Perhaps one for the folks on ARRSE….

Not so Dave,

It still lies there almost as intact as the day it ditched. The currents where it is are not as fast as you might think although the Forth is notorious for it fast moving very heavily silted waters. The tail of this Lancaster still occasionally shows itself.

Isn’t that the wreck of ED548? I think there was some concern the new bridge would disturb the wreck but I’ve never heard anything about it since.

Jayce – AckAck. Whereas our losses over Germany seem to have been very considerable, I don’t recall many e/a losses over here?

= Tim

Definitely, Tim. Part of that was a function of the differing strategic positions in the conflict. The Luftwaffe never really brought the level of pressure to bear that the allied air forces did over occupied Europe and Germany, so Allied AAA tended to remain cruder and a lot less numerous!

Its worth comparing German anti-air advances to Allied anti-submarine advances in the Battle of the Atlantic, where the Kriegsmarine crews suffered similar horrendous losses to our bomber crews once the stakes had been made crystal clear. Our shipping was as much our lifeblood as the Rhur was to Germany so a desperate necessity to protect them was very much the mother of invention.