Further Thread Drift to allow anecdote
Originally Posted by
Chugalug2
It creates a real problem for the Lanc pilot of course, formating on a much smaller aircraft in front of him. I suspect the Lanc is rather more responsive than the Hastings was but even so, well done indeed!
At least he/she wasn't flying one of the prototypes aka the Manchester Mk.III. As BT308 was basically a Manchester with new wings and 4 engines, the additional throttles and pitch controls were just metal tubes. They gave my informant sore hands even with his leather gloves on. He flew Manchesters operationally with 207 but got the chance to fly BT308 when it was on loan to 44, both squadrons being at Waddo. The controls would have probably drawn blood if he had been formating on a fighter.
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