I was reading on another web site (aircraft modelling site - can't recall off hand which) about some guy making an accurate model of a Lanc to present to one of it's now elderly crew.
One thing mentioned was that he was modifying the wing to include barrage balloon cable cutters that the Lanc had.
There was some pictures showing how this was supposed to work - but does anyone know if / how they were tested & if they ever were tested in combat?
Found some of the links I'd read:
The principle of the cable cutting experiments was to ensure that the flying cable was such that it made a angle of 45 degrees with
Lancaster Cable Cutters