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I think we have the wrong man. Our chap was certainly a Master Pilot, and I have come across Ignatowskis, certainly more of a Polish name than a Czech. (Could be a derivation of Ignatius ?).
The bomb dollies would have gone down the hill all right (and written off most of Binbrook village !). The trick would have been to get 'em up again. (you weren't planning to ride down on them, I hope !)
The "propellers " were the safety device for the rear fuses: they were the things which embedded themselves in the under wings of our Vengeances when the 250 pounders came off the racks and they spun off the fuses.
The AAIs would be the old portable things which guided a very nervous D down onto a gooseneck flarepath in a Wiltshire field long ago.
The Aden "Swallows and Amazons" story sounds a jolly good idea to me (the more, the merrier on this Thread). Bring it on ! But it is a matter for the Moderators - suggest you try it and see what happens.
Cheers, Danny.
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