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22nd Sep 2009, 16:52
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Posted By Goosequill

Window, and chutes of various sorts...

Hi Cliff,

Aha! I think you have just solved a mystery, probably brought about by loose descriptions in the biographies etc. There was a honking great flare chute in the rear of the Lanc, or at...
21st Sep 2009, 06:40
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Posted By Goosequill

Window

Hi Reg,

A slightly belated (away the last two days) thanks for your very full and highly informative posts on the use of Window. Window is mentioned briefly in so many places; books, web, etc....
18th Sep 2009, 14:07
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Posted By Goosequill

Use of Window on bombing ops

Hi All,

Would anyone (but best bet might be Cliff or Reg) be able to tell me a bit about the use of Window during a bombing operation? I understand that the Flight Engineer often had the task of...
7th Sep 2009, 17:31
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Posted By Goosequill

QDM - another bit of craftsmanship

Hi Cliff,

Thanks for that bit of navigational wizardry - took me a while to figure out, but; another gem...

Cheers,

Dave
15th Aug 2009, 20:55
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Posted By Goosequill

LMF et al

Hi Cliff, Reg,

Clearly, I have no personal experience to offer on this subject, but I have read the reports on the psychological disorders of RAF flying personnel that the RAF psychologists...
12th Aug 2009, 05:47
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Posted By Goosequill

Oxygen in the WWII Lanc

Hi Cliff and Reg,

I wondered if I could ask your opinion of the oxygen systems you experienced in the Lancaster. I understand it was pretty basic - just a bunch of cylinders under the rest...
6th Aug 2009, 19:50
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Posted By Goosequill

Cats eyes

You can get the full story of Percy Shaw (1935) if you google him, or indeed 'cat's eyes'. The brilliant bit was the fact that the rubber top deformed when run over, and any rainwater in the cavity...
5th Aug 2009, 07:39
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Posted By Goosequill

WWII runway lighting

Hi Cliff, Reg,

An odd question for you - if it has stuck in the mind after all these years...

I stumbled across a bit of detail on runway lighting, and discovered that the Mark II runway...
5th Aug 2009, 05:45
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Posted By Goosequill

Winjeel production line

Hi Henry, and other Winjeel admirers,

Here goes:

http://www.cairdpublications.com/scrap/Trainers/images/Winjeel.jpg

Yippee!

That nice pic from Blacksheep shows how good it looked with...
5th Aug 2009, 05:18
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Posted By Goosequill

Blenheim

Hi Reg,

Thanks very much for taking the time to find the pointer - I'll take a peep!

Cheers,

Dave
3rd Aug 2009, 22:25
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Posted By Goosequill

Blenheims

Hi Reg,

Thanks for that nice summary - I must have come along after you first posted on the Blenheim, so thanks very much - and I think I'll also back track a bit and see if I can pick up your...
3rd Aug 2009, 22:21
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Posted By Goosequill

Posting images

Thank you, Henry, I shall study and have a go!

Cheers,

Dave
1st Aug 2009, 08:01
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Posted By Goosequill

Winjeel and small furry pilots

Hi Wiley,

An Oz correspondent sent me a pic or two of the Winjeel and it looks a rather neat machine. I also found a shot of the Winjeel production line some time ago (not terribly high quality,...
1st Aug 2009, 07:37
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Posted By Goosequill

Another chapter?

Hi Reg,

You may not have realised that by using the innocent phrase "my first CO on Blenheims..." you have just punched the attention button of info-gannets like myself. I don't suppose you...
30th Jul 2009, 07:36
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Posted By Goosequill

The "export model" AT6

Hi Reg,

Reverse-working throttles is just plain weird, but I do remember a Biggles book in which our hero steals a German machine and realises the throttle works in the reverse sense.

My own...
29th Jul 2009, 07:16
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Posted By Goosequill

Stores...AT6s

Hi Cliff,

Thanks for the snippet about the Stores process - amazing how the military can on occasion make good use of precedent - I read once that the German army of WWI could load a train...
22nd Jul 2009, 14:04
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Posted By Goosequill

Flying to France in the 'good' old days

Hi regle,

In due course we may discover an aviation experience you have not yet had...

Yonks ago, I read about a Brit pilot heading for France (1920/30s I recall) and arriving roughly...
19th Jul 2009, 06:28
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Posted By Goosequill

MkVIII goggle glasses

Hi Brakedwell,

Those look like MkVIII lenses!

If you have a pair of goggles that need that type of glass replacing, then would you believe that the lenses from the Stadium 'MkVIII' goggles...
18th Jul 2009, 10:53
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Posted By Goosequill

Spooky helmet...

Well, Cliff,

Thanks for the pic, and I will now take your word for it being beyond practical use. However, I cannot see you burying it - it saw you through a lot.

So, suggestion: place it...
17th Jul 2009, 06:28
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Posted By Goosequill

cliffnemo and uniforms and kit

Hi Cliff,

Thanks for the lowdown on the acquisition of the kit - a fascinating tale in itself. So you kept your mum knitting for victory? I'm sure she was delighted to do it.

The stores...
17th Jul 2009, 06:08
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Posted By Goosequill

Dover

Hi Reg,

I can only echo the previous comment. Congrats are due for making it to such an age - but to look so distinguished sets the bar a bit high for the rest of us...

Cheers,

Dave
16th Jul 2009, 10:33
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Posted By Goosequill

Borneo and the .380

9mm in a .380? A daring move, sir! Mind you, the S&W was probably okay with it. The .380 I fired was actually a Webley, and the mild steel chamber would probably not have taken as much punishment...
15th Jul 2009, 23:37
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Posted By Goosequill

regle collars and service pistols

Hi Regle,

So, the mighty collar studs reigned supreme! Glad to hear it - none of these wimpy sewn-ons...

I do remember the separate collars from my time in the ATC in the '60s. My front...
15th Jul 2009, 17:53
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Posted By Goosequill

Icare9 and RAF clothing

Hi Icare9,

I think you may have touched on a question that only cliffnemo and regle may be able to answer fully - I did hear some years ago that while the separate collar was worn by all ranks on...
13th Jul 2009, 22:34
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Posted By Goosequill

Regle and pistols and mayhem

Hi Regle,

Thanks very much for your personal experiences on that one. I think you might be right about the possibility of problems if they were always to hand. There is a famous case of a...
13th Jul 2009, 07:22
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Posted By Goosequill

Flying kit and Bristol Freighters

Hi Cliff,

Fascinated to read of your trip to HCU with the amount of kit you had to cope with. It prompted a question: somewhere along the way, bomber crews must have been issued with their...
25th Jun 2009, 17:04
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Posted By Goosequill

Overheating

Hi Cliff,

Thanks for your comment about Merlins not being prone to overheating in your experience - the comment may indeed have been made about trainee pilots not getting things moving quickly...
19th Jun 2009, 06:31
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Posted By Goosequill

Form 700 et al

Hi Cliff,

Thanks once again for yet another fascinating piece of contemporary documentation - these really bring the subject to life and provide rare and valuable detail for those with the...
15th Jun 2009, 15:05
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Posted By Goosequill

Darky

Hi Cliff,

Thanks very much for those pages of your notes about radio procedures - it filled out my understanding of the Darky procedure a heck of a lot. (And thanks for digging out those book...
13th Jun 2009, 10:24
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Posted By Goosequill

Darky!

Hi cliffnemo,

And a very good handle it is!

You mention the Darky procedure. I have heard of it before but have never really understood its full intended function; and in what circumstances...
11th Jun 2009, 17:19
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Posted By Goosequill

Form 700

Hi regle,

Thanks very much for confirming that - and that would be the logical place to do it; after the walk-around. But funnily enough I have never seen it stated explicitly in memoirs, or...
10th Jun 2009, 18:18
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Posted By Goosequill

Bit of pre-op detail...

Hi cliffnemo and regle,

Your accounts of the prep for ops is marvellous stuff and I think everyone reading it has probably now got a most complete picture of how it all happened. Just one...
10th Jun 2009, 18:04
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Posted By Goosequill

Ammo for flight tests

Hi Regle,

Thanks for confirming ammo carried for air tests etc. The jigsaw is filling in...

Cheers,

Dave
10th Jun 2009, 17:20
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Posted By Goosequill

Ammo availability during training

Hi Cliffnemo,

Thanks very much for your comments about the loaded state of the guns during training flights - it does indeed make very good sense that they should have been loaded just about all...
4th Jun 2009, 06:12
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Posted By Goosequill

Lanc checks

Hi cliffnemo,

Apologies for this late response to your note of a couple of weeks ago - I have been away.

I guess that some evil-minded techies did have a lot of fun setting oddball questions...
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