Short Stirling & RAF Bomber Command Forum

The third impulse buy of the week arrived this morning: http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee474/gricer4321/targetbymoonlight1.jpg Target by Moonlight by Dennis Field Publisher Jones-Sands Publishing (http://www.jones-sands-publishing.com) ISBN 978 094 776458 6 The book tells the story of the RAF e...

Here's a photo of the Stirling from a local Norfolk(?) online newspaper - iWitness24 http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee474/gricer4321/14875-modelplanes1-jpg.jpg It was taken when the Antiques Roadshow visited RAF Marham in May this year. Presumably the programme will be broadcast in the Autumn. ...

Here's the 2nd impulse buy of the week http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee474/gricer4321/9780753722886.jpg Octopus Books ISBN 9780753722886 This was originally published by Osprey in the mid 1990's I think. It brings together cutaway drawings the originally appeared in 'Flight' and 'The Aeroplane...

Here's the first of 3 impulse buys this week. Must be the heat! http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee474/gricer4321/targettirpitz.jpg Harper Press ISBN 9780007319244 Picked it up in the local supermarket (national chain beginning with 'S') for a ridiculously keen price. I've always enjoyed reading ...

Hi Mark

Thanks for posting the scans. There are a couple I hadn't seen before.

Dave

I think you're right Alan. It's going to be down to money at the end of the day. The site is owned by the MOD.

The website of the 'Bomber Command Heritage' who are trying to save it is:

http://www.bc-heritage.org/

This photo was posted by Tony Hibberd on the 'Bomber Command Memorial Book' Facebook Group site with the following caption: "78 Sqn Halifax carrying very rare daylight tail fin markings on short finals to land at RAF Breighton 1944" http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee474/gricer4321/74sqdnhalifax....

It would be great if they could pull it off! From the Daily Express: "PUSH FOR MUSEUM TO HONOUR BOMBER COMMAND HEROES Monday July 16,2012 By John Ingham BOMBER Command could be in line for a £37million museum on one of its former airfields. Campaigners want to buy the old RAF Bicester base in Oxford...

John, I'm intrigued. I thought Richard was spot on because I came across this photo which looks as if the same as the one you posted.



Dave

Came across this site which looks interesting: http://rafgen.iconosites.com/page/home/ It's run by a chap called Mark Chandler and has some Air Publications for sale as pdf's on cd roms including: AP1275 Instrument Manual AP1259 The 'Q' Code AP3024 Flying Control in the RAF AP3231 Airborne Forces Th...