Short Stirling & RAF Bomber Command Forum

Some sort of gizmo for loading cargo (for mk IV/V Stirlings)?

It's very true there are rivet counters everywhere :roll: having spent all my working life around aircraft, my pet hate is pre-shading of panel lines. In my humble opinion if you look at an aircraft in real life from a scale 100' away you won't see hardly anything except obvious areas of exhaust sta...

Hi chaps, Just stumbled upon this part of the Forum :oops: I have to say that, that is one cracking build. I don't know where the builder has got his info from but from what I know he's got it pretty much spot on! I have it on good authority (our drawings officer) that there are some dimensional err...

Thanks for that Dave

I had a feeling that might be where it was located. Must get out there sometime (not a million miles away) and thanks for the heads up on the opening times

John

That'll be a B25 Mitchell then

Thanks Dave

That's the one and a very useful source of info it is

John

Thanks H1, absolutely no rush

There are a few items scattered around, unfortunately no-one seems keen to part with them :( Thankfully however, most museums are fairly happy to let you have access to exhibits to measure them. The problem mainly occurs with private collectors who won't. I know of a private individual who has a sem...

Hi LW

I certainly recognise the label, they're fitted next to the ammunition boxes on the turret rings of the front and Mid upper turrets. the gouge in the metal shows that the gunner would've been very lucky indeed!

Thanks for showing them

John

Thanks for the links John Unfortunately, only the dimmer switch would be of use to us (and we've got a fair few of those). Finding the correct items for a Stirling can be a bit of a minefield particularly instrument wise as there are so many variations on a theme. And the instruments are especially ...