Short Stirling & RAF Bomber Command Forum

Some More - had to shrink these or change format.


James

Hi Colin

Attached is all I have. Some are captures from films.

James

Hi Paul Here is an example of the ORBs showing what you can expect to see: http://sas.raf38group.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1439 The National Archives in Kew have digitised many of the ORBs, including 15 Squadron, and you can download them for a few pounds each. I suspect that you are 'down ...

Hi Paul I'm sure that you will find it a rewarding and emotional experience to walk the same paths as your parents did, especially against the background of the extraordinary time of WW2. I don't know if you are aware but there is a document called the Operational Record Book (ORB) that will have do...

Hi Legs There are various things to find out about particular aircraft and crew, a log book is a very good start. Other stuff in brief: AM1180 - report on particular aircraft accident AM78 - Report on the maint/repair history of a particular aircraft AIB 765c (I think) Air Investigation of an accide...

A few more

James

Hi Some close ups of various Stirling rear wheels for reference. However, I have an inkling that the wheel hoop wasn't on the MKIV and the tyre was not the usual toroidal (donut) shape but had two hard ridges, but I've not really studied the later marks. I think that the aircraft shown below must be...

Hi Terrysmr2 If there are Stirling parts down there they won't be going anywhere so perhaps later on..... Any chance that you can note the position of the Quarries on a map? Lat night I watched a woman using Infr-Red Spy satellite images to find pyramids - I have always wondered if it would work for...

Early model of Thunderbird 2?

James

Hi Gary

I could stitch them if you get a blank from your IT Crowd!


Cheers
James