Short Stirling & RAF Bomber Command Forum

just done a little more research on ME-739, it was shot down on its 99th Op....so an old warhorse for sure. Extract From Wade Rodgers book 5 February 1945. "Flew our old LE-D Dog once again. Quite a kick!" She had been in for servicing. I tried to souvenir her steering wheel but no-one cou...

Theletterwriter wrote:Sherlock

It may be sea mines being loaded into the Stirling.

Douglas

Yes you may be right. The front does look different to the Cookie.

..... and a Cookie going down over the target.

That first picture of the Stirling is interesting. Looks like they are loading two 2000lb Cookies on, along with a load of incendiaries'. not very often that you see a pictures of these type of Cookies. They were fitted with a parachute in the tail for stabilization once the bomb was dropped. Here a...

This film was made in the 1980's and depicts a bomber crew in a RAF Hospital suffering from shell shock. A brilliant play.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3qQhxE ... A&index=15

Here is a film of a Halifax Mk111 model, beautiful working model. Very impressive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS6GKlg ... 1wr2T9Lp8A

Thanks abc man. Nice photo...I see that the aircraft was also a "paddle steamer". I wonder when that photo was taken. The aircraft was shot down a year to the day that it was issued to the Squadron. Wonder how many Ops it had done.

I am reading this book at the moment. It is quit informative and an enjoyable book to read. Martin Bowman has written several good books on Bomber Command.

Thanks John that would be great