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Snag and Defect books
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2015 12:22 pm
by Ludford101
Not sure if in the right section but ... I recently acquired for the collection two exercise books... originally thought to be relating to 100 Squadron Waltham ... but after a little rudimentary checking now not so sure ... but a fascinating insight into what the aircraft came back like .. see attached..
Cheers
Gary
Re: Snag and Defect books
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 3:26 am
by K4KittyCrew
Great stuff Gary, this bits of information are priceless .............. thanks for posting.
I've made it a little larger to view.
John
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Re: Snag and Defect books
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 12:27 pm
by Ludford101
Thanks John ..
Can confirm now that they do relate to 100 Sdn .. will post up a few more shortly
Gary
Re: Snag and Defect books
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 8:32 am
by jamesinnewcastle
Hi
Fascinating reading, it's history like this that really brings home what it was like to be part of a bomber squadron I think. Long shots of aeroplanes and reports of 'bit hairy over Berlin' are OK for films and general reading but such documents and talking to aircrew directly have so much more 'depth'.
I don't find the text too easy to read but looking forward to the next ones!
James
Re: Snag and Defect books
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 11:35 am
by Ludford101
Thanks James ..
I am sure that John can keep tidying up the images as I post them .. as he know's I am not the best at attaching photos ...
Gary
Re: Snag and Defect books
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 2:38 pm
by Ludford101
Another example with a couple of worrying entries ...
Re: Snag and Defect books
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 6:39 am
by K4KittyCrew
Ludford101 wrote:Thanks James ..
I am sure that John can keep tidying up the images as I post them .. as he know's I am not the best at attaching photos ...
Gary
The pleasure is all mine.
John
Re: Snag and Defect books
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 11:45 am
by jamesinnewcastle
Hi
My real problem with these notes is reading 'script', the clarity is OK but bigger does help! In school we were taught italics so I'm not used to an 's' not looking like an 's' for example
For example the 6th line down reads to me as "Guard plus bassmellor Meridith kept", the last line contains "All ltuned".
I've studied the circuits and systems on the Stirling and the faults are quite interesting (OK to me possibly) from my electronics background.
James
Re: Snag and Defect books
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 12:06 pm
by Ludford101
Hi James ..
I must admit the writing at times is a little hard to make out ... and I hate to admit that unfortunately the squadron were on Lancasters but in my less than technical background I would assume a number of basic factors are shared such as hydraulics ...
Will see if I can find a few more readable ones ...
Gary
Re: Snag and Defect books
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 2:50 pm
by Ludford101
Another entry that captures a moment in time so to speak 17 / 7 / 1944 ...
written up in greater detail in the excellent 100 Squadron Operational Record by I.Reid
(The two pages illustrated should be side by side ... any help appreciated John ...
)
Regards
Gary
