Short Stirling & RAF Bomber Command Forum

On the 6th October 1944 S/ldr Eric Langlois and his crew, of 463 Squadron, were coned by searchlights over Bremen. He immediately took violent evasive action and finally, after what seemed like ages, managed to break clear of the searchlights. On their arrival back at Waddington their rear gunner Fl...

John
You've done a great job with the photo this time. You've even simulated all of the incendiaries being dropped on the railway station. Should have been in B/W to be more authentic though.
Kerry

Congratulations, you can now have a 48 hour pass. Now you just have to get get F/O Max to show you how to remove the word "Stuttgart" from the picture.

Kerry

John
On the left hand side there should be a tab titled "Layers". Make sure they are all unchecked.
Kerry

John, is it possible for you to take off the extra details from the picture so that is less confusing, or is this part of the puzzle.
Kerry

I've just ordered a copy from a military bookstore in Western Australia. Posted Monday will see how long it takes to get here with Australia Post disrupted by the floods. All of the Brisbane mail has been going via Cairns in north Queensland. $29 including postage.
Kerry

Guys, a couple of questions about paint colours. 1. Do you lighten the colour as the scale of the aircraft goes down? That is, should the colour be a shade lighter for a 1/48 than for a 1/32 and subsequently more so for 1/72 and 1/144. This is the norm with model railway enthusiasts who were pedanti...

John, where's the rest of the picture?
Kerry

Just to pose another possibility. Was it a moonlit night at low altitude over water? It could be a reflection of their own aircraft. That would account for being indistinct and missing engines.
Kerry

ME453 wrote: A whiff of (my) nail varnish remover instantly takes me back 55 years!

So Max, that red nail polish we found in the guest room after you left was yours. Along with the pantyhose and eyeliner.
Kerry