The only book on Lancaster ops I ever read was "Tuesday's War", which was fictionalized.
Well, it's the only way out if you don't want to bust that limit.
Weren't the DC-8s modeled by AH as well? I nearly fell off my chair when I saw the drawcall figure in ModelConverter.
Well let's just say people work differently Bjoern, it's what makes the world go around.
We did have (or do have) a 'Bombardier' classification in the Green Machine IIRC, but that was technically just another 'Grenadier'..........
The ones at Waterloo were definitely members of the PBI who were required to throw 'Bombs', them round black ones with a match fuse as seen all the time in the vicinity of 'Wiley Coyote' in the 'Road Runner'.
"Illegitimum non carborundum".
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Will H2S be present? Or bulged bomb bay doors?
Tom
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Bombardiers in the UK are Corporal-equivalent in the [s]Royal Dropshorts[/s], er, Royal Artillery. A Lance Bombardier is a Lance Corporal equivalent. Always to be bellowed at maximum volume, because by the time they get promoted that far, they're already deaf...
(And yes, the entire Army has equivalent wisecracks for my old Corps, too!)
Baz - usual question - I'll drop you an e-mail.
Cheers,
Ian P.
Thanks for the H/U, Tom. Nachtjagd is one of the few subjects I still need a good book on. Primarily interesting because the Luftwaffe could still hold its own long (minus fuel) long after Big Week wrecked the daylight squadrons.
Quite spectacular indeed! The Merlin sound should be spectacular, also love the radial's sounds. Here not unusual to still have DC6's rumble over the house, not so high. Always run outside to see!
How interesting it would be to have a JU88 with operable Radar!
As to the Jumo 004, even with modern materials not sure I would want to trust a valuable airplane to such a primitive setup. One of the major hitches was the lack of a fuel control unit, easy enough by inept handling to exceed into the the too lean too rich zones and have a flameout as the engine accelerated or decelerated. The plane was OK when going like clackers but oh so vulnerable low and slow.
Great project!
We now have a flying exterior will 90% of the detail done. Full complement of crew and fully detailed turrets
This looks really great and I'm definitely looking forward to it.
However, I'm also still waiting for other AH/JF releases such as the Dunkirk Spit, P-47, and Javelin. Any idea as to when we might see these, Baz??
-- WH
If at first you don't succeed, try, try,try again. ... or go read the manual.
Spitfire is very close. Just finalising the last of the beta testing. P47 is mid beta test. Javelin has been on the back burner for a while but is scheduled for some time this year.
Beautiful work Bazz , but I'm afraid 4 engines it too complex for me . The Spit is a certain buy.
Cheers,
Huub
Absolutely stunning! WOW
"Somewhere out there is Page 6!"
"But Emilo you promised! It's postpone"
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I still believe you stole Harry Potter's
wand.
That exterior is just brilliant.
Anthin.
Damn, the secret is out...
How's Canberra? It's a tad warm up here today....
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Lancaster fact: Captain Eric Brown RN tested powered controls fitted experimentally to a Mk. I Lancaster. He says that had those controls been fitted to a Hercules-powered Mk. II ( his favourite mark of Lanc ) then, quote " One would have been having the best of both worlds, an aeroplane without peer in its class." So there you go - Britain's greatest pilot preferred the Mk.II.
However, nothing will detract from the fact that the Mk1 basically remained unchanged for the entire life of the marque except for a few additions and upgrades. A testament to the quality of the design. It is interesting how a design can go from the less than excellent Manchester to this. Of course a strong factor in all of it is the Rolls Royce Merlin engine. Now where would we have been without that piece of magic.
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