Yeah he mentioned a flap fitted to the Spitfires intake and on one occasion pursuing the enemy, the wing man forgot to open the flap which was closed on take off to reduce dust and sand problems, couldnt understand how the leader disappeared into the distance until he twigged, opened the flap...
Thanks, I found the details on the Spit, well some of it anyway:
Registration Details
Mark: G-CTIX Current Reg. Date: 28/04/1998
Previous ID: N462JC De-Reg. Date:
Status: Registered To:
Aircraft Details
Manufacturer: VICKERS SUPERMARINE LTD
Type: SPITFIRE MK.T IX (MODIFIED)...
The shots are all taken from 41 onwards, joining in 1938, he was posted there after being based in England from the start of the war and through the Battle of Britain. He remained in the desert until 1945 and was de-mobbed in 1946 and then worked another 35 years for the Royal Navy at various...
Yeah, it was some beast, as well as Crash and Bash duties, Grandad worked in the Test and Despatch Flight at Aboukir and they tried lots of different things.
Fitting a 20mm Cannon through the nose of a Blenheim being one of them! Just to see how it worked, and fitting rear turrets on them and...