Reminds me of when I used to play a mission on B17 "The Mighty 8th" every Friday night, those were the days - - -
- - - that's the trouble with reminiscence, it just isn't what it used to be:cry::lol:
Lovely job. Think she will be a beauty when those transfers go on. BTW may have missed this but what paint are you using, it seems to give a very smooth finish.
Flexi
Aired on the BBC on Sunday. Very interesting insight into photographic intelligence in WW2.
Found it very compelling.
"Yes, I know: another doc about a secret operation that "changed the course of the war" and helped "break the Nazi war machine" and so on. But this is a belter, a story you...
According to the BBC the Comair was still taxing to its stand.
What the crew and passengers must have thought on board . Now I know why they say "remain seated with your seat belts on until the plane has stopped"!!
Yes Mike the Wiki article mentioned that. Towards the end they were completing power dives. I wonder if caused more damage than exploding after a glide? Psychologically people in London were used to hearing the sound of the DoodleBugs, the engine noise told them they were safe. Only when the...
I thought that the engine cut off point was set at launch. There are stories of German agents that were "turned" by British intelligence that reported incorrect fall of these V1s, with the result that after re adjustment they did actually fall short of the target.
Wiki source
A certain...
I have this aircraft in 1/48th scale waiting to be started. I have found several profiles but very few photographs of the aircraft itself, one of Plagis in the cockpit but that's it.
Does anyone know of any more?