Recent content by FR47

Many thanks Jim? for taking the trouble to confirm the sape of the window. You've also settled another controversy: whether or not to fix the ventral gun. It would seem not. My thanks again, Dave

I've recently been informed that the dam raiders had their armour removed prior to the mission to save weight. can anybody verify this? Cheers, Dave.

Hi A4K Do you know where that radio was positioned? I'd suspect somewhere within the reach of the pilot rather than the w/o. Maybe on the left of the seat rather than below the control panel - may affect the compass? Cheers, Dave

Many thanks for that snippet of information and thanks for kind words. Regards, Dave.

Looks Like the rear one's OK, but the front one needs to go for'd and to thre side. Dave.

Hi Ian, Check this out: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/other-electrical-systems-tech/dam-buster-lancaster-spotlights-6634.html#post362210 Dave.

Hi Graeme, Many thanks for posting the pix. Very, very useful. Certainly answers my question. Cheers, Dave. (aka Gibbo as Ian says)

Does anybody know if the Dambusters Lancaster had the rectangular or round window below the bomb-aimers position? I'm not refering to the dome, but the window on the fuselage underside. Cheers, Dave.

Do you know if the Dambuster Lancasters had the rectangular or round window below the bomb-aimers position? Cheers, Dave.