Recent content by JDCAVE

This is interesting as dad had considerable difficulties with the aircraft equipped with the Merlin 38 engines during his operations in February 1945. On his operation to Dresden, all engines gave trouble and he was constantly feathering and restarting engines in sequence throughout a very long...

Part of my above query, had to do with dad's nickname. The other question in the back of my mind comes from whether the Halifax III and VII aircraft were more susceptible to icing related engine issues as compared with Lancaster X aircraft, either the Merlin 38 equipped or the Merlin 224...

See also the following: "…The engines were subject to 'coring'. This could occur when climbing in cold air when the oil pipes cooled in the airflow and the oil flowing through them became cooler and thicker around the inside of the pipe. This left a thinner small core of oil, in its centre...

Thanks "T". Further to my question, the following came up with a search: "A phenomenon that occurs in some oil coolers at low atmospheric temperatures when the oil congeals and restricts the flow through the cooler. If this happens, a rise in oil temperature willtake place without a...

During a conversation I had with dad's navigator he mentioned that dad had been given the somewhat "derogatory" nickname "Coring Cave". During a recent conversation I had with a colleague, he mentioned a pilot on a 6-Group Halifax squadron had to return early on one occasion because one or more...

They’re one trick ponies!

You forgot pitch. Number of blades, diameter, blade width, AND PITCH.

That’s easy! The Belgians!

Dad's last aircraft KB.865 had the Glen Martin 250 mid upper turret, with 50 cal guns. Dad's mid-upper gunner mentioned this to me and sure enough he was correct. Sadly, I never asked him what he thought of it relative to the (edit, Fraer Nash) turret. The GM250 was situated over the bomb bay...

That certainly is!

I have entered the times into the database and come up with the following: Minutes Hours Dual: 3,595 59.92 1st Pilot: 67,780 1,129.67 Total: 71,375 1,189.58 Jim

Well, Murray Peden liked the Stirling. He said it was hobbled by the wings which (according to Peden) had been shortened so it could fit in a hangers of the day. This isn't the thread to comment on bomber rankings, so I won't be drawn in. ;) Jim

I have completed putting dad's Tiger Moth Log book entries in a spreadsheet. I have not yet put in the flight times or duty assignments. I have 19 unique serial numbers for DH-82C aircraft and 148 unique serial numbers for DH-82A aircraft for a total of 167 aircraft. That's a lot of aircraft...

This is a short summary. Work is on going. I have been entering the "Take off and Landings" of the DH-82's in dad's logbook(s). Beginning 29-July-1941 through 27-April -1943, I have done data query on unique entries and I have 19 unique aircraft serial numbers for "Tiger Moths" in Canada (type...

I never knew the man or his research until I saw that he had died. Forum members may know more but it seems the legacy of his research continues after his passing, https://www.crouze.com/baugher/ Jim