Thiis might be of interest to a couple of our UK members, get up close and personal to a Halibag. We had a Fighter Command Day at Duxford last year and it was excellent.
Events
The British Film Institute recently put a tickled up version of the original film on limited release at selected cinemas. We went along expecting there to be a few likeminded sad bastards dotted about the cinema.... this is a fifty year old flick, black and white, and has been on the telly...
Never mind the colours, one member of B Flight reported Voss was flying an all silver tripe mounted with four machine guns! Top and bottom of it is, even if you read all the personal accounts of the blokes that were there, you'll reach no real definative answer as to wot happened in that manic...
Not much, it's a fake as well you know. :pottytrain5:
As regards the yellow cowling put a one line enquiry about it on the 'Aerodrome Forum' then sit back and enjoy the fun as the experts beat one another up with their 'andbags! :director:
"This is London. The Air Ministry has just issued the following communique. In the early hours of this morning, a force of Lancasters of Bomber Command, led by Wing Commander G.P. Gibson DSO DFC, attacked with mines the dams of the Moehne and Sorpe reservoirs. These control two-thirds of the...
Alex Revell's book 'High In The Empty Blue' is the book you want, it has colour plates of both Werner Voss and Rhys Davids aircraft.... Voss's yellow cowling should keep you guessing!
As regards Rhys Davids B Flight SE, it is depicted with a large I on the right top wing and fuselage, a black I...
Can anyone help me with a bit of info on this pilot who recently passed away?
I'm after anything to do with the night intruder missions he flew late in the war on Mossies.
Carnage in the Emporium.
After Duxford last week it could only be an air battle for yesterday’s wargame. The table was set up as a corner of Manstone in the summer of 1940 with a Spit being hastily refuelled and rearmed. These proceedings were spotted by both an Me110 fighter bomber and a...
It says that the reason you cannot do the maze is because the doody music sends you into a trance like state? ... it must be played loud or you are cheating! :twisted:
http://i.euniverse.com/funpages/cms_content/6489/a-maze-ing_new_cursor3.swf
Also got this as well...
"As a side note Sergeant Robertson had been awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross in April 2003 for his actions in Iraq earlier in the year (only one other awarded at the same time)."