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Thank youNicely done on these!
Thank youGood work amigo! Totally beats mine: "Skeet-ball games of the Third Reich".
Thank youWell done.
Hi all,
The Short Stirling is often overshadowed by the Lancaster and Halifax, but it still made a considerable contribution to the Allied War Effort. In 1942 alone it flew in all the 1,000 bomber raids. While it had its short comings most of them was as a result of the original specification and it was able to find usage of in a range of roles. Here is my attempt at documenting the development of the Stirling:
Just a little nitpick. The Stirlings wingspan wasnt due to the need to fit inside a hangar. Heavies rarely if ever saw the inside of a hangar all maintenance would be carried out in the open. The standard hangar door was either 112 feet or 120 feet wide with bigger hangars being built on new bases. No one seems to know for definite why the wingspan restriction was in the specs possibly the Air Ministry was trying to keep size and weight down.
ThanksWhen researching it seemed very cloudy, with majority of sources stating the issue was related to fitting into the hangar and only one or two saying otherwise and few not offering anything. I included it, as it was the what most sources stated.
Very informative for me. I'm curious about the Spitfire at the 7:21 minute mark. FU*? just seems a little strange. I believe forum members have brought this plane up before. Was the newspaper headline at the 3:26 mark to see if anyone was paying attention?My latest documentary is remake of my original spitfire documentary. A little more info has been added while the whole look of the video ahs been changed. Enjoy