Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:11 pmBack at the museum today.....lots of house work to do, so i thought i would share.....and get you thinking.
No prize Im sorry.
And one for Charl.....
No prize Im sorry.
And one for Charl.....
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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:11 pmPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 7:25 pmI'll leave these to the new boys and see how far they get .
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 7:26 pmOk Ill give it a go..
Huey
Anson
Devon
Ummm Bristol Freighter
Hudson..or maybe Avenger
C-47
Vampire
Huey
Anson
Devon
Ummm Bristol Freighter
Hudson..or maybe Avenger
C-47
Vampire
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 7:51 pmNaki....very close.
Huey
Anson # 3 is the Andover, #4 is the very rear end of the Canberra (ex raaf model) #5 is a curly one.....its another Canberra, but another model which the public dont normally get to see(with the offset canopy) the pic is of the nav's station....then, as you said the C-47 (The Royal Dak) and the last one is the Canberra main gear.
Huey
Anson # 3 is the Andover, #4 is the very rear end of the Canberra (ex raaf model) #5 is a curly one.....its another Canberra, but another model which the public dont normally get to see(with the offset canopy) the pic is of the nav's station....then, as you said the C-47 (The Royal Dak) and the last one is the Canberra main gear.Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:36 amAhh Canbera forgot about that one ...thought it was bomb bay anyaway..the inside of the C47 looks great
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:58 pmNaki wrote:QUOTE (Naki @ Feb 11 2012,11:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Ahh Canbera forgot about that one ...thought it was bomb bay anyaway..the inside of the C47 looks great
Its amazing (the C-47) except for the lack of modern electronics, the inside is up there with a lot of present day bizjets. Only 8 pax seats and they are super comfy.
The loo always amuses me , with it frosted windows......who's going to see you ?
Thanks for looking Naki.
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 3:10 pmThe nav station looks a bit clostrophobic?? and crampt.
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:58 pmcaptainherc wrote:QUOTE (captainherc @ Feb 11 2012,4:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The nav station looks a bit clostrophobic?? and crampt.
Ade, its awfull....the long nose one is a little better than the other one. They only had one ejector seat, so if anything went wrong, the poor old Nav had to try and get out the side hatch.
One of the old guys at Wigram, used to be a navigator, and he has some great yarns to tell. He was telling that when they flew high altitude, the pilot would be cooking under that canopy, and would turn the aircon/cooling on full....meanwhile the nav could hardly feel his hands it got so cold.
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:25 pmIts a good point about the Ashburton Museum , they have a cockpit and crew area open to the general public , this was the Rassberry Ripple Farnbourgh Canbarra with the glazed nose , if you where in combat lining the target manually , you would have to be very small to get out that position and get to the back to grab your shoot ... in other words - survival would probabley the same if not lest than a WWII bomber .