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G for George, Avro Lancaster Mk1, 460 Sqn, RAAF.

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The linked youtube video is taken from the AWM's Anzac Hall, which IS a big space.
The lady is Paddy, and the other voice over is Bud Tingwell, an Australian actor but during WWII a fighter and Photo--Recon pilot flying in the Med. Towards the end mostly in PR Mosquitos.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_for_George
http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RELAWM31788/
http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RELAWM31788/

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Tim Bailey

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Striking by night, G for George, December 1943, the Battle o (Open in New Window)

Edits: 09/22/14

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Had a chance to tour through one at the EAA show back in 06 or 07.. - Lee M 08:23:50 09/23/14 (1)
but darned if I can find the pictures I had taken inside the cockpit. A rare bird indeed. Thanks for the posting and links.
- RE: Had a chance to tour through one at the EAA show back in 06 or 07.. - oddmanout 05:29:02 09/24/14 (0)
  My dad was an instrument mechanic at a Lank squadron during WWII. A local airshow had a restored Lank on display. I had made previous arrangements for him to have a tour of the aircraft as a birthday present for him. It turns out that the restorer's had consulted with him at the beginning of the project on placement of some of the instruments, although he had not seen the plane. He had sent them drawings (from memory) of how things were wired. He climbed in the side door and crawled around up to the cockpit and chatted with the pilot for a while. When he got off he was walking towards me and he had a tear in his eye. I asked him how it was and he said "They were a hell of a lot bigger when I was 18."
RE: G for George, Avro Lancaster Mk1, 460 Sqn, RAAF. - FenderLover 06:59:29 09/23/14 (2)
Thanks, for the links. I feel the wooden de Havilland Mosquito was one of the finest designs of WW2.

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Old documentary on the Mosquito:
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh4vazBq-X4 (Open in New Window)
- Here's a video of a very special inter-allied achievement - shooting down the V1 with AA guns - Timbo in Oz 22:02:32 09/23/14 (1)
  It doesn't mention the use of radar & predictors & RPC & proximity fuses in heavy AA guns. Not just US 90mms but British 3.7" static powered guns.
  
  You will notice the fact that the bursts are tracking the V1s and eventually catch up. The above combination being integral to such results.
  
  I would expect that similar evidence may exist in video of the kamikaze campaigns at Leyte and through to Okinawa.
  
  This achievement contrasts with the RAF's, Bomber Command's and Harris' long opposition to the Mosquito bomber. An examplar of inflexibility, mind-set, and the juggernaut syndrome in large organisations.
  
  The BMkIV could carry a 4,000 lb cookie. Their loss-rate was very low and they used far less fuel.
  
  It _might_ have been possible to build lots of them. Equipped with Oboe they were potentially more accurate.
  
  As you may know I'm not much keen on what-if war scenarios, but this one is interesting.
  
  Warmest
  
  Tim Bailey
  
  Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
  - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX_zI4tIueY (Open in New Window)
  - Yes, and the promixity fuze helped AA - FenderLover 09:07:45 09/24/14 (0)
    I'm not sure of the technology. Seemed quite complicated, for the time and electronic technology of WW2.
    - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proximity_fuze (Open in New Window)
    Edits: 09/24/14

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