'Mustard Plasters' are mentioned in my wartime notes of trials carried out by the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, Helensburgh. More information appreciated.
air ministry
early 1940s
greatbritain
marine aircraft experimental establishment
ministry of aircraft production
raf coastal command
royal air force
world war ii
Sad news as time marches on;-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-63899393
A privilege to have met the chap and listened to his first hand account of taking part in what was possibly the first ever precision air strike.
Blue Skies Sir
Does anyone know the history of this particular captured V2, which I believe was at RAF Beaulieu (Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment) at the end of the war. My late father took the photograph as the AFEE photographer but that is all that I know.
air ministry
airborne forces experimental establishment
greatbritain
operation backfire
post-world war ii
project backfire
raf no. 43 group
royal air force
world war ii
a.v. roe and company / avro
austin motor company
cold war
france
greatbritain
lincolnshire aviation heritage centre
marine nationale
raf bomber command
royal air force
world war ii
To start this thread off, a 2020 Top Gear story on the development of the Royal Enfield Model RE airborne forces motorcycle, better known as the Flying Flea:
https://www.topgear.com/car-news/british/small-motorbike-helped-win-ww2
(You will notice a few, mostly minor errors in the article.)
airborne forces
birmingham small arms company
british army
cold war
enfield of india
greatbritain
interwar period
the enfield cycle company limited
world war i
world war ii
Any info or thoughts on the Aeorlite Spitfire, which was an attempt to build a Spitfire fuselage out of Aerolite, which was resin impregnated fiber that was a predecessor to carbon fiber/carbon fiber reinforced plastic. It wasn't mass produced, but was done to see if it could be done if there...
cold war
elint
falklands conflict
greatbritain
national reconnaissance office
royal air force
sigint
signals intelligence
united states
united states air force
14th november
1922
20th century
british broadcasting corporation
british commonwealth
british empire
greatbritain
interwar period
radio broadcasting
wireless
I've read that the Chieftain was supposed to have a demolition gun on its AVRE variant before it was cancelled. Does anyone know where I could find design drawings/models of this?
It has always been a subject of some controversy as to why the British stuck with the rather paltry 0.303in calibre for aircraft machine guns. To address this Both BSA and ROLLS-ROYCE developed a 0.5in calibre AMG, the latter apparently quite successful (though strangely, never adopted) and the...
I've seen a few references to a Supermarine early World War II project called the Type 312. From what I've read, it was a derivative of the Spitfire but with standard cannon armament and a ventral radiator instead of the Spitfire's underwing radiators. Does any photos or plans or other details...
Hi,
for this contest,the tenders were; Gloster P.234,P.248 & P.250, Hawker P.1054 and
Supermarine Type 508.
https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=2554
Hi. I got the itch to look back into World War II era aircraft again. I do have a question or two about the Supermarine Spiteful. I did look for a thread where I might have asked about this topic. However, the probable best fit is nearly a decade old, and I don't know if necroposting is...
In 1990 Racal Marine teamed up with the China Shipbuilding Trading Company to offer a modernised Type 037 Hainan-class hull as a corvette with Racal radars (obviously!), European guns and A/S torpedoes and Chinese C-801 SSMs.
There were no takers.
https://www.nevingtonwarmuseum.com/united-kingdom---morris-commercial-roadless-half-track-experimental-tractor.html
View: https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/yafh9h/early_mechanisation_of_the_royal_artillery_an/
According to the Imperial War Museum, via Wikimedia Commons, the image...
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3F2odr2MsQ
From the comments thread:
By any chance does anybody have pictures of this, or other attempts to weaponise the rock cannon concept?
1940s
allen west and co
ardeer foundry company
british army
greatbritain
imperial chemical industries
recoilless gun
royal engineers
the armoured archives
world war ii
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