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| Following on from the discovery of some original flying control documents, I've produced some paperwork to display in the back of the Dodge. The first is an airfield plan, with the aircraft serial numbers noted next to the dispersals. This is pure speculation, but is there to show people the expanse of a heavy bomber base. The second is a weather map, almost a direct copy of a vintage Atlantic/Europe chart, which I figured should hang next to the Meteorological instruments. | |
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| Document 3 is an order of take off, copied/re-produced from a tiny version found in one of the Roger Freeman 8th Air Force books. It shows the take off order, squadron and position, a/c serial & code letter, pilot, and take off time. 4th is from a hand written record from the 100th Bomb Group archives, showing radio frequencies, code words and flare colours for a mission. Lastly, also from the 100th BG, is a re-production of a hand written, un-official log from the flying control officer at Thorpe Abbotts, recording everything that happened on the flightline/runway across the day. | |
 
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| We've had some really heavy rain this season and the plywood on the frame holding the astrodome had started to delaminate. After gluing down the delaminated areas, I've given it the 'Mosquito' treatment like the roof of the truck, and skinned it with cotton, applied with waterproof PVA glue. Once the glue was dry, it was given a coat of exterior white paint which is also now drying. It could do with a second coat before the dome is fastened back on. | |
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