Never jumped out of a DC-3/C47- more than about 6 feet, anyway! Got to fly one a bit on an overnight cargo run hauling car bumpers to St. Lous, though. Slept most of the flight back. Wonderful drone from those round motors.
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Never jumped out of a DC-3/C47- more than about 6 feet, anyway! Got to fly one a bit on an overnight cargo run hauling car bumpers to St. Lous, though. Slept most of the flight back. Wonderful drone from those round motors.
whoops; you mean higher at the front to avoid the locking recess:Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Laidler
and it is
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...2/07/107-1.jpg
Beverly ....
I grew up near the local airport. Lots of DC-3s flying cargo back then, loved the sound of them on final over my upstairs bedroom. Good Memories. Now many years later I live many miles south and is all MD-11s roaring over. No problem with the noise I suppose I'm Imune.Quote:
Originally Posted by jmoore
Yep, just had to re-check that L-E....... In fact that's made it look like the real McCoy to me now.
I note what Warren says about the Mk3 scope being a converted bog standard British one but if you file/polish out the original markings, you're getting pretty damn close to danger if you want to re-engrave. But it is what you see I suppose!
Interesting that it has two "T" stamps: the earlier, smaller 'add on' variety that armourers seem to have put on the earlier No.4(T)s when they came across them, and what looks a lot like the usual-sized "T" found on the later H&H conversions.
The finish on the front pad has the RSAF(E) look about it. I wonder if there was an Enfield inspection stamp on the top face? I almost think I can see a hint of something like this in one of the photos...Attachment 35592
I'm going to hazard a guess that this rifle was converted at Enfield, right at the end of their conversions, or very early in the H&H conversions when they were possibly using up pads they received from Enfield.
Very nice pics, thanks for sharing.
Looks like the body sides have splayed out a bit around the charger bridge. Someone had a go at undoing the front pad screws and wisely gave up.
Were all the firearms deactivated? A display like that in UK would only have "scrap metal" on display. Real guns being far to nasty for the public to lay eyes on:rolleyes:
And far to "portable", if you get my meaning.
The guns were live (at least the Bren, and the Enfields) The .50's in the airplane were not.