Lovely. When I was growing up, my father's office sat at the back of a HUGE machine shop. Whenever I went to visit I would spend time in the shop with the machinists, seeing fittings like these being machined and smelling the work oil. What a memory!
Bob
"It is said, 'Go not to the elves for counsel for they will say both no and yes.' "
Frodo Baggins to Gildor Inglorion, The Fellowship of the Ring
These guys are like the group in England that did the Panther up over a period of 4 years which now resides in the Queensland museum it is apparently only 1 of 6 Panthers running in the world and even though it cost $14 million GBP its worth every cent as it looks factory fresh.
The Tiger they want to get running but thats years away I have no clue on the Jagdpanther as they are both gutted and only static at this stage I have informed my wife of my desire to go to this museum next year as I have given up on going to my fathers birthplace and where he grew up in England also seeing Tiger 131 in action.
Just to get close and touch the vehicles will do me maybe I could wangle a bit of an extended tour if I get onto them outlining when we are expected to be at the venue, just things in the back of my mind since Sept 13 2020 have been eating at me to get things X'ed of the bucket list as I ain't getting any younger.
Fascinating! Especially when you realize all these intricate bits were designed and engineered with little more than a slide rule, some serious math skills, and a drafting board.
Well if it rung true with hanks using the knuckles as a sight I forget the math they describe in the Pam that the degree's were between the 1st & 2nd knuckles even though the earth is a big target they could have still missed it.
Also trying to control the LEM and mothership in the burns to stay on a rough course to earth they probably could not get the the Air Medal as it was outside of the earths atmosphere.
Here is the start of its journey to down under it looks marvelous such a tribute to their efforts ~
PM
