Dambuster Lancaster Bomb -aimers window

FR47 · 06-08-2008, 12:47 PM

Does anybody know if the Dambusters Lancaster had the rectangular or round window below the bomb-aimers position? I'm not refering to the dome, but the window on the fuselage underside.

Cheers,

Dave.

ian lanc · 06-08-2008, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by FR47

Does anybody know if the Dambusters Lancaster had the rectangular or round window below the bomb-aimers position? I'm not refering to the dome, but the window on the fuselage underside.

Cheers,

Dave.

aup your nick name does it go like this..... 'GIBBO'

ian.

A4K · 06-09-2008, 02:13 AM

Being a B.III 'Special', ie. based on the B.III, I would assume it would have the rectangular window, but that's just my opinion.
Will check my photos tonight to see if I can prove or disprove it.

Evan

Graeme · 06-09-2008, 02:58 AM

Hi FR 47 and Evan. This is the front and under side of the Avro Lancaster 'Special' with Upkeep mine...

A4K · 06-09-2008, 05:31 AM

Great pic Graeme!

ian lanc · 06-09-2008, 07:54 AM

i think Graeme has answered both our questions

dave !

thanks for the picture graeme

do you have any other pictures of the dambuster, like the two you have just put up, i've seen that there is some sort of long areal coming out near the nose and that is on AJ*G gibson's lanc', i wonder what it is

i don't mean the external air temp' head/tube.

oh by the way me and FR47 are both making the tamiya 1/48 dambuster and we need to get them made up as true as possible and it does seem that the norden bombsight holder was indeed left in the nose

ian.

FR47 · 06-09-2008, 09:01 AM

Hi Graeme,

Many thanks for posting the pix.

Very, very useful. Certainly answers my question.

Cheers,

Dave. (aka Gibbo as Ian says)

FR47 · 06-09-2008, 09:10 AM

Hi Ian,

Check this out:

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/oth...tml#post362210 (Dam Buster Lancaster Spotlights)

Dave.

ian lanc · 06-09-2008, 01:23 PM

looks like the rear light needs to be repositioned dave !! with those pictures on that other thread.

ian.

Graeme · 06-10-2008, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ian lanc

do you have any other pictures of the dambuster, like the two you have just put up

Hi Ian,
Unfortunately these plans won't fit on an A4 scanner. Trying to get a square peg in a round hole.

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Originally Posted by ian lanc

i've seen that there is some sort of long areal coming out near the nose and that is on AJ*G gibson's lanc', i wonder what it is

If you're referring to 'this', its an ABC 'airborne cigar' jamming aerial...

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Originally Posted by ian lanc

oh by the way me and FR47 are both making the tamiya 1/48 dambuster and we need to get them made up as true as possible and it does seem that the norden bombsight holder was indeed left in the nose

I've got an article by one Doctor Keith Mitchell (pictured) from 1994 who built a rather large R/C Dambuster Lancaster. He goes into detail how he researched his model and is convinced, after talking to an ex 617 Squadron member that the spotlight arrangement at right, is 'correct'.

Good luck with your model!

ian lanc · 06-10-2008, 05:23 AM

hi gra',

below is a picture of gibson's lancaster you can see the aeral to the left

still don't know what it was for

regards... ian.

FR47 · 06-10-2008, 11:22 PM

Looks Like the rear one's OK, but the front one needs to go for'd and to thre side.

Dave.

A4K · 06-11-2008, 01:52 AM

Just a small detail, but according to Guy Gibson's book 'Enemy coast ahead' the Lancaster B.III 'Specials' (type 464 provisioning) of the Dambusters were specially fitted with two fighter-type radio receivers (at his request) for improved communication between aircraft.

From me too, guys, good luck with your models!

FR47 · 06-11-2008, 08:21 AM

Many thanks for that snippet of information and thanks for kind words.

Regards,

Dave.

A4K · 06-11-2008, 08:32 AM

No worries! (..and the radios were TR-33s if I remember right)