The Stirling Bomber

[sunny91]

Sunny

[Royzee617]

Superb - not much footage of this flak magnet so beloved of Lanc crews!

[Thorlifter]

Here is a website dedicated to the bomber highlighted in the video.

MacRobert's Reply

[Matt308]

I loved the ground crew standing under the running props. Man that think was a beast. Reminds me of a heavy weight fighter. No neck and all muscle.

[A4K]

She's a big girl alright, but that sort of makes her kind of attractive..

Why can't we get a better model of her in 1:72 scale than the Airfix kit?!!

[Downwind.Maddl-Land]

Originally Posted by Matt308

I loved the ground crew standing under the running props.

Unfortunately there is on record an occurrence when a WAAF driver at a Stirling base - and used to driving under the spinning props of Stirlings all the time – tried the same trick when going to pick up the crew of a diverted Lancaster…………..

[Matt308]

Ouch. My old man was a regional manager for a large freight forwarding company. Had a forklift driver run right through the propeller arc. Threw him in pieces onto the second story roof of the wherehouse.

[Downwind.Maddl-Land]

Yep, it doesn't matter how much ointment you have or aspirins you take, it still stings a bit.

[Graeme]

Originally Posted by A4K

Why can't we get a better model of her in 1:72 scale than the Airfix kit?!!

Shorts 1:2 'scale model' (The S.31).

[A4K]

Thanks Graeme, but it's twice the size of our flat!