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Re: Halifax W1048 internal organs.......
Posted by Ron Henry on Wed May 22, 2002 12:14:03 PM
In reply top Re: Halifax W1048 internal organs....... posted by Cees on Wed May 22, 2002 07:16:04 AM
: Thanks Simon,
:
: Sounds logical but I don't understand that they keep the r
: emoved bits in storage and not fitted back into the airfra
: me as well as the perspex. That way it would look a bit le
: ss like a dumped hulk. Oops now this whole thing has stirr
: ed up again, better stop here (but I could talk for weeks
: on end on this subject though).
Of course, if the instruments were re-fitted, then the wreck would present a significant "RADIATION HAZARD", wouldn't it ?!! ;-)
:
: Anyway, if someone of you is visiting the RAFM by chance n
: ext wednesday and spots someone lying on his belly in fron
: t of W1048, then it would be me who is taking photographs.
:
:
: Cees
:
: : I think the original intention WAS to restore it and bit
: s
: : were farmed out - thats why we have the incongruous sigh
: t
: : of a restored front turret perched on the unrestored nos
: e
: : section...................
: :
: : Presumably the stripping out of the interior was a precu
: rs
: : or to the aborted full rebuild
: :
: : sk