Building Short Stirlings

[AndyJWest]

An interesting video on the construction of Short Stirling bombers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-BWMlCwzA8

 

Rural scene:

 

See if you can guess what the strange-looking things dangling from the wings below are before watching the video:

[JimTM]

Very interesting video, thanks.

 

If you want to read an excellent autobiography of a Stirling pilot, check out "A Thousand Shall Fall" by Murray Peden. It's a wonderful read. Murray takes you through his early training in Tiger Moths in Canada through to his operational tour on Stirlings. He also flies a B-17 on window and ECM sorties near the end of his tour.

 

Cheers! 

Edited January 8, 2015 by JimTM