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740 FLIGHT International, 13 November 1969 The Chicago Museum Ju87, which "crashed" during a cleaning operation. Mr Leslie Hunt (letter below), who provided the picture, has since sent a newspaper cutting telling how, when the aircraft was being hoisted back two days later, it fell again another swastika had been painted on the RAF fighter! One hopes that the Stuka is not badly damaged and, even more fervently, that the MoD will now arrange to send a Mk XVI to this museum and recover the rare Mk la P9306, formerly of 74 (Tiger) Sqn, Horn- church, which claimed five enemy aircraft destroyed during 1940-41. It is, according to the museum, only on loan from the RAF and, as the departure of the Hurricane proves, it is not too difficult to move aircraft to and from the USA. The Stuka, by the way, is the only one existing, other than the example at St Athan, Glam. 90 Woodside, LESLIE HUNT Leigh-on-Sea, Essex LETTERS . Cold in the Nose SIR,—In your Jubilee Supplement of October 23 H. F. King mentions a Handley Page Halifax making it back to England with the nose section missing and a "cold crew" on board. I can vouch for a cold crew, for I was one of them. As I look at my war-time log-book I see I was on a bombing raid to "Witten" on March 18, 1945. The nose section disappeared just after we crossed the French coast outward bound. We dumped the bombs safely into the Channel, and landed at Mansion—as your con tributor says, it was cold. Or maybe it was another Halifax involved; I was in 640 Sqn at Leconfield, Yorkshire, the captain of the aircraft was Brian Murray, a New Zealander, and the aircraft lettering was "P". This was a Halifax Mark III. I was the flight engineer on board, and incidentally am still at the same trade, although on different aircraft— VClOs for BUA. All the best to your journal, which I have read for 30 years. Seaford, Sussex F. H. JONES Stuka's Dive SIR,—Readers may be interested in a report I have just received from an eyewitness: On September 16, when the Junkers Ju87 was being lowered from the ceiling of Chicago's Science Museum so that the interior of the building could be cleaned, the winch slipped and the aircraft crashed 40ft to the ground. The nearby Spitfire, happily, was lowered without incident and on the television news the local announcer stated that In our re view of the Kronfeld Aviation Art Society's exhibition (pages 702-703 last week) we reproduced Michael Turner's Battle of Britain painting "Hell's Corner," and below is another of his pictures, "Vickers F.B.5 Gunbus." Both are available, from Studio 83 Ltd, 95 West End Lane, Pinner, Middx, as colour prints for framing, price 30s each postage included. Sizes are 17in by 22in and 17in by 20in respectively Jubilee Postscripts SIR,—The immortals will agree that your Jubilee Supple ment was a superb issue—but prepare for strong words from Sir George Cayley when he finds no mention of gliding in this century! Perhaps a future issue could make amends by reviewing the past 60 years of gliding flight? Weybridge, Surrey R. c. HOLMES SIR,—I would like to congratulate you on the "Diamond Jubilee" issue of Flight. But where is the Short Stirling? It was the original heavy bomber, and the only bomber designed from the outset to carry four engines. They also took part in unescorted daylight sorties, being very manoeuvrable for their size, accounting for a substantial number of Messerschmitt Bfl09s and BfllOs downed. Two pilots were awarded VCs. Stirlings lacked in performance by having to fit an Air Ministry hangar of 1936 and having to be the width of two standard packing cases, but they still occupy an important place in history and should not be forgotten. Tring, Herts MARTIN E. HULL DIARY Until Kronfield Aviation Art Society: Annual exhibition and competi- Nov 16 tion, 74 Eccleston Square, London SWI. (Open 6.30 p.m.-IO p.nr>.; Saturday and Sunday, 3 p.m.-5 p.m.) Nov 13 RAeS Southampton Branch: "Materials for Concorde," by K. R. Wilson; 7.15 p.m., Lanchester Building, Room F, Southampton University. Nov 13 Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers (East Anglian Sec tion): "Digital Control of Radar Displays," by H. Giles; 8 p.m., Cambridge University, Engineering Laboratories, Trumpington Street, Cambridge. Nov 13 Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers (South Midland Section): "Airborne Collision Avoidance Systems," by S. S. D. Jones; 7.30 p.m., Abbey Hotel, Malvern. Nov 13 Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers (East Midland Section); "Ground Station Aerials for Satellite Communica tions," by D. H. Shinn; 6.30 p.m., Leicester University, Physics Lecture Theatre. Nov 13 Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers (South Western Section): "Satellite Communications," by J. Lawson; 7 p.m., Bristol University. Nov 13 RAeS: Main Society Lecture: "Airports for the 1970s," by P. G. Masefield; 7.30 p.m., St Mary's College, Cheltenham. Nov 17 RAeS Bedford Branch: "Use of Computers in Aircraft," by Capt J. Andrew; 8 p.m., Mander College, Bedford. Nov 17 RAeS Graduates* and Students' Section: "Independent Airlines," by A. Bristow; 7.30 p.m., 4 Hamilton Place, London Wl. Nov 18 SLAET (Oxford Area Group): "Rebuilding and Flying Historic Aircraft," by Air Cdre A. H. Wheeler; 7.30 p.m., Examination Hall, Oxford Airport. Nov 18 RAeS Historical Group: "Brooklands—Cradle of Aviation," by Dr H. H. Gardner; 7 p.m., 4 Hamilton Place, London Wl. Nov 19 Institute of Navigation: "Use of a Weather Radar as a Terrain Warning System," by V. ]. Cox; 5 p.m., Royal Institution of Naval Architects, 10 Upper Belgrave Street, London SWI. Nov 20 Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers (Kent Section): "Concorde Automatic Flight Control and Landing Systems," by D. M. Fryer; 7 p.m., Medway College of Technology, Maidstone Road, Chatham. Nov 20 RAeS: All-day symposium, "Altitude Testing of Turbojet Engines," 4 Hamilton Place, London W I.
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