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By: 13th September 2010 at 08:45 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Think there is an entire hour of it tomorrow night on BBC4 before First Light starting at 8.
By: 13th September 2010 at 08:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-It would be really cool if the 4+ threads on this specific topic* could be merged, to the benefit of all.
*BBC's take on the 24 hr Wellybuild film.
By: 13th September 2010 at 09:54 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I can only see two, and I've closed the other one!
Bruce
By: 13th September 2010 at 09:58 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I can only see two, and I've closed the other one!
The others I woz referring to were some time ago. Not to worry.
By: 13th September 2010 at 10:00 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Wouldn't it just be a good idea to have a single sticky thread that just lists all the historical aviation related stuff that is due on any tv or radio channel but just limit it to posting up program details and times/dates without the chatter?
I saw two and must confess I completely forgot about the old thread JDK, sorry :rolleyes:
By: 13th September 2010 at 10:11 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I saw two and must confess I completely forgot about the old thread JDK, sorry :rolleyes:
Just to be clear, I wasn't waggling a finger, just getting all the same into one place might help.
By: 14th September 2010 at 21:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Wellington LN 514. 24hr to build.
Just watched a interesting program of life building a wellington bomber during the war through the eyes of women workers in the factory.
LN514 was built in just under 24hrs from start to finish & they saw it take to the sky what happened in it's service career?
By: 14th September 2010 at 21:15 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Well that was fantastic! I did wonder how the BBC would turn the 24hr production of a bomber into a 1hr programme. It used excellent (and mostly relevant for a change!) footage plus looked into the wartime life of factory workers and aircrew alike, and appeared to be well researched.
Even Max Hastings was amiable and it was very moving at the end.
By: 14th September 2010 at 21:34 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Went to No 19 OTU at Kinloss and was eventually scrapped in 1948, quite possibly at the MU on the other side of Hawarden airfield from where she was built.
By: 14th September 2010 at 21:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-19 OTU? They flew Whitleys. I'd have thought 20 OTU just down the road at Lossie.
By: 14th September 2010 at 22:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Be nice to see the original documentary in its entirety
By: 14th September 2010 at 22:45 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I think we did see all, or most of it.
It was an amazing programme. I hadn't set the PVR to record it and now I am kicking myself for not having done so. The insight into the relentless life that the civies lived in those days, 12 hour shifts, Eight in the morning to eight in the evening, six days a week for years. We just have no idea these days when a couple of 7pm sessions in the office make us feel we are slaving.
So sad too that the Wimpy pilot, Sgt R D 'Tiny' Cooling, died before it aired.
Moggy
By: 14th September 2010 at 23:00 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-That was really good, esp as they were able to find a good number of the builders.
By: 14th September 2010 at 23:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-19 OTU according to A-B serials. The unit started to re-equip with Wellingtons in Aug 1944 so maybe it went into storage for a while? Or else some of its history is missing.
By: 14th September 2010 at 23:10 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I think we did see all, or most of it.So sad too that the Wimpy pilot, Sgt R D 'Tiny' Cooling, died before it aired.
Moggy
Yes, I agree Moggy. It was a sad end to a very interesting programme.
Blue skies...
By: 14th September 2010 at 23:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Yeah, I guess it could have hung around at an MU for a year or so before being issued when 19 OTU began to re-equip.
By: 14th September 2010 at 23:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-If we can build brand new Steam locos (Tornado) then we could do it to a Wellington ?? :confused:
By: 14th September 2010 at 23:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Be nice to see the original documentary in its entirety
I thought that's what was on You Tube? Certainly looks like it.
By: 15th September 2010 at 01:59 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-YouTube link
I thought that's what was on You Tube? Certainly looks like it.
Could you post a link please James?
TaVM, D
By: 15th September 2010 at 02:21 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Ive just listened to this on BBC4
I unashamedly wept through most of it to be honest
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By: SqL Scramble. - 13th September 2010 at 08:02
Very impressive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11107561