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17th January 2021, 16:09

JDCAVE replied to a thread Bomber Command suitable map - Lincolnshire to Europe in General Category

Hi Pete: I didn’t get anywhere with the IWM. I’d be curious what you find out from RAF Hendon. I brought this up again because I had forgotten...

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16th January 2021, 23:42

JDCAVE replied to a thread Bomber Command suitable map - Lincolnshire to Europe in General Category

Pete: Did you ever download that chart? I found that I had downloaded the high resolution .TIF file of the unused chart: ...

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12th January 2021, 17:42

JDCAVE replied to a thread Scale of Effort in General Category

Hi Pete: I sent via WeTransfer examples of the Form B’s for the daylight raid to Cologne, March 2, 1945, 6-Group and 8-Group. Note that they changed...

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12th January 2021, 05:50

JDCAVE started a thread Flight Plan: Pforzheim, February 23, 1945 in General Category

Flight Plan: Pforzheim, February 23, 1945 I am interested in obtaining the details of the flight plan for the operation to Pforzheim, February 23,...

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11th January 2021, 20:07

JDCAVE replied to a thread Scale of Effort in General Category

Pete: There were two levels of directives of which I am aware: HQ Bomber Command sent by telex a "Form A" to Groups. I have not seen examples of...

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11th January 2021, 15:42

JDCAVE replied to a thread DC explosion effect on vessel in General Category

Around where I come from, it’s pronounced “corking”. If you asked someone to caulk a structure on a boat they would think you would be referring to...

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10th January 2021, 20:09

JDCAVE replied to a thread DC explosion effect on vessel in General Category

I'm not so sure about that! From my experience with the local commercial fishing fleet in British Columbia, "Popping a plank" in rough seas is...

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10th January 2021, 19:38

JDCAVE replied to a thread Bomber Command suitable map - Lincolnshire to Europe in General Category

Pete: I have a low resolution jpeg of a Captains of the Aircraft Map, and it is marked and "cut up" for the raid to Gelsenkirchen November 6, 1944....

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5th January 2021, 19:37

JDCAVE replied to a thread Bomber Command suitable map - Lincolnshire to Europe in General Category

Pete: in my “Perfect World” I would have a digitized, georeferenced , Bomber Command Navigator’s Chart, upon which KML files of routes can be...

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5th January 2021, 00:21

JDCAVE replied to a thread Bomber Command suitable map - Lincolnshire to Europe in General Category

I started a bit of a discussion on this in the past. Here is a recent thread: ...

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4th January 2021, 04:42

JDCAVE replied to a thread Lancaster Emergency Exits questions in General Category

Pavel: I sent you a decent PDF copy of the Lancaster Pilot’s and Engineer’s notes as well as an “autographed” copy of my father’s Parachute and...

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4th January 2021, 00:55

JDCAVE replied to a thread Lancaster Emergency Exits questions in General Category

I have my father’s “Notes on abandoning by Parachute.” There were several methods depending on the circumstances. There was a “Normal Method” and an...

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