Great Footage - Dam Busters Bouncing Bomb
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Eric Mc said:
De Havilland went on to use similar construction methods in the Hornet and Vampire. They switched back to all metal with the Comet (look what happened there), and the DH110 (look what happened there). Maybe they should have stuck to wood.
Bill Gunston has made the comment that De Havilland had a track record of building aircraft that had a habit of coming apart.
“they weren’t stuck together very well….”Bill Gunston has made the comment that De Havilland had a track record of building aircraft that had a habit of coming apart.
Doesn’t matter too much in combat aircraft where their life expectancy can be measured in hours. Matters a lot in commercial civilian aircraft though!
To be fair though, there were a number of Mossie’s that racked up 100+ missions, many over Berlin.
Eric Mc said:
They seemed to work OK in colder climates. When they went out to the far east they did begin to have problems.
The humidity caused problems with the glue and they literally came apart in flight. It was soon fixed though with specially developed adhesives. No doubt you can relate to that Eric 
TEKNOPUG said:
Eric Mc said:
They seemed to work OK in colder climates. When they went out to the far east they did begin to have problems.
The humidity caused problems with the glue and they literally came apart in flight. It was soon fixed though with specially developed adhesives. No doubt you can relate to that Eric Gassing Station | Boats, Planes & Trains | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff