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Britains Military Airfields 1939-1945 David J Smith
12 Dec 2009 15:06 #4
by carnaby
I believe there are no references to Maycrete Huts. This is good
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Graham
Plan A is always more effective when the problem you are working on understands that Plan B will involve the use of dynamite
Replied by carnaby on topic Britains Military Airfields 1939-1945 David J Smith
Agree 100% - it's unique, and unlike many other reference works hasn't aged with time.I think its a great book, it is still one of the most looked at books on my shelf!
I believe there are no references to Maycrete Huts. This is good
.Graham
Plan A is always more effective when the problem you are working on understands that Plan B will involve the use of dynamite
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12 Dec 2009 16:37 #6
by carnaby
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2) Admiralty data sometimes leaves a lot to be desired. I can remember comparing airfields in CB4368 (Handbook of RN Air Stations) a year apart, and regarding the hangar allocation in some instances one wondered if they had got things mixed up as - '2 Bellmans, a T2 and 6 Robins' would become '3 Pentad and 9 Mains' a year later. For some stations that example wasn't much of an exaggeration.
Graham
Plan A is always more effective when the problem you are working on understands that Plan B will involve the use of dynamite
Replied by carnaby on topic Britains Military Airfields 1939-1945 David J Smith
1) However your Maycrete entry on p88 is totally correct - possibly for the first time in an airfield book1) But I have to confess that the Maycrete Hut is mentioned briefly on page 88!
2) Not as bad as the rubbish I wrote in Action Stations 7 about Fromson hangars doubling as gun butts. This was due to misinterpreting an Admiralty plan of Eglinton.
.2) Admiralty data sometimes leaves a lot to be desired. I can remember comparing airfields in CB4368 (Handbook of RN Air Stations) a year apart, and regarding the hangar allocation in some instances one wondered if they had got things mixed up as - '2 Bellmans, a T2 and 6 Robins' would become '3 Pentad and 9 Mains' a year later. For some stations that example wasn't much of an exaggeration.
Graham
Plan A is always more effective when the problem you are working on understands that Plan B will involve the use of dynamite
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12 Dec 2009 22:41 #9
by Peter Kirk
No Amount Of Evidence Will Ever Persuade An Idiot (probably not Mark Twain)
Replied by Peter Kirk on topic Britains Military Airfields 1939-1945 David J Smith
Yep, get it. Covers a lot of different aspects and is one of those book I always keep handy.
The list of bombing ranges needs a bit of an update though
The list of bombing ranges needs a bit of an update though
No Amount Of Evidence Will Ever Persuade An Idiot (probably not Mark Twain)
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