The Big F Chopper
Posts from the ‘Richard Broom Aviation Art’ category
The Sunderland
The Lightning (2)
The Lightning (1)
The Pilot (6)
The Pipework
In today’s plastic and electronic world, we often seem to lose sight of how important engineering skills are to us. And, we especially lose sight of how important solid engineering training is. We certainly don’t always seem to make things like we used to. Perhaps it is because our politicians mostly read PPE at Oxford or are former lawyers. They wouldn’t know a spanner if it hit them on the head! That leads me to ask the question…what exactly are our politicians good for? Answer (as in the song): ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
The Up and Over
The Runner
The Pilot (5)
One of the very brave and highly inspirational women who, during World War 2, flew newly built aircraft from the factories to airfields around the UK. They flew without radios or any armaments. They flew many types of different aircraft with minimal training. Exceptional pilots.
The Pilot (4)
The Pilot (3)
The Pilot (2)
The Pilot (1)
The Bomber
The Lightning
The Vulcan Bomber Cockpit
It could almost be a spaceship! The photograph was taken from the ‘back room’ of the Vulcan where three ‘back office’ crew members would have sat. It will be clear from the image that the Vulcan bomber was not build for comfort.
The Seaplane
The Flyboy
The Big Guns
If the firing pin interrupter mechanism didn’t work, there was every chance you would shoot your own propellor off.
The Ground Crew (2) – Version 2
A slightly different version of this image.
The Utter Pointlessness of War
Over 57,000 aircrew were killed during World War 2 (46% death rate). I can’t help wondering how many more young men and women will be killed if fighting breaks out (again) in Iran/Iraq and beyond. Ultimately a pointless and tragic loss of human life. We never seem to learn.
The Ground Crew (2)
The Ground Crew (1)
The Old Timer
The Fighter
