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17 Jul 2021 13:02 #1
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Boxted airfield museum now has a Link Trainer as part of their exhibits. Although this is not functioning it gives the visitor an idea of what an early flight simulator looked like. It is housed in an container at the museum site. The museum is located near the village of Langham, Colchester, North Essex.
Museum website: www.boxted-airfield.com
Museum website: www.boxted-airfield.com
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17 Jul 2021 14:11 #2
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No Amount Of Evidence Will Ever Persuade An Idiot (probably not Mark Twain)
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I often wondered how good the Link Trainer exercises were, although it is clear from units records that there were heavily used by operational pilots. I believe some were adapted for specific training but although I recall ready about it I can't recall what that specific training was.
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18 Jul 2021 13:05 #3
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There was a huge range of "trainers"
Was Airfix in business in WWII? I wonder if these are 1/72 because of Airfix or did Airfix adopt the same scale.
Was Airfix in business in WWII? I wonder if these are 1/72 because of Airfix or did Airfix adopt the same scale.
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19 Jul 2021 20:31 #4
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You can tell a builder from an archaeologist by the size of his trowel. Mine is a small one!
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Airfix started in 1939 manufacturing dolls but they only started making kits in 1952, the first being the Golden Hind.
You can tell a builder from an archaeologist by the size of his trowel. Mine is a small one!
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19 Jul 2021 20:39 - 19 Jul 2021 20:41 #5
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You can tell a builder from an archaeologist by the size of his trowel. Mine is a small one!
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1/72 off course is 4mm to the foot which is one of the drawing standard scales or to put it another way 1/8 inch = one foot. All old building drawings are 1/8 inch scale unless details are shown in 1/2 inch etc. I would imagine models of aeroplanes etc adopted this scale as it was the standard of the time.
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19 Jul 2021 20:44 #6
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Ah, that explains the variation to OO scale (1:76 and bit). Weren't the Airfix boxes of soldiers 1:76 or did they upscale them to 1:72 as I recall the early ones seemed smaller? I was going to say that a Frog might have been involved?
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20 Jul 2021 19:40 #7
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RMARG have a museum on the base at RAF Welford.
They used to have a working Link trainer lovingly cared for by a dedicated member of the group.
rmarg.org.uk/
If you are interested in making a visit you will need to contact the group. It's on a working RAF/USAF facility, and you will need clearance to get on site.
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They used to have a working Link trainer lovingly cared for by a dedicated member of the group.
rmarg.org.uk/
If you are interested in making a visit you will need to contact the group. It's on a working RAF/USAF facility, and you will need clearance to get on site.
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24 Oct 2021 09:58 #8
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Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre have a restored Link Trainer in one end of their Gymnasium building
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20 Nov 2021 19:04 #9
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The Heritage Centre at RAF Scampton also have a Link Trainer, although not shown they also have the table in store
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12 Dec 2021 14:11 #10
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Long ago and far away
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published circa 1940 by Odhams " Britain's Wonderful Fighting Forces " should be out of copyright .In the section on the R>A.F. it has a section on training including the link trainer .I was watching the 1964 film "Mosquito Squadron" starring David McCallum and was suprised when it had a 2 minute scene with a link trainer being used judging from the credits the film made extensive use of Bovingdon so this may have been an actual link trainer not a prop . The film is worth watching just for the setting.
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