Brit Bomber Whif . . .

[Fifer54]

In late September 1940, the Luftwaffe bombed Supermarine's factory at Woolston, destroying both

under-construction prototypes of Supermarine's B.12/36 heavy bomber, along with all the construction

drawings and plans. This resulted in the cancellation of the project . . .

What if that had been part of a strategic German campaign to destroy Britain's bomber factories? What

if Avro's, Handley Page's and Vickers's had all suffered the same fate? What if we'd been unable to produce

the bombers that, in the real world, equipped Bomber Command?. . . . ..

In October 1940, after a concerted campaign by the Germans succeeds in totally destroying the heavy bomber

production capacity of the British aircraft industry, the British government implements an "Emergency Heavy Bomber"

programme in the hope of stimulating innovation in the aircraft industry. De Havilland, who are in the final stages of

developing the Mosquito light bomber, rise to the challenge, and develop a heavy bomber from the work already done

for the Mosquito.

Their radical solution to the "bomber problem" is ordered "off the drawing board" and proves to

be a great success, enabling Bomber Command to take the fight to the enemy almost as if

nothing had happened, except that different bombers carried out the night offensive . . .

Operation Chastise was carried out by 617 Sqn, using the de Havilland heavy bombers, each

carrying 4 Highball weapons, dropped in pairs!

Eventually, Britain's bomber manufacturers recovered, and the early jet bombers they developed

entered service in time for the last year of hostilities with Germany in 1947.

But now, to commemorate the monumental efforts made by Britain's aircraft industry at that

time, I give you the De Havilland Dagenham B.Mk.1 heavy bomber- so-called because it's

2 stops past Barking!!! The model represents a Dagenham of No.103 Sqn in late 1941/early 1942.

Inevitably the aircrew and Erks found their own name for the aircraft, and it is better-known by that name- The Bisquito!

[Neal]

Great backstory and the model is really well executed.

[AndyC]

Nice Twinquito!

Andy

[jimbuna]

Very nice...and innovative.

[Moofles]

Now that's rather cool.

[Kallisti]

2 stops past Barking

Brilliant idea!

[dave41184]

Interesting that - like it!