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Our commander, David A, convened the meeting at 1930hrs on Monday 6th June and reported that the Chairman had sent apologies for his absence. He had a sort of excuse; he went fishing in France. Apologies were also made for the absence of a speaker this month but, to compensate for this an arrangement has been made by John B to visit the Bentwaters Cold War Museum next month. There was a universal vote of acceptance among the crew for this opportunity; details will be posted on the website: https://sites.google.com/view/wnas-uk/home To compensate further for the disappointments, the commander announced that a number of film recordings had been made available. The most popular choice was the story of the WW2 Mosquito, a rival in popularity to the Spitfire, the Hurricane and the Lancaster. Some would say it out-performed the latter three challengers; the film certainly demonstrated the Mosquito’s versatility: with a lightweight wooden fuselage, twin Merlin engines, and a two man crew, the aeroplane duelled as a bomber and a fighter.
A taxiing Mosquito which featured in a film at WNAS this month
computer and multiple Wi-Fi controlled speakers - for those of us who find audio communication a trifle difficult. Thanks again to the catering crew and please don’t let any of the aforementioned ramble deter any teenagers from becoming members; only £10 a year. Over and out. Nigel Tooth Thetford & District Model Railway Society:
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It had the ability to fly higher, lower and faster than its contemporaries: higher and faster to escape enemy threats and lower to avoid radar detection when flying at ground level and releasing bombs directly into many Nazi headquarters throughout Europe. Archive footage showed that much of this destruction occurred in 1943; an interesting experience for one or two of our members who were born in the same year; a touch of fake nostalgia perhaps. (It’s interesting to note that in a recent Google/Android blog by Botany One there are limited citations recording evidence of the types of wood used for the manufacture of the Mosquito fusilage; there’s a tease. It could be that some of our crew are old enough to remember). Ear Irrigation 1/8 Ad.qxp_Layout 1 24/01/2020 09:11 Pa The film was a joy to watch and to listen to, particularly since Steve C had procured a new
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