Jessie The Jeep

http://www.sacarr.co.uk/usaaf/b17/7.JPG[/img] Oh if only I could bring it!!!! Instead it will be my 100th Bomb Group Jeep. So long as it isn't too hot, I'll have my kit on too. http://www.sacarr.co.uk/jeep/gallgen/jeep7.jpg[/img] Where are the entry forms? I haven't found them on the http://www.redballexpress.co.uk/ site yet Steve

I like that, a good get out clause!

I remember it well, I was 13 at the time. I watch M*A*S*H still, on DVD. Currently just starting series 4. Steve

Full show details can be found here http://www.wheelsandwings.co.uk/

Here's an unlucky Lancaster from the 100th Bomb Group archives. I think it also suffered a fire. http://www.100thbg.com/mainmenus/auxunits/images20/15_46_1.jpg Steve

I have thought about it, but just need a subject to work around! Steve

Book! Who? Me??? Steve

Fires like this were easy to start. With so many different flammables on board from fuel, oil, hydraulic fluid, insulation etc, and pressurised oxygen, it wouldn't take much to get a fire going, and once alight, they burn very fast. With so much of the forward fuselage destroyed, I suspect that repairs involved replacement of the front fuselage sub-section from the nose to the rear bulkhead of the radio room at the aft of the wing. There was bound to be a "Hangar Queen" on base to use for the donor fuselage. Many aerial and ground photos of airbase technical site/hangar areas, show several "Hangar Queens" missing major sub-assemblies. Parts shortage was a major problem for the 8th AF, especially in the first 18 months operation. Ground crews learned to strip badly damaged aircraft for parts to keep the others flying, and some learned to "Midnight Requisition" extra supplies and hide them away in local farmers barns by a mutual arrangement. When B-17G "Hang The Expense" crashed into the barn at Thorpe Abbotts, none of the investigating officers and wrecking crew thought to look in the other end of the barn. Fortunately, the undamaged and undiscovered end was the secret parts store for Bill Carleton, 351st Squadron Engineering Officer. He learned early on in the war that running a B-17 Squadron was going to take more parts than the officials allowed for. Changing the paperwork to allow more parts, would take longer than the war would last, and so "Midnight Requisitioning" of parts was the order of the day with the surplus hidden away. Steve

Has anyone reported him to Ebay for false advertising and possible copyright violation? There's not much point him removing one image if he's just gonna do it again. Steve

It would seem that our NE MVT Secretary is parting, or intending to part with his 1941 Chrysler Royal Staff Car :-o Just seen it on Milweb, and very surprised!!!! He hasn't mentioned parting with it and hasn't said anything about any new secret projects!!!! It's about a dozen vehicles down on this page http://www.milweb.co.uk/classifieds/class2.php?type=2 If anyone wants to see any more pics, have a look around the events gallery of the MVT NE website here MVT(NE) Steve

Remember when you upload pics via the forum system, the ones you see are just the thumbnails. Click on them will open a larger version, and re-clicking will shrink it again. The original image to upload is best around 640 x 480 pixels. When using Photobucket or similar, I generally use a pic about 600 pixels wide. It gives a large enough picture without causing the whole page to take ages to load, especially when there are severl pictures. If you also only add a couple of pics per post, that limits the number of pics per page which speeds up the whole page load. Having five or more pictures in each post can result in a very large number of pictures before the post count gets high enough to create page 2!! Steve

I think while there are sites that offer free video hosting, we shouldn't make Jack pay any more for server and bandwidth useage. I know once forums start hosting their own pictures, yearly costs can start to rise dramatically unless the pictures are purged yearly from the system. With video using even larger files and bandwidth, this will rapidly consume large amounts of his ( hard earned???? ) cash. Steve

According to the BBC, the civil death penalty was "(Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965", so in which case, if your reasoning is correct, I'm guessing the orders were applied up until the late 1960's. Steve

Ho Ho!!! Garage isn't long enough, and there isn't any wall left to hang a basket on!! The sides and doors fold flat anyway, so storage shouldn't be a big problem. If anyone is interested in a jeep basket, see here...... Bustle Basket Steve

Just got this new piece of kit to go with the flying boots. It's a set of Q-1 electrically heated flying boot inners, to be worn over leather shoes and inside the A-6A boots. A bargain at £8.00 of Ebay! Steve

I gave it a quick drive this morning and it seems very cosy in there. Visibility is also still fairly good. Total cost, about £75 Steve

Everything is pretty much finished now. The handles are fitted and the only thing left to do is a small wooden section to fill in the gap between the side and rear canvas. Top door catch Main door handle and catch

I think you'd find that would be prosecutable under the Properties Misdescription Act, and subject to a fine of up to £20,000 per misdescription. Anyway........... Got the handles/catches welded up tonight. These thread through 'T' nuts pushed into each side of the door. One locks onto the door strap eyelet, the other at the top of the door latches onto the top of the screen frame. Steve

I don't know what's harder, getting info out of Jack or a drink?? :-D He's not forthcoming with the info, and I'm yet to see a drink! Steve

I much prefer Gas and MIG, but can get by with Arc welding. However, I think I'm just going to use the silicone from now on. Looks much cleaner!

It is!!! :whistle:

Let's hope that isn't the 1800's!!!!! ;-) Steve

The first side is complete now except for a door handle. The panels are fitted to the jeep, and the glazing is bolted in. With all the bolts around the glazing, it actually adds to the aviation feel. The second view is internally. The white around the windows is silicone to help seal the gap between the glazing and the wood panel. It should dry clear ( the test piece did!! ). I still need to wipe the dust off. The static from removing the protective plastic is pulling dust in from miles around. Steve

I'll certainly bring the top down in case it is cold or damp, and for people to have a look at, but if the sun is shining, it would be a shame to hide myself away under cover!! It should be warm by the end of June!!!! I've thought about swapping to Bargrips before, but as I use Jessie so much just for fun rather than shows, the Kleber tyres seemed much safer on the frequently wet roads up here in the frozen North!!! Our very own 'Whistlinwolf' went skating in the damp in his jeep fitted with Bargrips and ended up upside down in a ditch. Yes, it would look better with the Bargrips, but at the end of the day, it is mostly an M201, so trying to be 100% authentic is a bit pointless, and I prefer driver safety over looks!! Three panels are painted now and drilled for the window fixing bolts. The last door is primed, and should be seeing paint shortly. Steve

I've done the extension on my house a few times, but you'd have to change the vehicle colour to Magnolia!!!! :-o Make sure you get plenty of photos during the painting process and share them here. Steve