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Flight plan
Hello,
During WW2, for a twin engined Medium Bomber, what would be a "normal" flight route from Warton to Tooms in Northern Ireland ? Distance approx 150 miles give or take a couple. Would the path be over the Isle of Mann or avoid or miss it ? Or would there generally be a stopover on Mann ? Many thanks Alex |
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Re: Flight plan
Unless the weather was bad, the a/c malfunctioned or lacked fuel no one in their right mind would stop over on a very straightforward flight, particularly if the option was the IoM. Yes I have been there.
On local flights (in UK) tended to set course on a rhumb line which was a constant course, rather than mess about with a section of a great circle. Such a line seems to naturally take you close/over the island On a day with good visibility IoM would make a good navigation pinpoint, but would not necessarily have to overfly If weather forced low flight would tend to avoid due to the hills Essentially - it depends Martin |
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Re: Flight plan
Thank you Martin,
Your reply is most welcome and backs up my thoughts, except I had not considered the night factor, possibly a glancing blow would/could have intrupted a flight and the a/c could have gone into sea fast due to possible damage ??? Alex |
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