Ground Observers in RFC

[MikeMeech]

6 minutes ago, FionaBam said:

Grand. 

 

You dropped it from a 2 seater bi-plane?!

I hope they realised 2 fasteners were needed but tricky to handle if flying alone or even double handed with cold hands etc

Hi

Sadly no bi-plane, it was not secure enough to drop from any height.  However, I do have documentation that mentions the dropping of map tubes but the details are not mentioned, as per usual in much documentation.

Mike

[FionaBam]

4 minutes ago, MikeMeech said:

but the details are not mentioned, as per usual in much documentation.

Perhaps information can be found in personal diaries at IWM etc. I'll bear it in mind when researching . 

[MikeMeech]

3 hours ago, FionaBam said:

Perhaps information can be found in personal diaries at IWM etc. I'll bear it in mind when researching . 

Hi

That would be very kind of you.

I am also presuming that when the RAF dropped photographic prints to ground formations during the 100 Days they would have used the map tubes to put them in.

Mike

[FionaBam]

7 minutes ago, MikeMeech said:

when the RAF dropped

Ok will remember that .

You re welcome Mike.

Cheers

Fiona