The V-Bomber (Non) Bang Seat Story

[rattler]

Stumbled over this in another forum, really intereting read, strange how politicians think sometimes...:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A49097307

Rattler

[Robert Hilton]

The problem of the rear crew egress was never solved to anyone's satisfaction. On the whole it did make the front crew explore every possibility to save the a/c before finally banging out.

[flyboy2548m]

What's a Panjandrum?

[Robert Hilton]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panjandrum

[flyboy2548m]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panjandrum

Why am I not surprised the Brits thought of something that retarded?

[rattler]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panjandrum

Why am I not surprised the Brits thought of something that retarded?

...it has since been claimed that the entire project was a hoax devised as part of Operation Fortitude, to convince the Germans that plans were being developed to attack the heavily fortified defences surrounding the Pas-de-Calais rather than the less-defended Normandy coastline. In particular, the near-complete lack of security surrounding the tests themselves is cited as proof that the Allies wished German spies to know about the project.

Rattler