mrvbowman

Great job on the Belfast Mike really enjoyed watching your progress on this one Martin

Hi Mike The GA drawing in the RAF servicing notes shows clearance between bottom of fuselage and ground of 2'6" Can email you a copy of the page if you like Best regards Martin

Neither -the notes were my fathers who worked for Transmeridian/ Heavylift with the Belfast . Good set of notes including the joyful undercarriage retraction sequence !

Hi Mike If it is of any help I have a copy of the ground training school notes for the Belfast that has a wealth of info on interior arrangements , hatches etc... please let me know what you need and I can scan the relevant pages and try to work out how to upload them !

It was an industrial searchlight manufactured by the Strong Electric Co in the USA adapted for flight use and was indeed two carbon rods striking each other to produce the light. I work for a company that purchased the drawing pack to manufacture parts for the Nimrod fleet back in the day