Tony Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 I think it's a Formula Ford car but anyway what do you think of the image, real or shopped? I'm not sure since there's no obvious damage to the car and there's no tyre deflection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam_r Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 I would suggest he took a corner too hard and hit the inner curb causing the car to roll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Yes its real , its an F3 car with Billy Monger driving (The kid who lost his legs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Well if he carries on like that he's going to lose his head.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 He's actually making a return to racing which is some achievement after losing his legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Reminds me of that RAF pilot who returned to flying in WW11 after losing both his legs, i think his name was Wallis something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Reminds me of that RAF pilot who returned to flying in WW11 after losing both his legs, i think his name was Wallis something? Douglas Bader I believe! I met him once when he handed out the awards at a prize giving at a Technical College in Stoke on Trent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Reminds me of that RAF pilot who returned to flying in WW11 after losing both his legs, i think his name was Wallis something? Douglas Bader I believe! I met him once when he handed out the awards at a prize giving at a Technical College in Stoke on Trent. That's the one...Top respect to the man and i would have loved to meet him... I was thinking Wallis Barns, but i think he invented the bouncing bomb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Still not quite there Tony - I think you mean Barnes Wallis. Now he was a great man. He absolutely dwarfed Douglas Bader in my view. He was so concerned about the casualties in the crews dropping the bouncing bomb that when he was given a government monetary award after the war, he gave the lot to a hospital that specialised in looking after RAF casualties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 A true hero.... Is the film Dam Busters accurate in your opinion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 I have read he had difficulty getting a hearing from senior government people. The film addresses that, but whether it makes it more dramatic than it really was, I don't know. Similarly, the film shows the failure of his early devices but I think it may have drawn more drama from those failures than really was there. The failure of early attempts to do something really new is not uncommon and development engineers take such things in their stride. As for the flying operations I really have no special knowledge of them. It's a long time since I saw the film but I remember thinking that it had made a good job of depicting the ethical dilemma with which Barnes Wallis wrestled. I think he was concerned not only with the RAF casualties, but also with the civilian casualties that would result from destroying the dams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 The film is largely rubbish but entertaining . There was a good program on Radio 4 about it recently about the effectiveness of the raid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 I suppose the film at least shows the younger generations the struggle and sacrifice of those during WW11.... I think the thoughts must distinguish between computer games and the real world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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