MARU 5137 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 World War Two experimental catapult unearthed by archaeologists - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-67052782 Remarkable find I think. History keeps revealing and unearthing past relics which are fascinating to read about. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerWomble Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Yeah sure Maru ...aircraft catapult ......my ears ....thats a UFO landing pad for when the lizard people came in 1941. ...Harwell went on to be the centre for anti gravity ...the Nuclear Science government lab . Even today the saucer is still there , visible on Google earth. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARU 5137 Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 Immediate reaction to your post was to laugh out instantly. Oh Goodness !! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerWomble Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 I know Harwell as it's just down the road from us ( that photo actually is the campus) , but the catapult was a new one . Can't imagine trying to catapult a fully laden Lanc, they struggled at the best of times. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towerpower Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 1 hour ago, PanzerWomble said: I know Harwell as it's just down the road from us ( that photo actually is the campus) , but the catapult was a new one . Can't imagine trying to catapult a fully laden Lanc, they struggled at the best of times. And besides that item, i wouldn't want to sit in such an aircraft being launched while the main gear tracks are moving along a very very narrow path, so with the possibility of running off those tracks without a guiding system (with only the sling pulling on the bomber) would be a disaster in the making.........just my two p's 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Amazing, I had no idea that this was even considered as a possibility at the time. Thank you for sharing Maru. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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