From ROGER WORSLEY
It was interesting to see Barry Fox’s article about Alan Blumlein,
who also ‘starred’ in a BBC radio feature a couple of weeks back (Forum,
27 April).
The BBC and New Scientist told the story of that terrible day in June
1942 when Blumlein’s Halifax crashed at Welsh Bicknor. Inevitably the Beeb
did not go into such technical detail as Barry Fox, but they did have the
sound of Merlin engines as used in some models of Halifax bomber, including
the doomed V 9977.
They might well have got that sound effect wrong. But they didn’t. After
all, many Halifaxes were powered by Pegasus engines – such as those shown
in the picture accompanying your article! I think ‘Whoops!’ is in order,
don’t you?
Roger Worsley Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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