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Pontius Navigator wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 03, 2022 8:16 am

You should read her CV

Thanks for pointing that out. What an interesting old bird. She reminds me, in looks and her interests, skills and obvious batty intelligence, of the 70 year old Dutch woman, Mevrou Schnetlage, who in my 3rd year at UCT took all the prizes, she being an autodidact who had decided to go to university at the age of 67, for something to do, after her husband had died. She obtained firsts and highest marks in all her subjects as varied as mathematics, Latin, to Roman Dutch Law. Heaven knows what she would have done had she gone on to study, instead of becoming 'n huisvrou, in her youth!

I also wonder what would happen if you combined somebody like Mevrou van Vark and somebody like John Harrison?

http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/vanVark.htm

There was a time when I gave consideration to acquiring a full set of ECM kit, excluding Red Steer. Lost a few thousand dollars via a scam allowed by my then bank. Sufficiently pissed off to consider parking an operational ECM setup close to their main computer centre.

One Blue Diver would have done the job. Three better

At 12.30pm on Friday 29 April 2022, Dr. Thomas Withington will outline the WE-177’s rationale and development, discussing its design and its intended role had nuclear war broken out in Europe. He will also explain how the WE-177 was to complement the Polaris missile as part of the UK’s nuclear deterrent and conclude by discussing the decommissioning of the WE-177 and its legacy.
The lecture will be live-streamed online via Crowdcast.
Talk Outline
It was the most expensive weapon the RAF ever deployed. Thankfully, it was never used.
By the early 1970s, it seemed that the RAF was out of the nuclear business; the Royal Navy was to get the new Polaris ballistic missile and new submarines to boot. Yet this was not quite the case. From 1966, the air force began receiving the WE-177. This was a tactical nuclear bomb that would also outfit the Royal Navy. It would remain in service for over 30 years and was finally phased out in 1998.
The WE-177 has the distinction of being the most expensive weapon the RAF ever acquired. However, little information has been shared with the public on the WE-177, its development and intended role. Drawing on official government documents now in the public domain, this lecture will shine a light on the WE-177 and its intriguing history.
The lecture will outline the weapon’s rationale and development. It will explain the WE-177’s design and intended role had the unthinkable ever happened and nuclear war had broken out in Europe. It will also explain how the WE-177 was to complement the Polaris missile as part of the UK’s nuclear deterrent. The paper will conclude by discussing the decommissioning of the WE-177 and its legacy.
Location
The lecture will be live-streamed for our Cosford lecture theatre on Friday 29 April 2022. This lecture will begin at 12.30PM.
TICKETS
This lecture is free to attend via the RAF Museum’s Crowdcast channel but registration is required. Booking is quick and easy. To reserve your slot, please go to: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/cosford-we-177/register
To access the lecture you may need to check your internet browser is compatible. It is currently reported that Google Chrome provides the best experience for using Crowdcast.
If you would like to attend the lecture in Cosford please visit: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/wh ... on/events/
About Thomas Withington
Dr Thomas Withington is a writer and analyst specialising in electronic warfare, radar and military communications. He has written hundreds of articles on these subjects for a range of general and specialist publications. He has also worked as an adviser and consultant for several leading public and private sector organisations. In addition, he regularly presents on these subjects at conferences around the world, and provides comment and insight for leading media outlets.
About the RAF Museum research programme
The RAF Museum’s 2022 research programme includes Lunchtime Lectures at the RAF Museum, Cosford; Air Power Lectures, co-organised with the Centre for War and Diplomacy at Lancaster University; Air Power Seminars, co-organised with the University of Wolverhampton; and the Trenchard Lecture series, hosted at the Royal Aeronautical Society. You can attend these lectures in person or join us online as we live-stream from the venue.

Presumably the lectures will be available afterwards on YouTube?