Hi all,
“things of beauty are a joy for ever” …
Found these postcards at my uncles home. They once graced the walls of his room (as you can see by the push-pin hole 😉
The Hurricanes in the front can be identified as L1548, L1550 and L1555, and carry some kind of arrow form and squadron badge on their fins.
The Battles have been heavily censored on the original card !!
Who can tell me more about these a/c?
Enjoy them anyhow…
greetz
Aerovet
By: ollieholmes - 25th February 2006 at 00:20
I dont know if this is what you are looking for but this has been taken from Francis K Masons book:
L1548; No111 suqadren, Northolt in Jan 1938. went to 6 O.T.U and became 3273M.
L1550; No111 squadren, Northolt in Jan 1938. crashed on approach to Notholt, Hillingdon 20.7.1938
L1555; No111 squadren, Northolt in Jan 1938. No 6 O.T.U, crashed at Long Sutton, Norfolk, 17.4.1941.
All ther aeroplanes where from the first production batch flying initialy with Watts wooden propellors and Merlin II engines but where replaced later with Merlin III’s and either Rotol or D.H variable pitch and constant speed three bladed propellors. The early aircraft (which these are) did not featre ventural spine fairings and where fitted with fabric coverd wings on almost all aeroplanes but some where later modified with metal stressed skin wings.
By: JDK - 24th February 2006 at 23:27
The Battle pic is reproduced (in censored form) in RAF Bombers Pt.2 Green/Swanborough which I have to hand. The caption isn’t much use: “…show Battles in formation before the war…”
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February 24, 2006 at 9:39 pm