By: Cranswick - 14th April 2013 at 09:39
hi
try a post on britmodeller ww2 aviation forum,
chris thomas is there discussing the new airfix typhoon model,
if he doesnt know no one will
cheers
Jerry
Jerry
I’ve already spoken to Chris but he knows no more than I posted above. He says thanks for the compliment.
Cranswick
By: brewerjerry - 14th April 2013 at 04:44
hi
try a post on britmodeller ww2 aviation forum,
chris thomas is there discussing the new airfix typhoon model,
if he doesnt know no one will
cheers
Jerry
By: T-21 - 13th April 2013 at 17:55
Cranswick,
Thanks for a very helpful post. The pilot was the vicars son and is buried at Milton Ernest churchyard not far from my village . He was with 137 Squadron at RAF Snailwell previous and used to beat up the vicarage in a Westland Whirlwind presume landing at Twinwood Farm for APC.
By: Cranswick - 13th April 2013 at 16:46
MN415 markings
136 Wing would not have its own markings but it was usual for the OC (Wg Cdr J.I.Kilmartin at that time) and the Wg Cdr Flying (Bryan’s post) to have personal markings on their aircraft, usually their initials. Most would have carried the small Wg Cdr’s pennant painted near the cockpit.
As Bryan was lost just 4 days after D-Day his aircraft would still have been carrying full D-Day ‘Special Markings’ over the standard Day Fighter Scheme of the period.
No photo or record how Bryan’s initial were marked has come to light as far as I know. It could have been ‘JB’ or ‘JMB’ – either marked JM-B as per squadron letters or as JMB in a single group a bit small than than the standard 24″ letters. This latter style was becoming a trend in mid-44.
You may see photos of a Typhoon marked ‘JB’ but these are usually Wg Cdr (later Grp Capt) Johnny Baldwin’s aircraft.
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April 13, 2013 at 3:25 pm