1950's Flying Club booklets

Thank you, Joe. That’s another image of G-AGWT that’s new to me. Can anyone, perhaps by reference to the hangar, suggest where the photograph was taken and, better still, when?

Hello AA;
Just scanned the G-AGWT Nighthawk. This is an original OLD snapshot photo of the 2.5 x 3.5 size. I readily admit my mistake of assuming it was a Falcon, at my first glance, because it was one of the unidentified photos, mixed in with the other Falcon shots, in the “Miles, Misc” photo print section, of the former Ashworth Collection.
I shall try to accomodate some of the other requests, above, as time permits…

Halcyon Days; That is a great member name, and a very nice old story..

Thank you, Joe. That specific photograph of G-ADTD is not one that I have already. So I’m most grateful to you for posting it. And if you don’t mind posting your photograph of Nighthawk G-AGWT, I’ll also be grateful to you. That aeroplane also belonged to Geoffrey Marler – although I doubt that it did at that time the photograph that you have was taken.

aa;
You probably have this one, but here is ADTD at Bagington in 1957. There are also a group of other Miles Falcon negatives, including those with large (race?) numbers on the tail, such as:
AGFH #18; ADLC #16; AGWT #2; and AEEG with # 54..with additional prints of ADGB; OO-FLY; AGFH; ADLC; AGZX; and ADFH. here are Miles Falcon negatives from the Ashworth collection.

As to the airfied photos and negatives collections, most of the Index ( I spent eight weeks organizing!, as the collection came without Ashworth’s own index, which appears to have been lost.. 🙁 )most of those images are in very large GENERAL grouping of “Airfields’ with IDs on neg envelopes, but photos (up to 8 x 10 size, loose in piles in boxes, and unorganized other than that general grouping.) I SHALL keep an eye out, and possibly go through them in the next week or so, keeping in mind, the requests for specific airfield, requested, above. Most of Ashworth’s collections were organized in crumbling old shoe boxes, and I not only put them in archival boxes of a standard size, but a fair number of his shoeboxes and file trays – and some small metal file cabinets for the negatives.had lots of space in them, above the negatives and photos, and had been completely shuffled and scattered, in shipping to me . He had never envisioned they would be turned upside down, and shipped elsewhere..At least, in only ONE box, at a time, so I “only” had to reorganize them in their groups of approx. 1400 at a time, and divide them to specific Marks for various for various mfrs.

Now-now………form an orderly queue…!

What a lovely blast of nostalgia…! Is there much there on the MAC (Midland Aero Club) based at Castle Bromwich and Elmdon, or anything on the South Staffordshire Aero Club based at Walsall/Aldridge? I’m all eyes..:)

I hope that I haven’t opened Pandora’s Box – and if I have, I offer my apologies!

What are the TWO areas of research? I can keep them in mind when I am going through things here, and , make a note of them, for you. No sense me going through these Twice..

Also, references to Ipswich Airport would be appreciated.

What are the TWO areas of research? I can keep them in mind when I am going through things here, and , make a note of them, for you. No sense me going through these Twice..

Likewise ,please may I ask that you keep an eye open for anything on Christchurch Aerodrome (Hampshire – now Dorset)?

1. Sussex Aero Club, Wilmington
2. Miles Falcon Six G-ADTD & Geoffrey Marler

I might ask a favour of you by way of any information therein that relates to two areas of research that I’m pursuing.

What are the TWO areas of research? I can keep them in mind when I am going through things here, and , make a note of them, for you. No sense me going through these Twice..

Thank you, Barnstormer.

The Wiltshire booklet only mentions aircraft used “from the early days to date” as:
Red Wing, Cirrus Moth,Spartan Arrow, Martlet, Gipsy/Puss/Tiger Moths, Taylorcraft, Auster Autocrat and Autocar, and a MILES Messenger, that I see. here is a photo of the school hangar.

I would be surprised if I did not have photos and negs of Miles Falcon G-ADTD, (and some of the others, mentioned above)in the Ashworth photo and neg collections. (approx 83 negative boxes, and 24 photo prints boxes, averaging approx 1400 images each..Then some 25 more -hopeless!-boxes of unsorted , loose negatives!)Will look over the weekend

The photo index shows: (numbers in parentheses are approx count, and sometimes, specific count. ie. the “191”)
Miles
Misc (191), Magister (50), Master (100), Martinet (100), Messenger (50)
Aerovan, Gemini, Marathon

and the negative index shows;

(many still not counted)Miles
Misc. (50)
Hawk
Falcon
Monarch
Whitney-Straight
Hawk Trainer (40)
Master
Martinet
Messenger

BOX 61
MILES AEROVAN to NORD NORALPHA

Miles
Aerovan
Gemini (100)
Marathon

Thank you, Barnstormer. As to the Southern Aero Club, I’ve smacked my own wrists – for I now realise that the club which interests me is the Sussex Aero Club, a pre-war organisation based at Wilmington, in the early thirties, rather than the Shoreham based Southern Aero Club. But turning now to the Wiltshire School of Flying, do the brochures for this organisation contain any reference to Miles Falcon G-ADTD, which it owned in the fifties?

Barnstormer, are you able to say from what years the Southern Aero Club and Wiltshire School of Flying brochures date because, subject to that, I might ask a favour of you by way of any information therein that relates to two areas of research that I’m pursuing.

Happy to be sitirring some fond memories..

No dates in them. There are TWO completely different (red cover & blue cover-as to text and photos and ads)Southern Aero club booklets. One is post 1955, (as per date in the text). Most of these Club booklets have a history of the club, airfields and aircraft types, pilots, and rates etc. Most appear to be 1950s. Interesting rate offers of flying in with your aircraft, and having your Cirrus engine replaced with an overhauled Cirrus engine, and fly it away-the same day, *for 135 Pounds. BTH magneto overhauls, by BTH, for 15 pounds.

I ALSO have some 120,000 of Chris Ashworth’s (Mostly British Commonwealth) old aero negatives, (all Eras and format sizes)and some 30,000 of his own, postcard sized, aero photo prints. There are special divided groups for thousands of photos of old British and British Commonwealth airfields and flying fields, from WWI on up to post WWII. Aerial photos and ground photos, with and without civil and military aeroplanes. I have two general indexes for these. each negative in its own envelope, with information on it, as to plane, Mark, site, people, date, reg# or military ID, or sqn info etc. also a special groupings for just Squadrons. Most photos with info on back. *but his handwriting is a bit hard for ME to read, sometimes. Having found new homes for our aircraft and aero engine collections, and WWI and vintage inst collections, I am now focusing on my 45 year library collection, the Company and aero history-maker archives with original documents and signed items, and photos, and original aero art, including ex-Smithsonian exhibits.

One favorite art album is filled with some 50 J.M. Bruce, very detailed, original pen & ink dwgs, he made, of early and rare British aeroplanes, Most, circa 1948. Delightful… as one would expect, from the World’s leading authority on the subject. I used to correspond with him in the 70’s., with museum trades etc, He is sorely missed by many..

The Christchurch Aero Club booklet(First pic – second row ) can be seen in its entirity on my Christchurch Aerodrome webpage at the link – scroll down just over half way (Long page)…..
http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/airfields/xch.html

Barnstormer, are you able to say from what years the Southern Aero Club and Wiltshire School of Flying brochures date because, subject to that, I might ask a favour of you by way of any information therein that relates to two areas of research that I’m pursuing.

The picture on the right in the first post brought back many memories too
Fred Pinchin serving in the bar at the Luton Flying club. It was a very popular watering hole for the airline crews and staff in the 60s and 70s etc. I first recall it in the old Edgar Percival farmhouse building-but after that was demolished -the premises moved across the road and was extended with a dance floor etc.
I met my nearest and dearest there in fact. She was Court line cabin crew.

Glad you enjoyed them;
This first image for The Hampshire Flying club, reveals some impressive officers.
Second image shows some of the flying rates. The advertisement for Harrison’s Garage, “might” have been given more thought. It made me chuckle that they would assure you that “Your car troubles all become minor ones when placed in our care.” Does this mean if you bring them and auto with major problems, they will return one to you with Minor problems?

Love the map of Fairoaks.