Hello all
Can some kind soul with the relevant Air Britain serial books please let me have any info available in them for the following Wapitis? My other half’s cousin has photos of them in India taken by his Uncle some time in the 1930s, and we’re trying to track down the Squadron they belonged to.
J9399
J9481
J9720
J9721
K1291
K2282
Many thanks.
Regards
Simon
By: Arabella-Cox - 5th May 2011 at 20:37
Top stuff FC – very much appreciated 🙂
Regards
Simon
By: Fatcivvy - 5th May 2011 at 20:01
Hi Simon,
Hopefully, this will be of some use to you;
J9399 – Wapiti IIA
Taken on charge at P.D. (Packing Depot) Ascot on 4/1/29
To Royal Albert Docks (London) 28/1/29 for shipment to India on the S.S. Dumana
A.D. (Aircraft Depot) Drigh Road sometime in 1929
To 39 Sqn sometime in 1929
Back to A.D. Drigh Road from 14/10/31 until April 1932
To 31 Sqn in June 1934
Crashed 1/6/35 and back to A.D. Drigh Road
S.O.C. 31/12/35
J9481 – Wapiti IIA
Taken on charge at P.D. (Packing Depot) Ascot on 20/3/29
To Royal Albert Docks 22/4/29 for shipment to India on the S.S. Hatimura
A.D. Drigh Road 3/5/29
To 39 Sqn coded ‘9’ in July 1930
Crashed on landing at Miramshah 1/9/30
Repaired and then to 27 Sqn coded ‘G’ sometime in 1931
Back to A.D. Drigh Road on 22/3/32
Back to 27 Sqn coded ‘G’ from November 1933 until January 1934
To 31 Sqn coded ‘G’ until it overshot in bad weather at Fort Sandeman, struck a bund (whatever one of them is:confused:) and overturned on 11/4/36
Repaired and back to 31 Sqn in March 1937 until 9/5/39 when a tyre burst on landing at Wana, swung making the undercarriage collapse.
Written Off
J9720 – Wapiti IIA
Taken on charge at P.D. Sealand on 24/2/30
A.D. Drigh Road on 11/4/30
To 1 (Indian) Group in June 1930
To 31 Sqn in early 1931
To 20 Sqn from March 1931 until July 1932
Back to 31 Sqn from April 1934 until July 1934
To 5 Sqn in April 1936
Stalled on take-off, crashed and overturned outside the aerodrome at Miramshah on 13/10/36 and damaged beyond repair
S.O.C. 26/5/37
J9721 – Wapiti IIA(DC)
Taken on charge at P.D. Sealand
To A.D. Drigh Road
To 60 Sqn coded ‘P’ from April 1930 until March 1932
Back to A.D. Drigh Road on 1/10/32
Back to 60 Sqn from January 1933 until March 1933
To 27 Sqn from June 1933 until November 1933
Back to 60 Sqn from March 1934 until January 1935
No further information
K1291 – Wapiti IIA
Delivered to an unknown Packing Depot on 18/2/31
A.D. Drigh Road on 23/4/31
To 27 Sqn coded ‘F’ date unknown
To 5 Flt, Indian Air Force date unknown
Damaged in a gale at Cochin on 23/4/42
Repaired on site
Ran into soft ground and tipped up whilst taxying at Willingdon Island, Cochin on 28/5/42
S.O.C on 4/1/43
K2282 – Wapiti IIA
Delivered to H.A.D (Home Aircraft Depot), Henlow on 11/2/32
To ATC at Leuchars on 17/5/35 (which was about 6 years before the Air Training Corps was formed so I don’t know what ‘ATC’ stands for in this case :confused:)
To AOS (Air Observers School) at Leuchars on 20/1/36
To 1 ASU (Aircraft Storage Unit) probably at Waddington on 28/3/36
To Electrical & Wireless School at Cranwell on 27/5/36 with the Maintenance serial of 845M
No further information
Cheers,
FC
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