Spitfire scramble

Originally posted by Firebird
I don’t know about Daz, but from my point of view these are excellent, the first and third photos in particular. I’ve lived all my life but a few miles from RAF Northolt, and used to be on base often in my youth.
Any chance of having a copy of the original scans, to print out, as I might try an do an ‘After the Battle’ style photos of these, although the base contacts I once had are no more, but it’ll be worth the try.
The high tree line in the background of the first photo is pretty much unchanged today, apart from the trees being a bit taller now of course:D
The third photo showing the location of the western dispersal areas is very interesting, in fact the area in the immediate foreground might even be now outside the current perimeter fence close to where the A40 was re-aligned a few years ago, which incidentally is noticeable by it’s complete absence in the first photo:D

Firebird,
I will PM you about the bigger-size scans.
I might be able to help you with current contacts on the base.
Perhaps you can help me with one thing: the hangars (visible in the last photo) were camouflaged during the war, to look like a row of houses and gardens. I presume that the dark parts were green, but what was the colour of the pale areas?

Originally posted by Mark12
Perhaps you should ask Firebird to do the Malvern Avenue, South Harrow, then and ‘NOW’ shot of the Spitfire crash.

Mark, you are right (as usual).:)
More photo scanning for me… 🙁

Re: Northolt environs – Polish units.

Originally posted by Mark12
Voytech,

Perhaps you should ask Firebird to do the Malvern Avenue, South Harrow, then and ‘NOW’ shot of the Spitfire crash.

Mark

Interesting…….
I have a cousin who lives in Lynton Road, which is off of Malvern Ave…….:D

Northolt environs – Polish units.

Voytech,

Perhaps you should ask Firebird to do the Malvern Avenue, South Harrow, then and ‘NOW’ shot of the Spitfire crash.

Mark

VoyTech,
I don’t know about Daz, but from my point of view these are excellent, the first and third photos in particular. I’ve lived all my life but a few miles from RAF Northolt, and used to be on base often in my youth.
Any chance of having a copy of the original scans, to print out, as I might try an do an ‘After the Battle’ style photos of these, although the base contacts I once had are no more, but it’ll be worth the try.
The high tree line in the background of the first photo is pretty much unchanged today, apart from the trees being a bit taller now of course:D
The third photo showing the location of the western dispersal areas is very interesting, in fact the area in the immediate foreground might even be now outside the current perimeter fence close to where the A40 was re-aligned a few years ago, which incidentally is noticeable by it’s complete absence in the first photo:D

Is that the one where I get to keep the last Spit left? 😉

Originally posted by YakRider
Will this do?

YR

No wonder they were all running if there were 10 + pilots and only 3 spitfires LOL,an expensive game of musical spitfires LOL:)

Hmm… I thought I’d already replied to this post! Odd that!

Yes, those are great, VoyTech! Cheers 🙂

PM me your details so I can arrange suitable credits.

Will any of these do, Daz?

…UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF THE ERKS
(315 Sqn, Northolt, late 1942)

…RAISING CLOUDS OF DUST…
(316 Sqn Mk Vs, Northolt, early 1942)

OK, the second:
…SQUADRON SCRAMBLES NICE AND CLEAN…
(316 Sqn Mk IXs, Northolt, early 1943)

Am I the only one who cannot see the picture?

Originally posted by YakRider
Will this do?

YR

I’m afraid I’ll never beat this in terms of authentic colours 😉
Anyway, here comes my stuff.
First
SCRAMBLE!!! FEARLESS PILOTS RUN TO THEIR SPITFIRES…
(Staged photo, 303 Sqn, Kirton-in-Lindsey, August 1942)

YakRider,
What year was this taken….at a Leg-Ends no doubt..??

Only the chap in the right foreground looks remarkablely like one Larry Pooley, (ex-Airborne Recce Living History Group, ex-43rd Recce LHG, and ex-Civil War Pikeman), but as he’s running it can’t be….Larry has never moved that quick in his life, not even for a NAAFI wagon…….:D

Nice one, YakRider 🙂

The NAAFI wagon has arrived.

Will this do?

YR

Here is one I made earlier.

🙂

Would also REALLY appreciate it if someone has that picture of the scramble bell with the “Don’t come and tell, ring this like hell…” or words to that effect…

Thanks in advance..

I was going to use it on a new website that I’ve set up for a bunch of us replica Spit-nuts, right on the front page.

As usual, credit will be given!