I’m afraid I dont have any photo’s of her in RAF service, have you tried Rod Brown and Bill Fisher?
To add a bit more detail to your service history, which I guess you already know, but…
20/11/51 – aircraft awaiting collection, de Havillands Brough
21/11/51 – No.4 BFTS Sywell
01/02/52 – damaged in a flying accident and declared Cat4R
06/02/52 – reclassified as Cat3R and authorised for repair on-site by de Havillands
21/03/52 – repairs completed by de Havillands
24/03/52 – returned to service with No.4 BFTS
10/03/53 – No.9MU RAF Cosford
06/07/53 – No.31 Sqn RAF Hendon
01/03/55 – Metropolitan Communications Sqn RAF Hendon
04/11/57 – Metropolitan Communications Sqn RAF Northolt
03/04/59 – No.22 MU RAF Silloth
14/06/60 – Oxford UAS, unit based at RAF Bicester but probably allocated from store for that years summer camp as was often the case
29/09/60 – No.27 MU RAF Shawbury
31/05/61 – No.1 FTS RAF Linton-on-Ouse
2?/09/66 – Declared Cat3R – probably for centre tie-bar replacement
28/09/66 – Authorised for repair on site by No.60 MU
02/11/66 – Repairs completed
03/11/66 – No.1 FTS RAF Linton-on-Ouse
08/06/67 – Primary Flying Squadron / Aircrew Officers Training School RAF Church Fenton
10/08/67 – Declared Cat3R
11/08/67 – Authorised for repair on site by No.60 MU, probably for a mod
24/08/67 – Primary Flying Squadron / Aircrew Officers Training School RAF Church Fenton
05/11/69 – Northumbrian UAS RAF Ouston
20/09/74 – No.5 MU RAF Kemble and declared a non-effective airframe
28/11/74 – Sold to JCC Wright (Banbury Plant Hire Ltd)
Maybe somebody got a shot when she was with one of the MU’s or they were on 1960’s summer camp? Best of luck. 🙂
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