without trying to be clever
i think in the main that aircraft just quoted with a serial number are of British build. or generaly aircraft that are famous on the airshow scene or for being sole or one of few survivors in museums etc.
American tend to be called by the nose art they carry
German,Italian,Russian etc aircraft tend to be called by their manufacturer name.
hope that narrows it down for you a bit
even the aviation mags quote aircraft by the serial number ie PA474 and if you dont know which aircraft that is then shame on you lol

The in the correct way to introduce a subject into a story or comment would be to give it its full title or description, be it animal, vegetable or mineral,
there after you can shorten it for ease of writing.
ie Battle of Britain memorial flight Lancaster b1 PA474 becomes PA474 only in the rest of the text.
yes! not everyone is a hardened cabbage in the aviation world but i suppose it is assumed by that people that add to this forum that others who join it would have abit more than a passing interest.
i dont know every number like a train spotter but i do know some of the historical aircraft that count!.
im also x RAF and in there the aircraft that you work on are refered to by the serial number. a common practice that slips over to everyday forum talk unfortunately for some
it is a good point you made though and in future i wont be so assuming in further threads

Geoffrey Alexander Percival Gamon was one of 3 Cheshire born brothers involved with aviation. The Marlborough College Register shows that he was born on 9 Jan. 1902, and that he was a pilot with Imperial Airways who was killed in an aeroplane accident at Cairo on 24 Oct. 1934. There is a stained glass window in his memory in Chester Cathedral.

However, this site: http://www.planecrashinfo.com/Airline/AL%20H-I.htm
does not show any Imperial aircraft accidents in 1934.

Also, in the House of Commons on 10 Dec 1937 the Under Secretary of State for Air reported that Imperial Airways aircraft were not involved in any serious accidents in 1934.

If all of the above is correct it seems to suggest that although he was killed as a result of an aero accident there was no aircraft damaged!

Can anyone tell me anything about his death?

was he killed as a result of a flying accident or an accident involving an aircraft? ie walking into a propeller. from things ive read in the past these type of accidents when recorded are still recorded as an aircraft accident..

i run my own website dedicated to the subject of aviation losses in the shropshire/North East Wales borders.
one way i have gone around finding/contacting the aircrews and family is to find out who the next of kin were via RAF/RN records office. then find the local rags in that area and write of to them to see if they could pop an item in the paper or even make a bigger feature story of it with all the details i have to hand.
ive a link from restorebike.com just click on the mossi

thats a fantastic shot but do they do it often?
its a disaster waiting to happen though

i think there are more x-military civvi jets flying now than RAF ones, sad to say

Took a look at restorebike.com

Started to get nostalgic about my old Triton.. then spotted that red Enfield & was reminded why I now ride Kaw’s 🙂

ha ha, ive got a modern japcrap machine (fazer 600) in my shed next to some good old british iron (ajs 650 & matchless 600) and and old vespa in ww2 italian desert airforce colours that im trying to flog. perhaps i should start another thread lol

Just wondered whether any other UK based subscribers were still waiting for the February edition? Even allowing for Christmas it seems very late.

got mine nah nah ner ner nah lol