!950s introduction?
I thought it was the 1960s – I was in Ops ESR at the time, working closely with Burndept on the Service requirement.

They were always good for a lunch!!

= Tim

Most fortunate to get hands on in 520, but wish there had been a horizon to make it more like ‘flying’.

= Tim

Amazing what one can dig up?

Just down the road toward Glasgow were some timber lecture huts. I had these converted into temporary married quarters.

Shortly after, I married Lady Steel Maitland’s niece & moved into the first one.
We HAD to accept all the rusting tin pots & pans on an MQ inventory, including a 50cm fish kettle!! Not one was used.

I have been in touch with the recent owners of Gogar – the Morillos. They’ve done a remarkable make-over.

= Tim

The only full code I have is TE 250 – J. Others were D, L & N.

= Tim

Date? Not a bad guess? Could not be before 1948 & not later than 1951 when they got Vampires.

Me? Go back to my 25 July post? 9th up from bottom. One of only 2 ‘juniors’!

Griffons? Yes. Hence the noticeable torque!

= ‘Tim’

Nostalgia, but some confusion here!!

RAJ was 603 Sqn RAuxAF, flying Spit 22s from 1948. John Sowrey, Flight Commander, let me fly one. Some torque!!

But solve this one in exchange? I also flew several Mk XVIs there, coded TE. How come??

TE was either 43 Sqn or 1401 Flight – neither of which had Spit XVIs!

= Tim

I am not over familiar with the replica is she a scale one?

So sorry, SADSACK – I’m the sad sack here. Missed your post.

Scale, yes. Housed up the hill, here – at least until it was closed to GA

There was also a scale FW190 – oh, would love to own one!!

A lucky shot, the Fury – it was the other side of the village – couldn’t see it in the display to focus.

Shame it is only a single-seater – but I was treated to a flight in lieu!

= Tim