Auster SE-AMC

Hi James,

According to the Swedish civil aircraft register, SE-AMC is still current. It was registered as SE-AMC on July 8, 1985. I checked the Danish CAA on-line register for OY-ANV, but no hits. PM me if you need owner and contact info.

Regards,

Jan

Avion Ancien,

Thanks. However, the more I research and write about aviation history, the more I realize how little I know…

I also had some difficulty understanding Manjus post. If Manju could clarify, that would be of great interest.

There seems to be precious little information available on the Martinet in French service. No idea how long they lasted, but speculating a bit, the Martinets would have been replaced as soon as possible by ‘home-grown’ products.

Regarding the Belgian Martinets, these URL’s provide some good information and photos: http://www.baha.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2
/MilesMartinet.htm

and http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Miles+Martinet+TT.1?t=anon

Regards,

Jan

Beginning in 1943, ten Martinets were supplied to Portugal. They were operated by the army air arm, the Aeronautica Militar, with the s/ns 430 to 439. Four were transferred to the naval air arm, date/s unknown, and reserialled as M-1 to M-4 respectively.

According to the relevant Air-Britain books on RAF serial numbers, four, HP217, MS610, MS611 and MS612 were delivered to Portugal on 5 September 1943, with three more, RG979, RG980 and RG981 being delivered on 14 August 1946.

When an independent air arm (the Forca Aerea Portugesa, FAP) was established in 1952, the remaining Martinets were still in service, and subsequently transferred to FAP. However, soon afterwards, they were withdrawn from service.

The largest foreign operator of the Martinet was France, for which 40 were transferred in 1945/46. Does anyone have information on these aircraft?

Incidentally, I am (slowly) assembling material for a book on the Miles M.25 Martinet, in RAF, RN and foreign service. A much maligned aeroplane in my humble view. Eight Martinets were operated here in Sweden by Svensk Flygtjänst AB (Swedish Air Service Ltd), until withdrawn in May 1951. Sadly, nothing remains except part of a canopy, which was presumably latterly used as a greenhouse!

Regards,

Jan

Hello Tommy,

The pair of Argentinian B-17E’s were registered as LV-RTP (p/i United States Army Air Force s/n 41-9142, Royal Canadian Air Force s/n 9205) and LV-RTO (p/i USAAF 41-2438, RCAF 9206) respectively. They arrived at Moron, Buenos Aires on 12 April 1948. Both had been scrapped by 1964, although they had been inactive for quite a few years before this occured.

There is a brief feature in Air Enthusiast No. 50, concerning the Argentinian Fortresses.

Regards,

Jan

Very nice photos, Martti!

You wouldn’t have any photo/s of Fw 44J SE-AGY, would you?

Incidentally, DH 60 SE-AGF is currently preserved at the Arlanda Civil Aviation Collection.

Regards,

Jan