Part 2/3:
G-AFNJ DH.94 Moth Minor (To F-BAOG 1959):
GAGTC Percival P.44 Proctor V (W/O 2-5-69):
G-AGXT Auster J/1 Autocrat (W/O 7-6-69):
G-AHES Percival P.28 Proctor 1 (Scrapped 1955):
G-AHGR Percival P.44 Proctor V (W/O 15-4-61):
G-AHUG Taylorcraft Plus D (Wfu by 1970):
G-AHVG Percival P.30 Proctor II (To VH-AVG 1958):
G-AIAG Percival P.44 Proctor V (W/O 30-6-64):
G-AIEH Percival P.30 Proctor II (Wfu by 1963):
G-AIET Percival P.44 Proctor V ‘Windmill Girl’ (To EI-AMV 1962):
G-AITO Miles M.14A Hawk Trainer III (W/O 3-11-51):
G-AIUA Miles M.14A Hawk Trainer III (W/O 26-9-65):
G-AIUE Miles M.14A Hawk Trainer III (W/O 26-8-52):
G-AJTG Miles M.65 Gemini 3A (Wfu by 1960);
G-AJVD DHC-1A-1 Chipmunk 22 (To G-ARFW 1960 and W/O 20-6-66):
G-AJZH Miles M.14A Hawk Trainer III (W/O 22-8-57):
G-AKDN DHC-1A Chipmunk 10 (Active in Canada):
G-AKHV Miles M.65 Gemini 1A (WFU by 1966):
Many thanks for comments on the post. I will be offering a selection every few days. Tony and I are still working through the collection, which will gradually appear on my Flickr page (about 1600 so far). Although the images are of variable quality, we think they deserve a wide audience.
Here’s one we just found:
Last Part:
G-AAIN Parnall Elf II. Privately owned, to Shuttleworth Collection 1980:
G-AFTA Hawker Tomtit, owned by Neville Duke. To Shuttleworth Collection 1960:
G-AAPZ Desoutter I. Owned from 1925 by Richard Shuttleworth, Still at Old Warden:
G-AEBJ Blackburn B.2 Srs1. Privately owned, now on loan from Bae to Shuttleworth Collection:
N5180 / G-EBKY Sopwith Pup, Shuttleworth Collection since 1934:
D8096 / G-AEPH Bristol Fighter F.2b. Shuttleworth Collection since 1936:
OO-ELA Caudron G.III. ( G-AETA ) Nash Collection. To RAF 1953 and now RAF Museum as ‘3066’:
H2311 Avro 504K. Nash Collection, To RAF 1953. Now preserved Manchester as G-ABAA. ( Note the Farman in background ):
B4563 RAF SE5a. ( G-EBIC ) Nash Collection. To RAF 1953 and now RAF Museum as F938:
H508 Sopwith Camel F.1 , Nash Collection, To RAF 1953, now RAF Museum as F6314:
N5912 Sopwith Triplane. RAF / AHB. Now RAF Museum:
G-AACN Handley Page HP.39 Gugnunc. Science Museum since 1934, preserved Wroughton:
G-ACUU Avro 671 / Cierva C.30A. Flew in display. Now preserved Duxford as HM580:
G-ABLM Cierva C.24. Now preserved London Colney:
W-2 Weir W-2. Now preserved Edinburgh (BAPC85):
Hafner R.II Revoplane. Probably the one preserved Weston-Super-Mare (BAPC10)
A V-2 :
The ‘Flight’ Magazine report also mentions flying from the Shuttleworth Bleriot Deperdussin and Blackburn.
That’s all for now, thanks for looking. Lots more 50’s to come if you can stand the monochrome.
DCW ( Thanks to Tony Clarke )
Next part:
G-ACMA DH85 Leopard Moth. Still around, but no permit:
G-ADKC DH87B Hornet Moth. Still active 2011:
G-ALIX DH82A Tiger Moth, London Aeroplane Club. To PH-NGO 1956:
G-AHRH DH89A Dragon Rapide. To F-OBOH 1960:
G-ABWP Spartan Arrow 1. Still active 2011:
G-AFZE Heath Parasol. Believed stored somewhere:
G-ABUS Comper CLA.7 Swift. Wfu by 1979, believed on rebuild:
G-ABNX Robinson Redwing 2. Current, but not airworthy 2011:
G-ABEE Avro 616 Avian Sport. Wfu by 1953, remains in Australia:
G-AISC Tipsy Trainer 1. Wfu by 1979. Stored?:
G-AEVS Aeronca 100. Still active at Breighton:
G-AEKV Kronfeld Drone. Wfu by 1960, now preserved Brooklands. (can’t get the number on the loco):
G-AFJB Foster-Wikner GM.1 Wicko. Still active 2011:
G-AEHM HM14 Pou-Du-Ciel. Wfu 1939, Now preserved Wroughton:
G-AHXE Taylorcraft Plus D. Still active as LB312:
G-AFVR GAL Cygnet 2. W/O 26-8-69:
G-AJIZ Auster J/1 Autocrat. To F-OAKL 1952:
Next batch:
G-ADMW Miles M2H Hawk Major. Reading Aero Club. Wfu by 1965, To RAF Museum 1965 and now stored at Stafford as DG590:
Miles M.14A Hawk Trainer III, privately owned and W/O 22-7-52:
Miles M.17 Monarch. Wfu by 1964 and on rebuild:
G-AGVX Miles M.28 Mercury IV. To VH-AKH 1952:
G-ALBE Miles M.38 Messenger 4A. Wfu by 1965:
G-AFLT Miles M.65 Gemini 1A. W/O 10-1-54:
G-35-1 Miles M.75 Aries I. To G-AOGA and EI-ANB. W/O 8-8-69 and now stored Dublin:
G-AKHF Miles M.57 Aerovan 4. To I-VALK 1954:
G-AKLN Short SA6 Sealand I. To LN-SUF 1952:
G-AGPG Avro 652A Anson XIX. Wfu by 1971 and now preserved Hooton Park:
G-ALBM DH.104 Dove. Scrapped 1974:
G-AJVD DHC-1A-1 Chipmunk 22. To G-ARFW 1960 and W/O 20-6-66:
G-AEXF Percival Mew Gull, ex Alex Henshaw. Still active 2011:
G-ADPR Percival P.3 Gull Six. Ex Jean Batten. To Shuttleworth Collection 1961, later to ZK-DPR and preserved Auckland:
G-AFFD Percival P.16A Q-Six. On rebuild Seething:
G-AHET Percival P.10C Vega Gull. W/O 2-5-60:
G-AHGL Percival P.44 Proctor V. W/O 9-9-60:
G-EBLV DH60 Moth. Now with Shuttleworth Collection on loan from Bae:
G-AAZP DH80A Puss Moth. Still active 2011:
G-ABYA DH60G Moth. Still active 2011:
Last few (for now):
G-AKZC Cambridge date unknown (Wfu by 1959):
G-ALAE Cambridge date unknown (w/o 2-8-58):
G-ALAF Location / date unknown (To ZK-BED 1954):
G-ALAI Location / date unknown (Wfu by 1970):
G-ALAP Cambridge date unknown (w/o 24-5-61):
G-ALAW Location / date unknown (Wfu by 1967):
These photos were taken by the late Gerald Lawrence and were digitised and made available by Tony Clarke.
We are working through a large collection of negatives, and most images will gradually end up on my Flickr Page (see below)
Some more:
G-AKAV Fairoaks date unknown (Wfu by 1964):
G-AKIO Location / date unknown (Wfu by 1970):
G-AKKI Cambridge date unknown (W/O 16-3-58):
G-AKKN Location / date unknown (Wfu by 1969):
G-AKKO Location / date unknown (Wfu by 1970):
I am still researching an archive of negatives that came with no date or location information. I will edit post if I can confirm any details. In the meantime, any suggestions?
Here’s a few:
G-AHXR Cambridge date unknown (Wfu by 1962):
G-AIAJ Stapleford date unknown (Scrapped 1965):
G-AIEK Cambridge date unknown (active as ‘RG333’)
G-AILL Location / date unknown (Wfu by 1973):
G-AJDM Stapleford date unknown (scrapped 1962):
G-AJWB White Waltham June 1958 (W/O 23-3-70):
More to come.
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