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April 8, 2018 at 10:07 am in reply to: The Spitfire Society Annual General Meeting – Saturday 5 May 2018 – Swindon #815242

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Dear Steve,

Please send me an email with your membership details and I’ll check your membership status.

Also more than happy to answer questions about the status of the Society. You’ll find that the website provides quite a lot of information. We’ve financially supported the Secret Spitfires documentary film and this year we will provide grants to students at the University of Southampton. We are also hoping to bring on board a number of patrons as Vice-Presidents.

There are a number of pages regarding events, museums and sites where you can view Spitfire related content. The member’s area includes copies of virtually all periodicals since the Society formed and we’re in the process of cataloguing and digitising the archive and library collections. The ‘Aksel’ Spitfire replica at Beale Park is receiving regular maintenance and we’re planning to improve its condition and interpretation.

In summary the Society is improving and more people are joining who wish to support our aims of promoting the aircraft and the people connected with it.

Kind regards

Daniel

Daniel Scott-Davies
Treasurer
The Spitfire Society
http://www.spitfiresociety.org
[email]treasurer@spitfiresociety.org[/email]

December 3, 2009 at 10:05 am in reply to: DH Comet G-ACSS & The Burberry Racer Project #1120786

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Ricketts

Hi Andy

Some general info is that he was commissioned as a Plt Off on the 1 Feb 1940 from being a Sergeant (service number as an officer 77341, as an NCO was 745134).

Promoted Flg Off 1 Feb 1941 and Flt Lt on 1 Feb 1942. Awarded DFC on 2 Jun 1942 and KIA on 12 Jul 1942.

Since his unit was 1 PRU on his death I would recommend looking at the unit and station operational record books at Kew. Particularly AIR27/2015, 2018, 2020, 2026; AIR34; AIR28/61; AIR5/752; AIR40/1495; AIR2/3096, 3097.

Sidney Cotton was recruiting prominant pre-war flyers to join his PDU squadron at Heston at the beginning of the War and Ricketts may have been there until his death. The ORBs will provide details of sorties made and the circumstances of his death. The next best thing to having his service record and logbooks etc.

December 2, 2009 at 6:17 pm in reply to: DH Comet G-ACSS & The Burberry Racer Project #1121561

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Victor Ricketts

His wife is listed as Dorothy Ricketts (nee Perkins) of Streatham, London. There is currently a D. Ricketts of 396 York Way, Holloway, London, N7 9LW, 020 7607 7027. It is a long shot but you can but try.

Alternatively try and trace a will for him or his wife and see if there were any children or relatives.

Did you have a particular interest in researching Ricketts life?

November 30, 2009 at 10:52 pm in reply to: DH Comet G-ACSS & The Burberry Racer Project #1123821

Scotty23uk
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Betty Kirby-Green material

There are letters and photographs regarding the Kirby-Green/Clouston record flight to the Cape in 1937 within The Alex Henshaw Collection at the RAF Museum.

You can see one image of the Comet in “Alex Henshaw: A Flying Legend” by Michael Turner on page 50.

October 26, 2008 at 9:03 pm in reply to: Comper CLA7 Swift #1163539

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Mew Gull replica clarification

Having project managed the Percival Mew Gull replica for the RAF Museum I can say that the replica is fitted with a full de Havilland Gipsy Six Series II engine with a de H VP propeller.

For further information and photographs see the following link:

https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=89CD36DAA6B49B8E!1076
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