6S/1240.

Is this on a data plate? If so what else? Drawing number, issue level, inspector etc.

Supermarine built Spitfire fuselages and firewalls have 6S/ followed by six numbers.

Mark

No its on a spar….end of a wing spar….just bleakly looking for a serial number I can use on my cockpit project with extra thin but slightly robust provenance!! I have a huge chunk of wreckage from a (currently) unknown Spit including carry thrus and wing spars. Just would rather that the project (using 35-50% original structure) had a tenuous id instead of being anymouse!:)

There is an uncredited photo of JN668 in British Civil Aircraft 1919-72 (Putnam 1974) and a Miles Aircraft photo of the cockpit of a M.38 in Miles Aircraft since 1925 (Putnam 1970). I have scanned and attached these. Aplogies for the quality!

I doubt if there are any photos of the second M.38 carrying the markings G-AKOS. As it was not converted for civil use, in all probability it never carried civil markings. I suspect that G-AKOS never was more than a registration allocation.

Rocketeer. Can you remember what of the M.38 existed in the Cheltenham scrapyard when you acquired your panels? Was it just the two panels or was there more of the aeroplane present? Also can anyone suggest why parts of the airframe moved from the Staverton orchard to a scrapyard whilst the engine and propellor was left there? Can anyone elaborate on the post 1949 history of JN668/G-AKOS?

That is exactly the panel I have! many thanx to Peter on pm and you all.
Now modellers you have a paint chip for proto yellow and wehave a cracking exhibit!

Rocketeer

Where was the scrapyard from which you acquired the remains? It would be very interesting if it was in the Cheltenham area. The second prototype Martinet Trainer – JN668/G-AKOS – was acquired by the Gloucester Flying Club in 1947 but was never converted for civil use. It languished in an orchard outside Staverton aerodrome from 1949 until, at least, 1963 (q.v. W&R editions 1 & 2). As far as I am aware, nothing more was heard of it subsequently. Perhaps it was removed to the scrapyard from which you acquired the remains. Was what you acquired all that there was – of this aeroplane – in the scrapyard? It would be interesting if you could expand upon the circumstances of your acquisition 20 plus years ago.

The person who might best be able to help you is Peter Amos. if you are interested in contacting him, send me a PM and I’ll let you have his contact details.

I was only young at the time and yes it came from a yard in the Cheltenham area…it was cheap IIRC, and I was intrigued by the yellow and part of the P for prototype marking. I am delighted with your info. It looks like the panel just under the rear canopy on the port side. I only acquired this part and a rail. I cannot remember much about the visit sadly other than there was other aircraft stuff but not much recognisable to my young eyes. I shall have a chat to my friends who would have had to have driven me there at the time. We visited several yards then including one at Bloxham….but I must admit I thought the yard was in a built up area. I wonder if any photos of G-AKOS survive?