Snow far snow good.

The original nose may well be the type not fitted with pilots ejection seats but frame type fixed seats. I will look at my files as I’m sure my T.4 info is South African.

John

Nooo sorry.

John

Here we go.

John

Blohm & Voss 144 and you’ve taken the Cross of Lorraine off the fin 🙂

John

Does anyone have a closer image of the left (south?) side of the main building at Croydon to which I might compare the background to the photo of the Praga?

I can’t think of one to hand, but note each second “window” is probably a doorway with a canopy and these are visible in your photo.

John

The A/c in photos 65 and 66 are a 111F and a Hawker Osprey and I think it’s Selima creek and that is possibly Manoel Island. I presume these were taken on his way out to or back from Iraq.

I would now think that the Blenheims in photos 11-13- 14 were of 34 Sqn and taken at Upper Heyford which is coincidental with the Long Range Wellesley photos (Heyford).

Facinating Log book.

John

I would hazard that the “lack of spares” quoted by A.J.J. was a valid reason as only about six aircraft were still usable in 1939 of which only VF survived the war and as this had a Lynx engine of which there can’t have been too many spares left. A.J.J. also flew in this a/c in 1947 so I think he had his finger on the pulse generally. There would be no backup from Airspeed (or was it DH by then).

John