Wow. It could well be G-ABPE as it transited through the area (to Malaya and back) over the period and area of the photo collection and it spent a lot of time on RAF aerodromes. It’s colour scheme is at odds with the photo in “Ultralights” though.

John

The AX serials given to the Goelands (and Simoun) were apparently not taken up though the one written off at Sealand was allocated AX776.

John

Wasn’t this one made for a film and was at la Ferte Alais?

John

John

do you have an NGR for the one at Blakeney, I didn’t know of it and was planning to head up to the North Norfolk coast in November sometime (yes I know it’ll be cold!!!)

Thanks again for the info, keep it coming!

It’s easy to find, go into the National Trust car park (Carnser)and follow the path out and up the side of the creek and you will see it just to the water side of the path. It’s only a couple of hundred yards at the most.

John

Today I was astounded by one of my colleagues, having been ‘bored to tears’ over years with my talking about historic aviation, he arrived with a supurb collection of photo albums of his grandfathers brothers (grand uncle ?) RAF career, this seems to stem from, possibly mid 1930’s, until mid 1960’s.
At the moment I would rather not suggest posting any of these superb and sometimes large, very good quality, photos but that is always a possibility.
There are photo’s from Iraq, Egypt, and many unknown locations possibly including Mildenhall ?
My Quest tonight is to give you all a taster and to answer some questions on notes I have taken on just some of these wonderful pictures ?

Photo 1. K1127 (could be K0127) is this a Westland Wapiti ?

Photo 2. Three Comper Swifts in a hangar G-ACTF, G-ABPE, and one with no visible markings ?

Photo 3. Avro Vulcan XA906, possibly at an airshow, Farnborough ?

Photo 4. XP972 P1127 ? possibly at same airshow ?

Photo 5. Two large single engined aircraft L2691 and L1414 ??????

Photo 6. G-AAUC “Horsa” HP-42E ????

Photo 7. VT-AFM “Viceroy of India’s Aircraft” ??????

Photo 8. NC12229 “American Visitor” I think this is rare ????

Photo 9. F-ALZQ Fokker F.V111b ??????

These notes are not in chronological order as you can see ! can you help with some of the ????

Keith Newsome.

1. Wapiti K1127

5. Vickers Wellesley L2691

7. VT-AFM Star of India, Avro 642

For now.

John

Addendum NC12229 was a Lockheed Orion which crashed in Rhodesia. F-ALZ formerly PH-AGX of KLM sold to France 1931.

The Cooke Post

Have you found this one at Blakeney, it’s one of a pair of starting posts for dinghy races. He was a Defiant pilot, lost off Dunkirk. 263 Sqn.

John

Hannover CL.V or FF.7 in Norwegian use.

The cockpit section is from a Norwegian built Hannover CL V the FF.7. Too late for the germans to use in WW.1. The Norwegians built 14 and used them up to 1929.

John