Components of KB976 & G-APRJ, Biggin Hill, 16-6-91.

I have had this double album for quite a few years, but on cassette! I also have on cassette from the same people in the ‘Wings of history’ series- ‘Vol 2 Return to Shuttleworth’ (Contents- Jet Provost, Magister, Dewotine D26, Prentice, Provost, DH53, 3xDH60, Kaydet, Pitts Spcl, Swordfish, Hurri II, Spit XIX, BBMF, Lanc, Spit IX, Meteor & Vampire, Spits Vc & XIV, Sea Fury, and Gannet). Date of copyright is 1976, & ‘Vol 3 Rendezvous Shuttleworth’ (Contents- Varsity, Buccaneer, Swordfish start-up, Firefly [RIP], DH82a Sea Tiger, DH51, Rapide Fox Moth Puss Moth & Gypsey Moth formation, Harvard, EE Wren, Rothmans Aerobatic team, Red Arrows, 504K & Hucks starter, SE5a, YAK11, Storch, Me108, Mossie, B17 and Deperdusssin). The copyright date on this one is 1977. Both obviously recorded at Shuttleworth airshows in the mid-1970s.

I know that the Falconwood Transport & military Bookshop (see their classified ad in FlyPast) have some of the albums in stock on vinyl, but not sure which ones. Give them a bell on (020) 8303 8291 or e-mail them at: [email]falconw@globalnet.co.uk[/email]

As a matter of interest, the He111 (AW177) used by No 1426 (Enemy Aircraft) Flight flew on the 4th October 1943, with BBC sound recording engineers on board!!!!

For second-hand aviation books, magazines, and other aviation ephemera, I would reccomend the Falconwood Transport & Militatry Bookshop. See their ad in FlyPast’s classified section). I’m a regular customer. Tel No (020) 8303 8291. E-mail: [email]falconw@globalnet.co.uk[/email]

I know they have a large stock of Aeroplane Monthly, and FlyPast, going back many years.

Why don’t you try e-mailing the RAF Museum Hendon at – [email]info@rafmuseum.com[/email] ? I’m sure they could help in some way, or at least point you in the right direction.

‘Twelve days in May’ by B.Cull, B.Lander & H.Weiss (Grub Street) covers the fighters during the air battles of 10th-21st May, and touches on the period up to Dunkirk.

Re No 607 sqdn, their Operations Record Book for June 1940 begins- ‘During the last few days of May officers, NCO’s and men of the squadron arrived at Croydon Airport by various routes for re-forming after evacuation from France.’ There’s no mention of leave and new pilots begin to arrive from the 1st June onwards.

According to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight website (at http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/bbmfhome.html), LF363 did indeed appear in ‘Angels One Five’. If you contact them, they may be able to give you more details.

Re the Portugese Hurricanes, is there not a Portugese Air Force Museum you could try for information? It seems that there were five such Hurricanes used, and I would assume that they went back to Portugal, where they were still in use by their air force.

I saw John Farley stand MH434 on it’s nose at Biggin Hill, 16-6-91, when ‘running up’ at the end of the runway, just prior to opening the air display. Sadly, I didn’t get a pic of it.