Only 3 Spitfire VIII negs that I have that are identified as 136 Sqn are:
Spitfire F.VIII; Chittagong 5/44, F/O Bob King
Spitfire VIII 136 Sqn Fousane Strip, 6/44, (G/Capt TAF Elsdon) and
Spitfire LF. VIII, MT567, 136 Sqn HM-B, Cocos Is mid-1945

Well, I have looked through various Zeniths, Cloudsters & Cloudboys, Stars, numerous Sky(somethings) without recognizing anything, yet…:confused:

A great set, Newforest. Those photos are wonderfully clear and sharp. Like a time machine visit to the past. Thank you for posting. It is laughable to compare that style of air travel to today’s sardine cans.

I’ll bet you are going to be able to find some good early FLIGHT issues at considerably better prices than these 😮
From Summer of 2000 results at a popular E*** auction site:
Seven individual issues..(Starting bid was $19.00 each)
It is apparently true that two or more determined bidders DO make for an interesting auction result..

Sold 27 august 2000
Ebay lot #s: 412532335 $ 20.51 (1909 issue Flight)
412766404 $ 54.00 (1909 issue FLIGHT)
412788825 $102.50 (Oct 23,1909 Flight)
412793416 $107.50 (Oct 30, 1909 Flight)
412801076 $ 51.00 (Nov 20, 1909 Flight)
412806920 $152.50 (Dec 4, 1909 Flight)
412817401 $ 51.00 (Dec 18, 1909 Flight)
Total $539.01
My notes fom back then, tracking auction lot values of aviation collectibles, show that a Houdini collector bid and won the early issue of FLIGHT , with Houdini in it, for $255.

Good Morning, David;
That is a beautiful painting. Perhaps I need to stop by and see it one of these days, as you are just “down the road…”:)
Or,Perhaps you may wish to stop by, here, as well. to enjoy some of the 200 or so original aviation paintings I have left, here, (Over 100 were part of a famous Smithsonian Air Museum Exhibition, circa 1960.)

I’m sorry to say that I see no Hampden images for 97 Sqn, here.
I have Hampdens for the following Sqns:
44; 49; 50; 61; 75; 76; 83; 106 144; 185; 408; 414; 415;455; 489; and 521.
There might be a “typo” or two in there, as some of the handwritten descriptions are in a loose style of handwriting..
Seem to be approx 130 postcard-sized, photo prints, with some duplications, in addition to the negatives.
There are also numerous negatives that may have the aircraft numbers only, without Squadron ID.

I shall email you with details of the shot at the top of this thread, and other 50 Sqn Hampdens, and we can sort out your specific requirements.

Hello David;
I have much of the Chris Ashworth aviation photo and negative collection
(120,000 negs and 30,000 prints). I have this image in both 35mm negative (So, I assume it is a a copy negative. And Ashworth often traded negatives with many other photo collections) and I have an Ashworth photo print of the same image of the AE116/VN-A crashed Hampden that is 8.5 x 11.5 cm. * It notes that AE116 was later repaired…The 3200 dpi negative scan produces a nice clear 8 x 10 inch print from the scan image, if needed.
I also have various other 50 Sqn Hampden negative and print images from 1939-1943. (Scans are easy to email.) I see 50 Sqn Hampdens VN-G; VN-Z; VN-J; and QX-D. most are dated with location etc. A few come from Wing Cmdr. Jefford. PM me for details

Success!:D
November 3, 1920 issue.
Here is a low res scan of the image provided, and there is a rather lengthy text report which takes up a good portion of the page. (300dpi scan of the page is 2.4Mb size..) I have also reduced that page scan to 100dpi for computer screen reading, and that size file is only 547Kb. (an excellent size for email attachments) but too large to post here..Send me your email address and I shall forward the two scans to you in whichever size you prefer..(It is my understanding that the posting of this scan is allowable under copyright law provision for “fair use,” for non-commercial, educational and research use.)