Hi
might it have been an early lancastrian ?
first canadian ‘lancastrian’ was in I think in 1943
cheers J

Hi
There is/was another letter in the PRO/NA stating whirlwinds were not to be used in the BoB because of the 20mm cannon they were the only aircraft capable of attacking armoured vehicles in the event of invasion
I think in the Orb ? it mentions the Sqn low flying exercises
cheers
jerry

Hi
info was on L6845 was i think in this issue
http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/aviation-archaeologist-magazine?srs=Volume%2520No.4&issue=4
cheers J

Hi

Great find 🙂

My thoughts RAFM, after being scanned.

It is then potentialy available to researchers worldwide.

at a local record office probably not so, and possibly prohibitive for non uk researchers.

I was allowed to copy a 67MU private diary many years ago, it was a wealth of info on codes.

but it had a few serials that were supposedly not issued, or of a wrong a/c type, and was only a list of those a/c seen by the writer

cheers
jerry

How do you know they were chalked on? Every reference I’ve ever seen refers to Bob Beaumont’s nose artwork as paintings and they look too well defined to be chalk. Willing to be proved wrong though.
There is picture in Robert Bowater’s book of a 263 Whirlwind with a ‘Golden Lion’ on its nose, a reference to the squadron local in Weymouth.

Hi
I could be wrong
the info was in a 70’s ish letter from a Sqn clerk, that responded to a request for whirlwind info.
cheers
jerry

Hi
It is a 263Sqn a/c, The dispersal identifies it as being at warmwell.
I have in my notes as P7113, but I have seen other serials mentioned.

As to nose art there is also a ‘hitler in a gallows’ drawing, amongst others.

Years ago I initially thought it was ‘condor’ but now know different

Naill maybe along and I am sure he is able to tell the stories of the chalked on characters, i think i heatd it from him first

As to bellows presentation a/c all 263Sqn aircraft dropped the bellows individual naming after a request from the fellowship, so any aircraft photo with just ‘bellows’ is taken after july 1942

previously as to presentation a/c there were :-
bellows argentina I to XII
bellows uruguay I to IV
fellowship of the bellows columbia
Condor I & II
O banderante

from memory the only exception is that two 137Sqn a/c retained their full bellows presentation names, as it seems they were never told of the order to change.

my notes are in storage, all info in them is from pro/na, logs, photos etc … I researched since 1970

cheers
jerry

Hi
might it be a forces joke
CRB = career review board ?
the spitfire to me does seem to be a mix of spare bits
cheer
jerry

Hi

I know many maybe legally justified but ….

566 people killed by us police to date

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2015/jun/01/the-counted-police-killings-us-database

Jerry