The examples in my (incomplete) collection tends to agree with you except Marks 22 & 24 which are AP 2816 B & C. The Seafire was AP 2280 A,B,C for the I,II,III. D&E for the XV & XVII, F&G for 45 & 46 and H for the 47.
I have been collecting Pilot’s Notes for nearly 60 years and I think I can say with confidence none were produced for the British services. (It is just possible Glosters may have produced their own for internal use). The information you require will be in the Volume One for the type.
At the risk of stating the obvious to my kindred spirits on this forum, the Flight Manual for the Raider states the role for the A model was as an assault aircraft with a crew of 2 having the ability to land on unprepared airstrips, and the B was intended for Arctic rescue with a crew of 4. Both types were cleared for RATOG.
Pure nostalgia! My first ever flight was in Lancaster H.D at St Mawgan just before they were withdrawn. Mind you, I was deaf for nearly 3 days afterwards!
Thank you, Beermat. How things change! When I enquired some years ago to the Records Office, the RAF Museum and Westland I was informed that none of them had Pilot’s Notes for either mark of Welkin.
I collected Pilot’s Notes for over half a century, eventually getting over 2,000 before disposing of them recently. The Welkin was one that I sought for many years without success. I can’t be certain but I feel that PNs were not produced for the type. I contacted Westland’s years ago only to be told they did not have any company type notes either.
Sign In
