According to Bruce Robertson, British Military Aircraft Serials, there was a gap. The sequences were NF668-703, 716-739
(apart from the conversions).

Laurence

Thanks Martin. I shall immediately update my records.

Laurence

Pilatus P-5

For Avion Ancien: you asked where I was a few days ago. I was away! Re Pilatus P-5:

http://www.altenrhein-aviation.ch/images/content/Pilatus-Chronik-D.pdf

1951 • Entwurf des Pilatus P-5 für die Artillerie-Beobachtung; Auftraggeber ist das EMD. Das Projekt wird nicht weiter verfolgt.

ie: Plans for the Pilatus P-5 for artillery observation ordered by Federal Military Office. Project not pursued.

Laurence

Provosts with the UAS

T-21: That was news to me, but confirmed by

http://www.rafweb.org/UAS_1.htm

at least for Glasgow and London.

Thanks

Laurence

Better call the Dove a Devon, as it is RAF.

Laurence

RR715 was not in an issued batch (nothing between 708 and 723). And the whole series of Oxfords from RR383 to 906 was cancelled (see Bruce Robertson’s Serials book).

Laurence

re EM700

Tim, it just occured to me that I did not record the unit markings which are visible (partly) on your first photo of EM700 when I saw it at MH in 1952. Nor the other three. I would probably have noted the markings if there had been any, so I wonder if they had been removed in the meantime … or added later? When was your photo taken?
By the way, what were these markings? They look like TO-x” from your photo, but Bowyer and Rawlings give “TO” as 61 OTU and 228 OCU. I am confused!

Laurence

Tim re EM700 at MH

Thanks for the response Tim. I suppose the 4 Martinets were at MH for target towing duties. I seem to recall someone told me they were not based there, but visitied for firing practice over the North Sea. I shall investigate further.

Laurence