Bf 109E-4/B, Werk nr 3726, Feldwebel Erhardt Pankratz (wounded, PoW), 6./LG 2, damaged by fighter attack crashed at 1130 hrs 5 October 1940, Lower Gate Farm, Sussex (Les Messerschmitt dans la Bataille d’Angleterre) or Pelsham Farm, Peasmarsh (BoB Then and Now).

RAF Sutton-on-Hull

I don’t think there were runways there – it was a barrage balloon base during the war and had large (high) hangars accordingly. It later became the home of the RAF Fire School – before it moved on the Catterick. There were rumours when I was at school (mid-fifties) that there were German aircraft among those consumed in the practice fires there. I do have some photos taken by a friend of mine that was in the Air Training Corps squadron that was based there – an anonymous Lanc and the all-black Spit 16 TE199. Will try and dig them out before I go on holiday next week.

Firebrand flap detail

Hope this helps.
Cranswick

Second time half right Bigvern. Nothing at Kew, microfilm copies at RAFM, Hendon, originals held by AHB, Bentley priory.

Don’t think these can be as early as 1962, as Hunter T.7s were silver with yellow trainer bands then and and not painted grey & dayglo until around 1965-67. Incidently the first Hunter T.7 doesn’t have ‘dayglo’ panels, just plain red!

Albert, if we are talking about dayglo paint, and even the adhesive strips, you are way out on this one. I started making notes in 1960 and recorded Vampires and a Provost at the Battle of Britain display that year with orange dayglo. First T.7 I saw with dayglo strips was a 229 OCU aircraft in August 1961. I saw the Balliols/Sea Balliols at St Athan on a ‘drive by’ so was unable to make notes, but it was definitely April 1962.

Sorry about the Hunter with red strips!

Vintage dayglo 2 and St Athan 1962

… and now some RAF.

At St Athan in 1962 (April?) I saw a group of silver/red dayglo Balliols or Sea Balliols, parked at the end of a disused runway. Anyone know what/why/how many and have a photo?

Lime-green dayglo

Thanks for that Albert, and yes Wildcat, I have a shot of the Canberra somewhere but it will have to wait until tomorrow.

Different dayglo?

I took the attached shot of an FRU Meteor TT.20 at Hurn in October 1969. When the prints ‘came back’ I was dismayed the underside colour showed as yellow and black, whereas my eyes had told me the colours were lime green dayglo and black. I assume that the (Kodak) film could not register the true colour. I recently scanned the negative in the hope that the true colour might appear – but no – even with some help from Photoshop.

I’m beginning to doubt my memory now – can someone confirm there were such lime green/black TT-striped machines?