when will the book (or books) be available?

My birthday approacheth

Later this year for Volume I (Mks I – XII)

Log on to the website and pop your name on the list – we’ll keep you posted.

No confirmation?

Sorry Francois. Yes, No.401 “Ram” Sqdn RCAF moved from Biggin Hill to Kenley on 24 September 1942 and then moved from Kenley to Catterick (N. Yorkshire) for a “rest” period on 23 January 1943, here it re-equipped with the Spitfire Vb. At Kenley it formed part of the Canadian Wing alongside Nos 402, 412 and 416 Sqdns.

Keith Hodson was Sqdn C.O. He served post-war with the RCAF and reached the rank of Air Vice Marshal, serving as Deputy Chief of Staff at North American Air Defence Command (NORAD) headquarters from 1958. He was killed in a T-33 on 5 July 1960 near Colorado Springs, USA, when, having suffered engine problems, he bailed out but his parachute became caught in the tail and he was dragged down with his aircraft. 🙁

http://www.acesofww2.com/Canada/aces/hodson.htm

His aircraft serial number was EN183. I found that it was a Mk IX but I cannot determine the version — Mk IXb or Mk IXc.

Now here are my questions:

1) What was the exact version manned by 401 Squadron at that time?Fox.

Hi Francois, welcome to the Forum – the correct designation for EN183 was simply F.IX, the suffixes “a”, “b” and “c” were not officially used on the Mk IX and the Merlin 61 meant that it was simply a Spitfire F.IX. When the large calibre 0.5 inch Browning was introduced the suffix “e” was applied but that was the only official sub-type. Having said that many squadrons referred to “IXb” and “IXc” – as have many post-war authors – but technically the types never existed!

Sadly departed …

TF956 does a low pass at Old Warden in 1977.

Righto, I’ll be the mug. What book? Has it got naked ladies in it?

“Spitfire Survivors – 3rd Edition” 🙂

I’ve set up a Facebook page where I can keep people appraised of progress as we head towards publication http://www.facebook.com/pages/Spitfire-Survivors/125282320832417

Generally speaking, no complete drawing for ANY Miles types survives*. All Miles drawing were burned by the administrators when Miles was made bankrupt in 1947. The Hendon archive probably will reveal nothing.

*The only exception is the drawings for the Miles M.11 Withney-Straight, but a more-or-less complete set of drawings survives in New Zealand. The reason for it´s survival has probably something to do with the fact that the NZ Air Force impressed 3 aircraft at the start of the war.

That’s odd – when Julian Temple (now of the Brooklands Museum) was employed by Adwest Ltd to catalogue the Miles Aircraft archive held at Woodley he found an extensive collection of photos, drawings – including those for the M.2 Hawk – and other material. This had all been locked away since 1947. EMK Aeroplane Ltd had permission to build one flying replica of the Hawk from the available plans. It may be worth contacting Julian for confirmation or otherwise.

I’m guessing that the Tempest is the target tug in Milestones of Flight at Hendon ?

Nice old nostalga trip as well- thanks for sharing.

Yep – NV778

and here’s a colour shot of K9942 – it had just be repainted to drawings prepared by Jack Bruce