The first production Miles Master I, N7408, was the first of an initial batch of Mk Is delivered to the RAF between July 1939 and September 1940. On August 28, 1940 N7408 hit a balloon cable and crash-landed at Smethwick, Birmingham.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Miles M.9 Kestrel / Master - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

The third production Master I, N7410, taken at the A&AEE. It was initially flown to Martlesham Heath but was flown to Boscombe Down shortly after war was declared. It eventually became instructional airframe 2551M.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Miles M.9 Kestrel / Master - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

Miles Masters being constructed on the novel (for Britain at least) track assembly system at Woodley. The whole production line moved forward as a unit every 4hr, each assembly operation taking 4hr to complete.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Miles M.9 Kestrel / Master - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

ADVANCED TRAINERS: Flying training schools are now receiving batches of Miles Master I advanced training monoplanes with Rolls-Royce Kestrel XXX engines. These machines are not only fast and “easy on the eye” but reproduce more nearly than any comparable type the characteristics of the modern fighter.
A line-up of newly-delivered Miles Master Is, probably at No 5 FTS, RAF Sealand, in November 1939. The one with serial number visible, N7428, later went to No 6 Anti-Aircraft Cooperation Unit and was destroyed in a collision with Miles Master N8014 near Oswestry on June 15, 1942.
Closely resembling the Miles M.9 Kestrel, the Master I was powered by a derated Rolls-Royce Kestrel XXX, making it 70 m.p.h. slower than its predecessor. Its handling characteristics made it an ideal fighter trainer.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Miles M.9 Kestrel / Master - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

More RAF FTS pupils undergoing training on Master Is “somewhere in Southern England" according to the original caption. Many Battle of Britain pilots were trained on the Master, and the Miles team regarded the design as the firm's major contribution to the war effort.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Miles M.9 Kestrel / Master - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

The third production Master I, N7410, taken at the A&AEE. It was initially flown to Martlesham Heath but was flown to Boscombe Down shortly after war was declared. It eventually became instructional airframe 2551M.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Miles M.9 Kestrel / Master - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

The third production Master I, N7410, at A&AEE.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Miles M.9 Kestrel / Master - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

Another view of Master I N7408. The general similarity of the type with the Spitfire and the Hurricane is obvious: it made the pupil’s transition from Tiger Moth to front-line fighter a much less daunting step.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Miles M.9 Kestrel / Master - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Miles M.9 Kestrel / Master - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1937