Flt Lt Longton's Wren seen flying at Old Warden 50 years later.
Flt Lt Longton's Wren seen at the Daily Mail lightplane trials at Lympne in October 1923.
Another view of the first Wren at the RAF Pageant at Hendon in June 1930. Apart from having more wing dihedral than the Lympne Wrens, J6973's wings were swung slightly more forward so that the leading edge was almost at right angles to the centre line of the machine. Before this adjustment the centre of gravity was too far forward.
Flt Lt Longton runs up Wren No 4’s ABC engine at Lympne, his face a study in concentration.
The first Wren was built for the Air Ministry and taken over by them during 1923 as J6973. It made its first full flight on April 8, 1923.
The first Wren seen at the RAF Pageant at Hendon on June 30, 1923. Though its ABC engine had oiled up badly, Longton put up an impressive show. The Wren was numbered 11 for inclusion in the New Types Park. This first aircraft had an extra 2° wing dihedral.
