Also at Grimbergen on 5.3.69 was Brussels Airways second Jet Ranger OO-ADM (1823).

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bell Model 206 Jet Ranger / OH-58 Kiowa - СШАUSA - 1966

Several of the first batch of SABENA Flying School SF.260s suffered accidents, among them OO-SMF (1860) seen here at Grimbergen 17.10.70 a year before being written off.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SIAI-Marchetti SF-260 - ИталияItaly - 1964

Ryan Navion 4 OO-NIQ (1893) at Antwerp, showing signs of its former Swiss ownership with the partly obscured cross on the fin.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: North American Navion / L-17 (Ryan) - СШАUSA - 1946

The summer of 1968 was notable for the bulk purchase of ex-ALAT Super Cubs as the new registrations show. Typical of these was OO-LPA (1825) at Aalst 21.8.72.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Piper Super Cub PA-18 / L-8 / L-21 - СШАUSA - 1949

Piper L-18C Super Cub OO-LGA (1811) without cowlings at Grimbergen on 5.3.69.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Piper Super Cub PA-18 / L-8 / L-21 - СШАUSA - 1949

The photograph comes to us via our Finnish specialist Eino Ritaranta. YR-ABY paid a visit to Finland during the mid thirties but we know nothing more about it. Can anyone positively identify the type or add any other information about this particular aircraft or the purpose of its visit? There is an inscription on the tail fin but it is not possible to read it.
We have at least positively identified YR-ABY. This is a Fleet 10 or 11 (the US model 11 being the same as the Canadian model 10D) fitted with nonstandard spats and a Townsend (?) ring over the Kinner radial. Jack Meaden, Terry Judge and Stefan Barnickel win the recognition prize, but variously suggest that YR-ABY was a European demonstrator or one of several exported to Rumania in 1934/5. Terry promises more details later, keep the lines open....

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fleet Model 10 / 16 Finch - КанадаCanada - 1935

In addition to their three Jet Rangers, Brussels Airways operated this Mystere 20 OO-WTB (1883) for nearly two years before selling it to Battenfeld in Germany. Photo at Antwerp on 17.5.69 by G.de Herdt.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dassault Falcon 20 / 30 - ФранцияFrance - 1963

[Beagle B.121 Pup 100] One of the earliest Pups to be exported was OO-WEA (1894) shown here in Devleminck Air Service titles at Grimbergen on 25.5.69.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Beagle Pup / B.121 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1967

The Hudson ZK-AHY, seen here apparently devoid of titles, was used by Union Airways for only sixteen months at the end of the war.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Hudson A-28 / A-29 - СШАUSA - 1938

Dragon Rapide G-AGZO wearing Marshall's titles sometime before it was sold to France in .52.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Dragon Rapide / Dominie / D.H.89 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

Lodestar ZK-AHX outside the Union Airways hangar at Palmerston North.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed Lodestar L-18/C-59/R5O - СШАUSA - 1939

After surviving several years of topdressing with Aircraft Service (NZ) Ltd, this Tiger Moth ZK-AIE reverted to standard configuration and was photographed by its last owner in NZ, Ralph Simpson, before sale to Fiji as VQ-FAG.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Tiger Moth / D.H.82 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

Tiger Moth G-AGYU at Ipswich while with the Essex & Sussex Gliding Club

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Tiger Moth / D.H.82 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

This 1940s shot of Auckland Aero Club Tiger ZK-AHZ clearly reveals it to have been a coupe version.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Tiger Moth / D.H.82 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1931

DH.86 ZK-AHW "Korimako" shown here in Union Airways colours in 1945 or 1946.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Express Air Liner / D.H.86 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

The photograph which comes to us via Roderick Simpson, may raise a few comments from readers. The back of the print is merely marked "In the grill-room at Khartoum" and is undated. In the foreground is Whitney Straight HB-EPI c/n 349 and facing the camera is "Delia" the Imperial Airways DH.86 G-ACWC c/n 2304. The presence of the DH.86 enables us to date the photo between 1935 and 1941, can anyone be more accurate? Perhaps the purpose of the Straight's visit is also known - part of a long distance flight perhaps? The structure between the two aircraft also raises some editorial doubts - is it a partly complete hangar? a wind-break? an early attempt at damming the Nile?? There could almost be a prize for the best answer, but surely there are readers with knowledge of pre-war or wartime Khartoum who can reveal the truth.
Our photo of Whitney Straight HB-EPI (83/30) has been accurately identified. The aircraft was owned by Dr. Kurt Tschudi who flew it in February 1938 from Bergamo to North Africa, up the Nile Valley, across the southern Sahara and back via the north coast. Tschudi had made a shorter trip previously in a Luscombe Phantom and took delivery of HB-EPI in 8.37. B.A.Clarke and P.E.Skinner tied down the facts but apart from 'a giant sun-shade and wind-break' the large structure in the photo is still unidentified.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Express Air Liner / D.H.86 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934Miles Whitney Straight / M.11 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

Intended for the Royal Navy in April 1940 but in fact taken on charge by the RAF as AW118, Hornet Moth G-AELO was restored on 20.8.47 and is still active as seen in this take-off study at the PFA Rally at Leicester in July 1980.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Hornet Moth / D.H.87 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

Here we have a shot from Malcolm Fillmore's collection which comes from a badly scratched negative. It shows a DH Dragon labelled "The Daily Express Airplane" which is clearly owned or operated by Air Commerce Ltd but there is no other visible identity. Malcolm knows that Air Commerce operated G-AEKZ briefly in 1936, so is that the correct identity and what did the Daily Express use the aircraft for?
Way back we published a photograph of a DH Dragon labelled "The Daily Express Airplane" and "Air Commerce". Flt/Lt Sunderland points out that Leonard Stace, a director of Air Commerce, owned two Dragons, G-ACGG from 4.36 to 12.37 and G-AEKZ from 8.36 to 4.39. Presumably the newspaper hired one, possibly for the Coronation in 1937, so we still do not have a definite identification.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Dragon / D.H.84 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1932

One of the half-dozen J-2 Cubs currently registered in Canada, C-GNGO (c/n 1064) was an Oshkosh visitor in 1979.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Taylor Cub - СШАUSA - 1931

Another photo of LN-FAB? This is a much earlier shot of c/n 980 than the one published last time, probably taken in the late sixties. It aroused the interest of specialist Colin Smith who noticed that the letter B appears to have had the lower loop added later (to a P ?) and is rather badly aligned. Was the aircraft ever painted as LN-FAP, perhaps in error?

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Taylor Cub - СШАUSA - 1931

NC17509 (c/n 1009) photographed at Keene, New Hampshire, on 21.10.50 while wearing a J-3 style fin and rudder.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Taylor Cub - СШАUSA - 1931

A fine piece of restoration in Finland, OH-CPE c/n 1157.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Taylor Cub - СШАUSA - 1931

N17834 (c/n 1269) on static display at its home base of Rhinebeck, New York, on 28.8.76.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Taylor Cub - СШАUSA - 1931

Also at Keene, NH, this time during 1942, was NC17512 (c/n 1012) though the striped object defies identification!

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Taylor Cub - СШАUSA - 1931

Another Norwegian Cub on floats, LN-FAD (c/n 981) also had additional rudders attached to the tailplane.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Taylor Cub - СШАUSA - 1931

Taylor Cub ZK-AFQ (c/n 977) wearing a badge showing a swordfish and a volcano, date unknown.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Taylor Cub - СШАUSA - 1931

The only J-2 Cub left on the British register, G-AEXZ (997) is still active and is shown here at Sywell on 3.7.76.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Taylor Cub - СШАUSA - 1931

Seen at Oshkosh in 1973 NC17854 (c/n 1289) retained its prewar prefix but crashed on 5.8.73. Happily it was rebuilt and is again airworthy.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Taylor Cub - СШАUSA - 1931

Cub floatplane LN-EAW (c/n 979) after an accident at Drammen 21.5.39. It was repaired by 2.9.39 only to be written-off 3.40.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Taylor Cub - СШАUSA - 1931

BSAAC Lancastrian G-AGWK "Star Trail" which was written off in this accident at Bermuda on the night of 4/5.9.47.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Avro Lancastrian / Type 691 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945

Piper J-3C-65 Cub with a very complex history is OO-JOZ (1867) formerly PH-NKC.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Piper Cub J-3/J-4 / L-4 Grasshopper / PA-11 - СШАUSA - 1937

Shown at Newcastle in the company of BKS Ambassador G-ALZT, is Autocrat G-AIBR (2151) in Brooklands Aviation colours during 1960. The aircraft was withdrawn from use in 1970.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Airspeed Ambassador / AS.57 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1947Auster J/1 - J/5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945

Our mention in Feedback p82/27 of the Walsh Bros Flying Boats prompted Keith Cruttenden to send this Auckland Institute & Museum shot of one of their aircraft taking off at Kohimarama, now known as Mission Bay. The caption records that this aircraft was powered by an 80hp Anzani engine and reference to our listing on page 81/3 identifies it as the Walsh Solo Flying Boat c/n 4 of 1918. A clear resemblance to the Curtiss model F is apparent although little detail is discernable.
After ARCHIVE 2/83 was printed the Editor noticed that there were apparently two people in the 'Solo Flying Boat'! Now Warren P.Russell has positively identified the photo as being of the Curtiss Flying Boat 'B' in its original version "No.1 Bus". The engine details quoted on the official Museum photo are clearly incorrect as a Curtiss OX-5 was always used.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Curtiss F - СШАUSA - 1913

Autocrat OY-DPI (2129) which has worn these marks from new has visited Britain in recent years but this shot by Erik Holm was taken in Denmark during the sixties.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Auster J/1 - J/5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945

This photograph of Auster SE-ARE floatplane, via Malcolm Fillmore, raises a number of questions. We do not know the location (the Mini at least is British-registered) but more importantly, a study of the original shows a very clear letter N painted over beneath the hyphen, the other letters are washable - so perhaps there was an intended sale elsewhere which did not take place?

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Auster J/1 - J/5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945

Autocrat G-AHHH (2011) spent twenty years in France as F-BAVR between 1950 and 1970. It is shown here airborne at the PFA Rally at Leicester in 1980.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Auster J/1 - J/5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945

One of the very large batch of Austers which features in this edition of UK C of A Applications, Autocrat G-AIBX has been operated for almost twenty years by the Wasp Flying Group at Panshangar and was photographed at Sywell on 3.7.77.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Auster J/1 - J/5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945

Autocrat G-AGVI at Silloth 15.4.60.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Auster J/1 - J/5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945

Something of a rare Auster in British marks, J/1 G-AHHI spent from 1946 to 1957 in Belgium as OO-ANL and OO-PIT, so it must have been photographed before being written off in January 1959.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Auster J/1 - J/5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945

Another Danish visitor, Autocrat OY-DGY (2025) at Leicester on 6.7.80.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Auster J/1 - J/5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945

J/1N G-AHSO (2123) of Skegness Air Taxi at Sywell 3.7.76.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Auster J/1 - J/5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945

Part of the Don Everall fleet, J/1N G-AHST (2137) with Terrier G-ASYG at home at Wolverhampton on 30.3.68.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Auster AOP.6 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945Auster J/1 - J/5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945

Slightly further from home, VP-KFK was originally VP-UAK (2115) and is shown here at Lympne, presumably when it returned to its birthplace to become G-ARRL in 1961.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Auster J/1 - J/5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945

Now with the RAE Aero Club at Farnborough, G-AHHT was built as a J/1 and later converted to J/1N standard.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Auster J/1 - J/5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945

Caught by the Editor taking a Dutch holiday at Midden-Zeeland on 20.8.79, J/1N G-AHHP has since been overtaken by current trends and re-registered G-SIME.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Auster J/1 - J/5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945

Another of John Sexton's subjects at Grimbergen is Libravia's WA.41 Baladou OO-LIB (1873).

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Wassmer WA-40 / WA-50 - ФранцияFrance - 1959

The 1952-vintage Cessna 170B OO-SIZ (1858) at Diest 18.8.79

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Cessna 120 / 140 / 170 - СШАUSA - 1945

One of two Reims-built Cessna F150Hs acquired by the Royal Antwerp AC in late 1968, OO-JTH (1866) at Grimbergen 5.3.69.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Cessna 150 / 152 - СШАUSA - 1957

The reason for the cancellation of Piel CP.301A Emeraude OO-JEP (1891) is not immediately known to us.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Piel Emeraude / Diamant / Beryl - ФранцияFrance - 1952

A Fokker F.XXII SE-ABA which crashed on take-off at Malmo on 9.6.36.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fokker F.XXXVI / F.XXII - НидерландыNetherlands - 1934

Although the marks OO-DEA were not officially taken up by this FN.333 Riviera (later OO-HEB CofR 1807), ample evidence that they were worn is provided above.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Nardi F.N.333 Riviera - ИталияItaly - 1952

On the subject of G-AEHL, we have received this photo taken at Witney about 1939. Behind it the other two Swallows are G-AFGC and G-AELJ, with Moth G-AAKO at the end of the line. Of the four only G-AELJ was not impressed.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: British Klemm L.25 Swallow - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1933De Havilland Gipsy Moth / Moth X - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928

No stranger to British airfields, SIAI-Marchetti S.208 OO-MAP (1892) clearly announcing its model number when landing at Southend on 26.4.70.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SIAI-Marchetti SM.205 / SM.208 - ИталияItaly - 1965

Via E.D.Daw we have recently received this photo of G-AAKK piloted by Francis Chichester arriving in Australia on 30.1.30. Since his flight terminated at Darwin on 25.1.30 and Sydney on 31.1.30 there seems to be an error here somewhere! It is also noticeable that the Moth is not carrying the name "Mme Elijah" which was definitely worn during the trans-Tasman crossing as ZK-AKK in 1931.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Gipsy Moth / Moth X - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1928

The second prototype Cunliffe-Owen Concordia G-AKBE, presumably at the 1947 SBAC show at Radlett. What would they have called the SST if this type had been successful?

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Cunliffe-Owen Concordia - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1947