Chartair's Airspeed Consul G-AIUR in United Nations titles as UN95 in 1948 for operations in Palestine. See extract for 5.5.49 on p.95/75 and further comments above.
Flight May 5th 1949: * p.535 - The UNO charter of Consul aircraft has ended with the return to Croydon of the last one on 23rd April. In July 1948 the UNO had chartered 5 Consuls from Air Enterprises Ltd and Morton Air Services Ltd for use by the UN Palestine Commission, based in Beirut. A further two were added after two months or so. (The aircraft were probably painted all white with "UN" serials).
F: 5.5.49 p.535 - The provision of Airspeed Consuls for the UNO operation in Palestine was a joint Air Enterprises Ltd and Morton Air Services Ltd operation. The two Croydon-based companies in turn leased Consuls from other operators. A total of seven aircraft were involved between 24.7.48 and 23.4.49. They included:
G-AGVY Air Enterprises Ltd UN serial unknown, crashed near Hairture village, Lebanon 14.2.49 en route Beirut to Amman. Pilot G E Whitehead and radio operator S Burden were both killed.
G-AHFT Morton Air Services Ltd, as UN99.
G-AIOT Air Enterprises Ltd, as UN97.
G-AIUR Chartair Ltd, as UN95.
G-AIUU International Airways, as UN102.
G-AJLJ Air Enterprises Ltd, as UN96, was damaged at Beirut 11.11.48 when struck on the ground by a USAF C-47 "8958".
Air Enterprises also used DH.89A G-AFMJ as "3" on UNO duties.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Airspeed Consul / AS.65 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1949

Klemm L.25 OH-KLA with Poinsard engine and modified rudder shape seen at Jami in 6.54. See extract for 20.10.49.
Flight October 20th 1949 * p.518 - Four Finnish students bought a wrecked 1929 Klemm L.25 in 1946 which was damaged when it fell through the ice on landing in 1941 and had spent the next five years in open storage. Originally owned by a Major Bremer and in very bad condition, it has been rebuilt at Mikkeli and redesigned with a 28 hp Poinsard engine (from a Pou du Ciel) replacing the original 20 hp Mercedes. The main wheels were off a Soviet Pe-2 and the aircraft, now registered OH-KLA, had been test flown by K J Temmes. A photo appears in the Archive Special Complete Registers of Finland of the Klemm in original guise as K-SABA, does anyone have a photo with the Poinsard engine?
F 20.10.49 * p.518 - Klemm L.25 OH-KLA still exists, awaiting restoration at the Finnish Aviation Museum, Vantaa. The Poinsard engine lacked power and was later replaced by a Continental A-65. The Pe-2 wheels were presumably tailwheels originally.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Klemm L.25 - L.28 Swallow - ГерманияGermany - 1927

The Caudron G.III at Meaux reported in the extract for 7.7.49 matches F-AFDC c/n 2551.
Flight July 7th 1949: * p.27 - In an article on the second post-war Grand Prix de Meaux (near Paris) held "recently" was a photo of an airworthy Caudron G.III "circa 1914" being demonstrated. It was registered F-AFxx. What was this and its fate?
F: 7.7.49 * p.27 - The Caudron G.III at Meaux appears to be F-AFDC c/n 2551, though the last two letters are partly obscured in the photo. A MSAE French Register of 1964 mentioned an airworthy G.III kept at St Cyr but with c/n 2531, while the Musee de l'Air example is always given as c/n 324.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Caudron G.3 - ФранцияFrance - 1913

Sqn Ldr Banner gave a sprightly demonstration of the Blackburn monoplane.
The 1912 Blackburn single-seat monoplane with 50 hp Gnome rotary engine, seen flying post-WW2, is still going strong with Shuttleworth at Old Warden. See 22.9.49.
Flight September 22nd 1949 * p.378 - Warden Aviation Co have just completed the reconstruction of a Blackburn Monoplane with a 50hp Gnome. It was built in 1912 by mechanic George Watson (currently manager - experimental dept at Blackburns) to the order of Francis M Glew. Its last flight was in 1913 and it was now flown again by Gp Capt Wheeler at the RAF Henlow Battle of Britain Display. In a letter from the Publicity Manager of Blackburns published in Aeroplane on 9.12.49, p.799, it was confirmed that it had been built at Balm Road, Leeds in 1912 but was not assembled and flown until early 1913 at Lofthouse Park, near Wakefield.
F: 22.9.49 p.378 - The reconstructed 1912 Blackburn Monoplane is the Shuttleworth Collection's G-AANI, the oldest British aeroplane still flying. We have sufficient material from Peter Green about this aircraft's early flights to make up a future article for Archive.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Blackburn Mercury / Type D / Type E - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1911

The Beardmore Wee Bee won the 1923 Air Ministry lightplane trials and is seen at the time wearing No.4 - see extract for 9.9.49.
Aeroplane September 9th 1949 * p.353 - Recently discovered in Australia was the 1924 Beardmore Wee Bee ultralight exported there in the 30s. It had been in store since 1939 but was in good condition and was being restored by Vincent Boyes of Victoria who hopes to have it flying soon.
A: 9.9.49 p.353 - The only Beardmore Wee Bee (32 hp Bristol Cherub) was built for the Air Ministry 2-seater lightplane trials held at Lympne in 1924. It carried the number 4 and won the £2 500 first prize. Registered G-EBJJ by 8.25, it did not receive its CofA until 4.3.30. In 1933 it went to Australia and became VH-URJ. After its 1949 resurrection it was obtained by Vincent Boyes. It was reported to have crashed, but whether this was on its first flight after rebuild (as the lack of reports of other flying suggests) is not known. After the crash it was grounded and for some time was used for Boyes' children to play in, a sad end for an aircraft that made its mark in history.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Beardmore W.B.XXIV Wee Bee - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1924