John Battersby recently unearthed a copy of The Aeroplane of 6.12.40 in which a feature "British Aeroplanes On Active Service 1940" includes the Arpin (as the Arpin Monoplane Trainer, between Armstrong Whitworth Whitley and Avro Anson) with a side-view drawing of it in camouflage, RAF markings and spats, with the note "Prototype only completed".

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Arpin A-1 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1938

Keith Cruttenden recently acquired the tea-stained photo of Avro 621 Tutor G-ADYW. We know of course that this was originally Trainer K1231 converted at Eastleigh for T C S Westbrook with CofA dated 23.6.36, based at Eastleigh and sold to Grimsby Aviation Ltd about 6.39. It was at Waltham (Grimsby) at the time of the Impressment Review on 31.8.39 the CofA having expired earlier that month, but it was scrapped there during 1940 without being Impressed. Does anyone have any information about the attractive colour scheme shown here? Also, is the location identifiable? It has a white fence which may be the rails of a racecourse and a high wire fence behind that. The first owner was General Manager at Brooklands from 1.37, does that help?

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Avro Tutor/Sea Tutor/Prefect / Type 621/646/626 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1929