Pete in Lincs Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Found this link on hyperscale. It leads to a series of 'LIFE' photographs on facebook labeled as 'RAF Base 1940' http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_145686296745510&key=0eff82a158b9bcd735539ea921a97f93&libId=il9uf09l010009tm000DA7ma7u1s9&cuid=f-&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.network54.com%2FForum%2F149674%2Fthread%2F1456861218%2Flast-1456861218%2F%2528View%2BAll%2BMessages%2BIn%2BThis%2BThread%2529&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmedia%2Fset%2F%3Fset%3Da.1720244971554825.1073742292.1634742540105069%26type%3D3&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.network54.com%2FForum%2F149674&title=Plane%20Talking%20-%20HyperScale's%20Aircraft%20Scale%20Model%20Discussion%20Forum%3A%20LIFE%20series%20%22RAF%20Base%201940%22%20...&txt=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmedia%2Fset%2F%3Fset%3Da.1720244971554825.1073742292.1634742540105069%26amp%3Btype%3D3 Some great pictures and it would be nice to find out where it is and get some names to go with the faces. Thanks to the original poster 'Mark Allen M' Pete 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 (edited) Link, please? EDIT Thanks. Edited March 2, 2016 by Graham Boak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waistgunner Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Nice pictures . Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 (edited) Well the Spitfires are clearly 65 squadron and some searching reveals the Hurricanes as 253 squadron. Both squadrons are linked to Manston in early 1940 so I would put that out as a suggestion for the location. Edit: The Blenheims are 604 squadron and there's a photo of John Cunningham. So Manston it is. All three squadrons were there prior to the battle of France. There's also a couple of photos of Bob Stanford Tuck among the faces. Other than that the photos are superb. Edited March 2, 2016 by noelh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Great pictures. I think that's Bob Stanford Tuck in the 19th row from the top and there's another one which looks like Brian Lane climbing from a Hurricane but I think he flew Spitfires in 1940 so I'm probably wrong John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 Ah, Manston. Thanks for that. I thought I saw Tuck there but wasn't totally sure. Yes, they are great pictures though. Anyone else notice the slightly wobbly black/white demarcation on the Hurricane nose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango98 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Could that be Brian Kingcombe seated (left) in photo114? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigglesof266 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Found this link on hyperscale. Thank you for sharing the link here Pete. Full of detail, I especially love the images of the Blenheim. Something about Blenheim aesthetics that have always been a magnet to my eyes, especially the Mk. 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Two bladed Hurricanes with Pole aerials. Nice ideas there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcastle Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Interesting paint job on the old-style Fordson crash-fire tender too! Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selwyn Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Well the Spitfires are clearly 65 squadron and some searching reveals the Hurricanes as 253 squadron. Both squadrons are linked to Manston in early 1940 so I would put that out as a suggestion for the location. Edit: The Blenheims are 604 squadron and there's a photo of John Cunningham. So Manston it is. All three squadrons were there prior to the battle of France. There's also a couple of photos of Bob Stanford Tuck among the faces. Other than that the photos are superb. 604 moved to Manston 15th May 40. One of the picture captions (A Hurricane) reports the aircraft lost in early June 40 so that gives the Time scale as photos taken in the second half of May / first half June 40. Further to this is John Cunningham in the photo set. He arrived with 604 on the 15th May but was detached to the AFDU on the 17th May so possibly putting the pictures as being taken between the 15th and 17th May! (Thats during the Battle of France) Interestingly the Bowsers are camoflaged, I always understood that UK based RAF vehicles were camoflaged post Dunkirk? Selwyn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?138089-Unknown-RAF-base-1940-amazing-photos You might like to follow this link for other comments, the "Definitely Northolt" and the other links, especially if you like early Halifaxes being loaded with bombs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Roberts Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Thanks so much for posting this. I have an interest in 65 Squadron for this period, and Gordon Olive in particular. Appreciate your find. PR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 If you go over to hyperscale.com using the link at the top you will find that more links have been added to show a whole set of pictures that were taken back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 (edited) Have you noticed other albums? - the one called "Singapour & Malaysia" shows Blenheims (of 27 Squadron - very interesting - with fin flash and second serial on rudder!) , Buffalos (huge set), Hudsons, Wirraway and Boeing 314... https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1720693034843352.1073742296.1634742540105069&type=3 Thanks for sharing! J-W Edited March 3, 2016 by JWM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 (edited) http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?138089-Unknown-RAF-base-1940-amazing-photos You might like to follow this link for other comments, the "Definitely Northolt" and the other links, especially if you like early Halifaxes being loaded with bombs... Not definitely Northolt 65 squadron were based in in Hornchurch and deployed to Manston daily. 604 and 253 were at Manston at the same time. It doesn't take much googling to put all three together in Manston in May. If we knew the dates they were taken. That would nail it. Edited March 4, 2016 by noelh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Quite a few of Stanford Tuck. I met him on a train in December 1970. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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