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SOCIETY NEWS The Society’s Library — Chris Ashworth Collection n December 2005 the Society’s Avro Anson — Summary of ILibrary was presented with a Production December 1951. A.V. large quantity of material from the Roe and Company, Manchester. collection which belonged to the 1951. 5pp. aviation historian Chris Ashworth. A particular feature of the Avro Athena Mk1 and Mk2 (two collection is a large number of company brochures). A.V. Roe and typescripts recording the Company, Manchester. c.1948. development of a number of Avro Athena. R.C.B. Ashworth. British civil and military aircraft 1980. 4pp. types (particularly detailed in their records of individual aircraft Avro Tudor I and II (two company histories and squadron allocations), brochures). A.V. Roe and Company, air force units/squadrons and Manchester. c.1946. airfield histories. Cataloguing of the collection is ongoing but some Avro Tudor. D.N. Tattersall. 5pp. of the highlights recorded so far summarised below: Sea Balliol T21. R.C.B. Ashworth. c.1976. 7pp. Collection of Aircraft Type Numbers and Data Lists for Miles Aircraft Ltd Bristol F2b in Squadron Service (incorporating Phillips and Powis 1918-1932. C. Bowyer. 17pp. Ltd), de Havilland Aircraft The Armstrong Siddeley Mamba- Company Limited, Hawker Aircraft Bristol Brigand Met.3. R.C.B. powered Avro Athena T1, VM125. RAeS Library photo. Ltd. and Short Brothers & Harland Ashworth. c.1986. 2pp. Ltd, P.H.T. Green et al, 1949-1952. Includes Miles Aircraft ‘U’ numbers The Bristol Buckingham. R.C.B. Hastings Met1. R.C.B. Ashworth. and the type numbers for de Ashworth. 10pp. c.1984. 6pp. Havilland Aircraft Proprietary Limited Australia (DHA), de Cierva C19 (Avro-built). R.C.B. Hawker Sea Hawk. R.C.B. Havilland Aircraft Canada (DHC), Ashworth. 1998. 14pp. Ashworth. c.1983. 99pp. de Havilland Aircraft Company of New Zealand (DHNZ) and de The de Havilland DH9A in Service. Jet Provost: Reprinted from Flight, Havilland Technical School (TK1- R.C.B. Ashworth. 7pp. 6 May 1955. Hunting Percival TS1). Aircraft, Luton. 1955. 12pp. Early Naval Vampires. R.C.B. Illustrated. Armstrong Whitworth AW660 Ashworth. c.1987. 10pp. Includes detailed cutaway diagram Argosy. R.C.B. Ashworth. c.1982. and comparative performance 14pp. A History of the Douglas Skyraider summaries of the P84 Jet Provost AEW1. British Aviation Research TMk1 (Measured) and the Jet Auster T7. R.C.B. Ashworth. c.1985. Group — Naval Aviation Research Fairey Gannet. R.C.B. Ashworth. Provost Development (Estimated). 20pp. Section, Yateley. 1974. 56pp. c.1986. 74pp. Illustrated. Lockheed A-11/SR-71 — the Auster AOP6. R.C.B. Ashworth. Gloster E1/44. R.C.B. Ashworth. ‘Baffling Blackbird’. R.C.B. c.1980. 52pp. A Short History of the English 1984. 2pp. Ashworth. 1977. 7pp. Electric Company Limited (Aviation Javelin FAW9. R.C.B. Ashworth. Auster AOP9. R.C.B. Ashworth. Branch). R.C.B. Ashworth and H. The Martin 2-0-2 — Model Plans c.1980. 4pp. 20pp. Bonney. c.1953. 17pp and Specifications. Martin Aircraft Gloster Meteor PR10. R.C.B. Company. c.1948. Collection of typescript histories of Canberra B(1)8. R.C.B. Ashworth. Ashworth. c.1978. 7pp. various Avro aircraft types. R.C.B. 1979. 13pp. Miles Martinet. R.C.B. Ashworth. Ashworth. c.1997-1998. The Long-Nose Meteors. R. Lindsay. c.1980. 28pp. Includes histories of the Avro 504R, Canberra U/D10. R.C.B. Ashworth. 1976. 12pp. 523 Pike, 534 Baby, 536, 538 ‘Racer’, 1981. 4pp. Pobjoy Airmotors. R.C.B. Ashworth. 543 Baby, 546, 547 Triplane, 549 Grumman Martlet — Scottish 3pp. Aldershot, 554 Antarctic Baby, 555 Lightning F1. R.C.B. Ashworth. Aviation World War II Assemblies. Bison, 557 Ava, 560, 561/563 1976. 12pp. R.C.B. Ashworth. c.1979. 7pp Reminiscences of Douglas Pobjoy Andover, 566/567 Avenger, 562 Records individual aircraft histories and Pobjoy Airmotors Ltd. of Mr Avis, 571/572 Buffalo,574/587 Lightning F3. R.C.B. Ashworth. of the numerous Grumman Martlet George Luff and Mr R. Marshall. (Cierva C.6), 575/611/617 (C.8L), 576 c.1985. 22pp. I and II which were assembled, test 5pp. (Cierva C.9), 581 Avian, 582, flown and delivered to the Royal 586/587, 594 Avian III and IIIA, 616 Fairey Barracuda III. R.C.B. Air Force and Fleet Arm by Scottish Saab-17/-18A/-18B/-21A/-21R/Safir Avian IVM and V, 618 Ten, 619 Five, Ashworth. c.1984-1985. 9pp. Aviation Ltd at Prestwick. — Some Technical Data (six items). 621, 627 Mailplane, 631, 637, 638 Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget Club Cadet, 642, 643 MkII Cadet, Fairey Firefly T7/AS7. R.C.B. A&AEE Hastings. R.C.B. Ashworth. (SAAB Aircraft Co.), Linkoping. 646 Sea Tutor and 671 (Cierva C.30). Ashworth. 1981. 23pp. c.1985. 6pp. 1948. 8 The Aerospace Professional SOCIETY NEWS Skeeter. R.C.B. Ashworth. c.1979. 13pp. Saro W14 Skeeter. J. Cullens. 4pp. Supermarine Attacker. R.C.B. Ashworth. c.1978. 22pp. Supermarine Swift. R.C.B. Ashworth. c.1987. 25pp. Westland Whirlwind Helicopter. R.C.B. Ashworth. c.1980. 87pp. Westland Whirlwind and the RAF. R.C.B. Ashworth. 41pp. Whirlwind HAR21. R.C.B. Ashworth. c.1987. 5pp. Avro Tudor 4, G-AAHNN, Star Leopard, of BSAA. RAeS Library photo. Whirlwind HAS22. R.C.B. Ashworth. c.1987. 7pp. (A&AEE) at Martlesham Heath No33 Squadron. R. Lindsay. 1977. Berlin Airlift. R.C.B. Ashworth. 8pp. between 1928 and 1934. 4pp. Includes detailed chronology of the airlift, tonnages carried, civilian The History of the Rotol Flight Test The History of 42 Squadron. contractors and accident summary. Department 1939-1947. R.C.B. Anonymous. c.1962. 29pp. Ashworth. 8pp. History of Croydon Airport. W. Includes details of Spitfires and Notes on Servicing Echelon Nicol. c.1980. 12pp. other aircraft types used by Rotol. Operating with No.42 Squadron. M.AeOp Barratt. 24pp. Ireland Takes Wing — the Aer Culdrose Crash Log 9.9.1947 to Lingus Story. R.C.B. Ashworth. 15.1.1971. G. Wakeham. 11pp. 1975. 3pp. No201 Squadron Royal Air Force: the History of a Famous Naval and Hucknall Flying Testbeds. R.C.B. The Story of RAF Bolt Head. L. Coastal Command Unit. Ashworth. 7pp. Hunt. 1966. 3pp. Anonymous. 1960. 16pp. A History of 226 OCU (Operational Records individual aircraft histories. Conversion Unit). R. Lindsay. 1977. History of Royal Air Force History of No210 Squadron. 8pp. Martlesham Heath Aircraft: Early Gravesend. Air Historical Branch. Anonymous. c.1960. 46pp. 1930s — Featuring the Hawker 1961. 5pp. Includes appendices recording A History of No236 OCU Hart. G. Kinsey and R. Harrison. squadron locations, aircraft types (Operational Conversion Unit). Martlesham Heath Aviation The Story of RAF Harrowbeer. L. operated, submarines sunk by the R.C.B. Ashworth. 2pp. Historic Society, Martlesham Heath. Hunt. 1966. 4pp. squadron and casualties of both c.1982. 21pp. Illustrated. WW1 and WW2. The North East’s Auxiliaries. R. Records details of over 50 aircraft History of RAF Hawkinge. R. Lindsay. 1976. 8pp. which underwent flight testing trials Humphreys. c.1980. 34pp. The History of No220 Squadron Concise history of 606, 607 and 608 at the Aeroplane and Armament Royal Air Force. Anonymous. 1957. Squadrons of the Royal Auxiliary Experimental Establishment History of RAF Base Malta. R.C.B. 17pp. Air Force. Ashworth. 15pp. Grahame-White — Pioneer Airman History of No2 Squadron Royal A Short History of No234 Squadron Royal Air Force 1917-1955. R.A. and Supreme Showman. R.C.B. Australian Air Force 1916-1952. Royal Ashworth. 28pp. Australian Air Force — Historical Brown. 1956. 31pp. Section. The Speciality Press The Harvard-Boston Aviation Limited, Melbourne. c.1953. 24pp. No242 Squadron Royal Air Force: Meeting at Atlantic, Massachusetts, Squadron History and Notes. A.E.M. 3-13 September 1910. R.C.B. 27 Squadron — The Flying Barton. 1962. 24pp. Ashworth. 4pp. Elephants. C. Bowyer. Caldicotts Ltd, Gainsborough. c.1966. 12pp. No208 AFS (Advanced Flying All enquiries regarding the Illustrated. School)/9 FTS. R.C.B. Ashworth. collection should be addressed 9pp. to: Brian Riddle, Librarian, Royal Martin 2-00-22, YV-CC-AAMB, of Linea Aeronautical Society, 4 Hamilton Aeropostal Venezolana (LAV), No209 AFS (Advanced Flying Place, London W1J 7BQ, UK. Tel: leaving the Glenn L. Martin plant at School)/12 FTS. R.C.B. Ashworth. +44 (0)20 7670 4362. e-mail: Baltimore. RAeS Library photo. 9pp. [email protected] Library embers are advised that the Society’s Librarian, MBrian Riddle, will be away on leave from 7-14 August inclusive. Members will be able to use the Library Reading Room for reference purposes during this period. AUGUST 2006 9 Afterburner Society News NATIONAL AEROSPACE LIBRARY George Saynor Archive On 14 November 2013 two heavy, large, rusting, old, metal shipping trunks were delivered to the National Aerospace Library at Farnborough by John Kime. These contained the archives of his grandfather, George William Saynor AFRAeS (1890-1970). Formerly of the Royal Air Force and the Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co Ltd, in 1928 George Saynor travelled to Canada and, after a brief period at Canadian Vickers, designed with Robert Norman Bell AFRAeS a single-seater high-wing parasol monoplane — the Saynor & Bell Canadian Cub (40hp ABC Motors Limited Scorpion II) CF-APS [span 25ft; overall length 18ft; overall height 6ft 1½ inches] — which was fi rst fl own on 4 December 1930 at St Hubert Airport, located in the borough of Longueuil, Quebec. Unusually, the aircraft’s rounded plywood monocoque fuselage and wings had been assembled by the designers in the basement of a house in the Maisonneuve district of Montreal. The British weekly journal Flight on 1 May 1931 noted, in a praiseworthy review of the aircraft: “Its performance is remarkably good, having proved to be well behaved in the air, free from vices, and has performed all the usual aerobatic feats,” however, the aircraft ultimately proved to be under-powered and only one example was ever built, the project being abandoned during the subsequent Great Depression era.