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AIR KRUISE.

1. ”Flight” Oct 1955, history. 2. Angela Ackworth in her Air Kruise uniform. 3. 1955 Staff day trip to Ostend on DC3. 4. Audrey Kennard and Val Lipscombe at Ferryfield. 5. Air Kruise D.H.Dragon Rapide G-AEWL at Lympne 1950. 6. Air Kruise Dragon Rapide at Lympne. 7. G-AHJI at Blackbushe and later in 1954 at Ferryfield. 8. HRH the Duke of Edinburgh and DC3 at Ferryfield 5th April 1956. 9. HRH the Duke of Edinburgh exits G-AIME at Ferryfield. 10. HRH leaves G-AIME with Michael Day (SCA Tech Director). 11. Postcard of DC3 G-ANLF. 12. G-AMZB,G-AMYX and G-AOBN at Ferryfield 1954. 13. DC3’s at Ferryfield(colour). 14. DC3’s G-AMYX and G-AMYV. 15. DC3 G-AMYX. 15a. Silver City ‘no passport’ flight. 16. DC3 at Linz – Hungarian aid mission 1956. 16a. “ “ “ “ “ 17. B170 Mk21 and DC3 interiors in passenger configuration. 17a. DC3 interior 1955. 18. G-ANLF flying the MOA and Air Kruise flags 1956. 19. 2,3 and 4 Air Kruise DC3s at Ferryfield 1955. 20. Val Sanders in her Air Kruise uniform 1957. 21. Val Sanders on charter flight with group of missionaries. 22. Val Sanders in navy blue uniform en-route to Malta.

AIR KRUISE… cont

23. Wing Commander Hugh Kennard. 24. Daily Telegraph 24.6.1995 Hugh Kennard Obituary. 25. Ferry News Nov 1957. 26. Air Kruise Lympne pleasure flight ticket. 27. Air Kruise ticket 20th July 1947 £1.0.0 pleasure flight C.Adams,F.Sutton.

AUDREY KENNARD’S ALBUM VOLUME 1 PAGE 1.

1. Valerie Sanders. 1a. Air Commodore ‘Taffy’ Powell. 2. Stirling Moss and Angela Acworth. 2A. Audrey and Hugh Kennard. 3. Capt Jerry Rosser and F/O Wannop in a Herald. 3a. Jerry Rosser in a Herald. 4. Last flight from Lympne Oct 3rd 1954 ,G-AGVC. 4a. “ “ “ “ 5. “ “ Eoin Mekie,Bill Franklin. 5a. “ “ . 6. ‘Mac’ McRae and the last car to leave Lympne. 6a. Lowering the flag. 7. Lew Turner at Lympne. 7a. Lympne,winter 1953 / 54. 8. Hugh and Audrey Kennard. 9. Bobby Vanburen. 10. Bob Large and Ron Hoornaert. 10a. Terry Mattock,George Hunt John Watson and Mike Cole. 11. Pauline Roberts 1959. 11a. Pauline Roberts and Val Sanders 1958. 12. Val Sanders and Bobby Vanburen (summer 1959), Bob Large,Pauline Roberts and Gus Napier 1958. 12a. Pauline Roberts and Jordan,Pauline Roberts and Terry Mattock 1958. 13. John Watson,Pauline Roberts and Mike Cole 1959. May,Manon and Pauline Roberts 1958.

AUDREY KENNARD’S ALBUM VOLUME 1 PAGE 1… cont

13a. Val Sanders and Bobby Vanburen 1959. Gordon Knight,Terry Mattock andGeorge Hunt Lyon 1958. 14. Air Kruise DC3 G-AMYV loading a jet engine 1956. 14a. “ “ G-ANLF 1955. 15. “ “ G-AMYV. 2 Air Kruise DC3s. 15a. Interior of an Air Kruise B170 Mk21 G-AIFM 1955. 16. Air Kruise DC3 G-ANLF 1955. 16a. “ “ . 17. An Air Kruise DC3,2 Dragon Rapides and a B170 Mk 32 at Lympne 1953.

AUDREY KENNARD’S ALBUM VOLUME 1 PAGE 2. 17a. Libya. 18. Waw Elnamus,Libya. 18a. Hugh Kennard and a group of ladies. 19. SCA S 51 helicopter at Shoreham 28.8.1954. 19a. Len Birch (maint f/man),Len Madelaine (chf pilot) and Len Lakey (trng capt). 20. Hugh Kennard presents tickets to film contest winners. 20a. “ “ “ “ 21. “ “ “ “ 21a. “ “ “ “ 22. B170 Mk 32 G-ANWJ in experimental livery 1959. 22a. “ “ “ “ 23. Staff cars being used to simulate floor space in proposed AW 670. 23A. “ “ “ “ 24. Audrey Kennard in her office. 24a. Hugh Kennard in his office. 25. Close up of Bristol Hercules 672 engine on a B170 Mk21. 25a. Mr Brimicome in the Ferryfield control tower. 26. Jack Ellis (SATCO) in the Ferryfield control tower. 26a. Lew Turner at the Ferryfield check – in desk. 27. Simca car part imports. 27a. “ “

AUDREY KENNARD’S ALBUM VOLUME 1 PAGE 2….cont

28. 50th Anniversary of the Bleriot Channel crossing,the Bleriot replica on approach to Ferryfield during the Daily Mail London to Paris Air Race July 24th 1959. 28a. Bleriot replica lands. 29. The Bleriot pilot Jean Salis and an SCA A/H. 29a. “ “ . 30. “ “ . 30a. Jean Salis with his old Humber. 31. “ “ 31a. “ “ 32. An earlier replica being loaded into a B170 Mk 21.

AUDREY KENNARD’S ALBUM VOLUME 1 PAGE 3.

33. A ramp being positioned awaiting the arrival of Stirling Moss in the Daily Mail Air Race. 33a. Stirling Moss takes a Lydd roundabout at speed. 34. Stirling Moss drives up the ramp into the aircraft. 34a. Unloading a Paris – London car. 35. Driving off the apron. 35a. An unscheduled stop on the airport road. 36. Sheila Van Dam in her Daily Mail Air Race entry at Eastleigh. 36a. Sheila Van Dam’s car being loaded at Eastleigh. 37. Daily Mail Air Race entry loading. 37a. Daily Mail Air Race entry Artie Shaw ,Vespa dealer. 38. Race check point ,Eoin Mekie (SCA Chairman). 38a. Daily Mail Air Race entry ,van / ambulance. 39. “ “ “ “. 39a. ?

AUDREY KENNARD’S ALBUM VOLUME 2.

SMALL INDIVIDUAL PICTURES OF AIR KRUISE STAFF.

B170 Mk21.Page 1.

1. Operating details –Ken Honey. 2. Cockpit. 2a. Air Kruise G-AIFM at Ferryfield. 3. Passenger cabin. 4. G-AGVB loading cars at Lympne. 5. G-AGVB on lease to Compagnie Air Transport as F-BHVB colour. 6. 3 aircraft at Filton G-AIME, G-AGVB + I other. 7. G-AGVC in Bristol A.C. livery prior to delivery and in SCA Livery at Blackbushe 8. G-AGVC breaks a leg at Ronaldsway I.O.M. 30-6-62. 9. G-AGVC details of damage. 10. G-AGVD at Lympne. 10a. G-AHJD. 11. G-AHJG and a civil Sterling at Blackbushe. 12. G-AHJI at Ferryfield in the snow. 13. G-AHJI at Ferryfield. 14. G-AHJI on duty in Libya. 15. G-AHJP. 16. G-AHJD on lease from Airwork. 17. G-AICM accident in Berlin. 18. G-AICS two liveries. 19. G-AIFM as F-BEND. 20. G-AIFM colour. 21. G-AIFV. 22. G-AIFV filming’ Man in the Sky’ crash at Wolverhampton. 23. G-AIFV with ‘Secret Engine’.

B170 Mk21.Page 1…cont

24. G-AIFV in ditch. 25. G-AIME at Lympne. 26. G-AIME at Lympne 1948/49. 27 G-AIME close up of Hercules 672 power plant. 28. G-AIME at Ferryfield. 29. G-AIME at Ferryfield now named ‘City of Exeter’. 30. G-AIMH at Blackbushe Feb. 1956 original livery and at Lympne in later livery named ‘ City of Birmingham ‘.

B170 Mk21PAGE No.2.

31. G-AIMH colour,G-AIME,trio of Mk21’s at Ferryfield G-AIME 31a. G-AIMH colour. 32 G-AIMH and G-AIME colour. 32a. Mk32 G-AMWF and Mk21 G-AIFM. 33. G-AIMH in Manx Airways livery. 34. G-AIMH colour. 35. Mk IIA G-AHJD at Accra – Airworks colour. 36. G-AIFF – Bristol A.C. livery. 37. G-AICT Channel Airways, colour. 38. Fairy Aviation colour and Trans European G-AGPV,colour. 39. G-AIFS Ex Iberia colour. 40. G-AIFO. 41. D.BIDD LTU colour. 42. Mk31.leading particulars. 43. RNZAF Mk31. 44. RNZAF Mk31 instrument panel. 45. C-FDFC Mk 31 colour. 46. C-GYOS Mk 31 Hawkair colour. 47. G-AMLP Mk 31 Air Charter. 47a. G-AMSA Mk 31 Air Charter and Boscombe Down colour. 48. G-AMLJ Mk 31 BKS and EI-APC Mk31.Aer Turas colour. 49. CF-TFX Mk 31 Wardair and G-41-1-66 ex Iberia colour. 50. CF-WAE Mk 31 Norcanair and EC-AHT colour. 51. Mk 31 T.A.R.and F-BFUD Air Littoral colour. 52. G-BISU Mk 31 Instone andCF-YOO Lambair colour. 53. G-BISU Flight library colour. 54. Ex RNZAF Mk31.

B170 Mk21PAGE No.2…cont

55. Ex SAFE Mk 31 restaurant at Waihi N.Z. 1944 ZK-EPC. 56. One night in Waitomo. 57. Air Charter Mk 31. 58. Air charter Mk 31 Voyager loads 2 new Jaguars. 59. Ex SAFE Mk31 in New Zealand ZK-CPT. 59a. “ “ “ 60. “ “ “ 60a. “ “ “ 61.. Aircraft Illustrated B170 Part 1---4. 62. Database B170 ‘Aeroplane’ July 2002. 63. RAAF Mk21 with auto-coarsening,montage by Peter Adam’s son.

BRITISH AVIATION SERVICES and BRITAVIA OVERSEAS OPERATIONS

PAGE 1. 1. British Aviation Services history. 2. Flight Dec 19th1946,naming of Lancastrian ‘City of London’ at Langley. 3. Mosquitos and Spitfires awaiting delivery to Turkish Air Force. 4. Lancastrian,Canso and Lodestar at Blackbushe. 5. Britavia Ferry Unit. 6. Aug 20th1955,Canberra flight New York to London. 7. Pilot’s Wives. 8. Record breaking Canberra. 9. Pilots and Air Commodore Powell at Heathrow. 10. Moneypenny at Heathrow. 11. Pilots reunited with their wives. 12. B170Mk31.G-AINN delivered to RCAF. 13. Avro 19. 14. B170Mk21 G-AICM at Abadan. 15. Pilots fly home on Air India from Bombay. 16. DC3.G-AJAV in Salisbury Southern Rhodesia. 17. News clip about Winston Churchill’s DC3. 18. Percival Prince G-AMLX force landed in Cuba. 19. Wrecked Prince G-AMLX. 20. Grumman Mallard 1950. 21. King Farouk’s Mallard 1950. 22. Grumman Mallard. 23. B170Mk21 G-AIME in Iraq. 24. B170Mk21 G-AIME on Petroleum contract. 25. B170Mk32 G-AMWA visits the Persian Gulf. 26. Singapore crew rest 1947.


PAGE 1…cont 27. Catalina ferry crew Singapore and Rome 1947. 28. Catalina ferry crew Bahrain 1947. 29. Catalina at Sharjah September 1947. 30. PBY5A at Blackbushe 1947,Mallard at Goose Bay 1949. 31. Lockheed Lodestar G-AJAW and Shell Oil Mallard.


PAGE 2.

32. Short Sealand—Tussus-Le-Noble 1949. 33. Photographic Lancaster based at Blackbushe 1948-1949 TW669. 34. Photographs from the Lancaster. 35. Roots contract 1952 Tamanrasset. 36. B170Mk21 G-AIFM at Tamanrasset. 37. Tamanrasset. 38. G-AIFM. Tamanrasset. 39. Crew write Happy Xmas on G-AIFM 1952. 40. Crew at Tamanrasset. 41. “ “

BRISTOL FREIGHTER Mk32 PAGE 1.

1. Oct 2nd1953.Aeroplane.-Transport pilots viewpoint.(3.pages). 1a. Operating details and cross channel routes (2pages). 2. General arrangement G-AMWB. 2a. B170.G-ANWK. 3. First production G-AMWA pre-delivery SCA livery,Artists’ impression. 4. G-AMWA in early SCA livery. 5. G-AMWA in delivery colours. 5a G-AMWA. 6. “ 6a. “ 7. G-AMWA fresh from Bristols 8. G-AMWA.Old and new livery. 8a. Now named ‘City of London’,(colour). 9. 1958.G-AMWB.1960 in new colours ‘City of Salisbury’. 10. G-AMWB (colour). 10a. G-AMWC. 11. G-AMWC. Ferryfield. 12. G-AMWC. 13. G-AMWC inside in full passenger trim. 13a. Inside G-AMWC. 14. Passengers board all seater G-AMWC at Ferryfield. 15. G-AMWC. 15a. G-AMWC and G-AMWD in latest livery carrying the name 14th July (ex WK ). 16. G-AMWD. 16a. G-AMWE.

BRISTOL FREIGHTER Mk32 PAGE 1….cont 17. G-AMWE and G-AMWF at Blackbushe. 17a. G-AMWF at Ferryfield. 18. G-ANWG at Le Touquet (colour) and named ‘City of Winchester’ at Ferryfield. 18a. G-ANWG at Ferryfield. 19. G-ANWG and row of Mk 32s. 19a. G-ANWH 1960 – 1958. 20. G-ANWI (colour). 21. G-ANWI with unusual logo - background G-AMWF in ‘One off’ livery,G-ANWI in Cie Air Transport livery but UK reg.

BRISTOL FREIGHTER Mk 32 PAGE No.2.

22. G-ANWJ in early SCA days. 22a. G-ANWJ. 23. G-ANWJ 1959 and BUA in later years. 24. G-ANWJ in experimental livery 1959. 25. G-ANWK at Le Touquet 1959 (colour) and Ferryfield 1958. 25 a.G-ANWK.25a.G-ANWK. 26. Passengers board G-ANWK 1958. 26a. Frank Jeanr (PR) and G-ANWK. 26b. G-ANWK ‘Quatorze Juillet’ (port), 14thJuly (stbd). 27. G-ANWL (City of Worcester). 27a. G-ANWM at Hurn and in new livery at Ferryfield. 28. G-ANWN in old and new livery (colour). 28a. G-ANWN.(colour). 29. Close ups of Mk 32. 29a. Early days at Lympne. 30. Mk 32 passenger cabin (colour). 30a. Cockpit. 31. Close up of a Bristol Hercules 734 engine. 32. Close up of the nose. 33. Engine maintenance. 34. Engine maintenance. 35. Refuelling. 36. Cockpit. 37. 3 Aircraft in final SCA livery at Ferryfield. 38. Company release of new colour scheme. 39. Decca Navigator.

BRISTOL FREIGHTER Mk 32 PAGE No.2….cont

40. CAT F-BKBD at Le Touquet and F-BKBG at Ferryfield. 40a. F-BKBI and F-BLHH.(colour). 41. CAT Aircraft with engine feathered (colour). 41a. G-APAV ex Channel Airbridge in BUA livery. 42. G-ANWK in British United livery. 43. G-ANWJ BUA and G-ANWN at Eastleigh BUA (colour). 44. G-ANWJ,G-ANWM at Hurn. 44a. G-AOUV and G-AMWD at Gatwick (colour). 45. G-APAU Sabena.—G-APAV BUA. 45a. G-ANVS,G-AMSA ex Channel Airbridge..

BRISTOL FREIGHTER Mk 32 PAGE 3.

46. G-APAU and G-AMLP in Midland Air Cargo livery 1974. 47. G-APAV Sabena at Ferryfield. 47a. F-BPIN CAT.(colour). 48. G-APAV BUA Sandstone/Blue. 48a G-ANVR BAF. 49. G-AOUU Ferryfield 1963.Change over livery. 49a. “ “ “ “ “ 50. G-AOUU Ferryfield February 1963. 50a. Air Charter Mk32. 51. G-AMWC SCA 1962 and G-ANWK BUA 1963 at Ferryfield. 52. G-ANVR BUA at Gatwick,G-ANWJ BUA.(colour). 53. G-ANVS BUA 1965,G-ANWK BAF. 53a. Southend accident. 54. BAF G-ANWK at Biggin Hill Air Show. 55. F-BPIM in late CAT livery. 56. G-APAV.—G-ANVR. BUA. 57. G-AMLP and G-APAU BAF 1969. 58. G-AMLP BAF Airbourne Runway 04 Ferryfield 1969. 59. Air Charter Mk32.Vigilent. 60. Channel Air Bridge aircraft and new Rolls-Royce. 61. Channel Airbridge G-ANVR at Southend. 62. Midland Air Cargo Mk .32.

CLIPS FROM FERRY NEWS.

1. Tenth anniversary issue July 1958. 1a. March-April 1956. 2. April-May 1956 (3) Royal Visit. 3. August 1956. 4. September 1956.King Feisal. 5. October 1956. Biggin Hill,West Malling. 6. November 1956. Dragonfly carried by B170. 7. December 1956. Hungarian Airlift. 8. February 1957. Film stars,Canberra. 9. March 1957. 10. April 1957.Herons. 11. May 1957. Brian Johnston, down your way. 12. June 1957. 13. August 1957. 14. September 1957. 15. October 1957. Miss BAS Contest. 16. November 1957. 17. December 1957. 18. January 1958. DC3.New colours. 19. February 1958. 20. March 1958. 21. April 1958. Libya. 22. May 1958. Tony Hancock,passenger Mk 32,Link Trainer. 23. June 1958. 24. August 1958. 10th Anniversary. 25. September 1958. 26. October 1958.

DC3,HERMES AND OTHER SCA/BAS AIRCRAFT. Page 1.

1. DC-3 Operating details—Ken Honey. 1a. DC3 at Blackbushe late 40’s. 2. DC3.”City of Kilmarie” at Blackbushe late 40’s. 3. G-AJAV V.I.P.DC3 at Blackbushe. 4. DC3 G-ANAE and G-AMWV “City of Lancaster” colour. 5. DC3 G-ANLF. 6. DC3 G-AOBN in Radio Calibration Unit livery early 60’s. 7. DC3 “ “ “ “ “ colour. 8. DC3 “ City of Cambridge “in the hangar at Ferryfield. 9. Detail of DC3 engine and undercarriage. 9a. SCA DC3 G-AIWC at Luqa,Malta 29th October 1959. 10. DC3 at Ferryfield. 11. DC3 G-AMYX at Ferryfield. 12. G-ALPN. and DC2 Mercury Airways. 13. EI-ACK at Ferryfield 1960. 14. Hermes, leading particulars. 15. Hermes G-ALDI,Britavia Blackbushe mid 50’s. 16. “ G-ALDJ at Blackbushe. 17. “ G-ALDM at Manston,Silver City. 18. Leroy passengers and Hermes,Manston. 19. “ G-ALDI”City of Coventry” and G-ALDP “City of Truro” at Manston. 20. Hermes G-ALDI and G-ALDP at Manston. 21. G-ALDG at Manston,G-ALDU at Gatwick. 22. Hermes at Manston boarding troops (Silver City). 23. “ G-ALDG “City of Chester”at Manston (Silver City). 24. “ G-ALDU Silver City Silver Arrow at Gatwick and

G-ALDG, Luqa, Malta.

DC3,HERMES AND OTHER SCA/BAS AIRCRAFT. Page 1.

25. Hermes G-ALDG and G-ALDI accident at Luqa, Malta. 26. “ G-ALDI Recovery. 27. “ G-ALDI Recovery. 28. “ G-ALDF Britavia Blackbushe and cut-away G-ALDK. 29. “ G-ALDG at Manston. 30. “ Interior. 31. “ “

DC3,HERMES AND OTHER SCA / BAS AIRCRAFT Page 2.

32. G-ALDJ accident at Blackbushe 6th November 1956. 33. West African BOAC Hermes accident report Oct 24th 1952 (the Aeroplane) 34. Silver City Viscount 708 G-ARER Jan 1962 Wymeswold colour. 35. Silver City Viscount 708 G-ARER . 36. Airspeed Consul Silver City G-AIUS and Air Kruise Dragon Rapide G-AESR at Ferryfield. 37. “ “ “ “ “ “ 38. Air Kruise Dragon Rapide G-AESR and G-AEWL at Ferryfield. 39. Silver City Dove G-AOYC at Ferryfield 1959 and 1960. 40. Dove G-AIWE at Blackbushe. 41. Dove G-ANGE in Libya. 42. D H Heron G-AOZN. 42a. D H Heron G-AOZN. 43. Lancastrian G-AHBW “City of London”. 44 “ “ at Blackbushe late 40’s. 45. “ “City of New York”. 46. “ Interior. 47. Westland S.51.Dragonfly G-ANLV Ferryfield 27.Aug 1954. 48. Two pictures of the Dragonfly. 49. Hurel Dubois 34 7th production aircraft on lease to Silver City in Libya June 1959 F-BICU. 50. HD 34’S. 51. HD 34’S. 52. Breguet Deux Pont F-BASL on lease to Silver City 1953. 53. The Breguet Deux Pont in Air France livery. 54. “ “ “

DC3,HERMES AND OTHER SCA / BAS AIRCRAFT Page 2….cont 55. Aquila 2 Short Solents (colour). 56. The Aquila fleet list. 57. Aquila Solent G-AKNU. 58. Viscount 708 G-ARBY BUA (colour)ex SCA aircraft and Merchantman G-AYLD 1973 in Silver City livery (colour). 59. Lockheed Lodestar G-AJAW based at Blackbushe late 40s. 60. Armstrong Whitworth Argosy. 61. Armstrong Whitworth AW 670 car ferry project. 62. “ “ “ “ “ 63. Blackburn Beverley car ferry ? 64. Future ferry project by Taffy Powell.

DC3,HERMES AND OTHER SCA / BAS AIRCRAFT Page 3.

65. News cutting ,new SCA aircraft – Herald variant. 66. News cutting ,Heralds for Ferryfield and Ferryfield football. 67. Breguet Deux Pont ,SCA news cutting and ad. 68. Lockheed 12A VH-ABH ex SCA (colour).

FERRYFIELD VOLUME 1.Page 1.

1. Richard Costain Advert from ‘Flight’ 13th April 1956. 1a. The history of Lydd airport 1954 – 1975. 1b. Ferryfield airport (AA & Industry magazine 1955) 6 pages. 2. Construction of the Terminal Building. 3. Text of Lydd history. 4. Silver City decade “Flight”18 July 1958 2 pages both sides. 5. 20 Minutes over the sea Esso magazine 2 pages both sides. 6. G-AMWG and G-ANWI loading (blow up of postcard). 7. July 1964 article. 7a. ’Ferryfield takes over’---‘Flight’ 8th October 1954. 8. F&H Herald article 1966 and advert for engineering staff (2). 9. News article 1st April 1956 and 1958. 10. Airfield charts Lydd and Lympne. 11. 1954 Overhead the threshold 04. 11a. Overhead looking east. 12. Looking westward across the apron. 12a. Looking over the terminal towards Greatstone. 13. Overhead looking towards Dungeness Point. 13a. Surfacing Runway 04. 14. Apron work. 14a. The terminal building takes shape. 15. 1957 14.Mk32s,4 Mk21s,2 DC3s,1 Consul and a Prince. 16. “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ 17. Control tower nearly finished,Miles Messenger,AC Powell,Eoin Mekie and Capt Madelaine.

FERRYFIELD VOLUME 1.Page 1…cont

17a. Car park. 18. Hangar construction 1955. 18a . “ “ 19. “ “ 19a .G-ANWM undergoes a check 4 late 50’s. 20. Mk 32 on heavy maintenance 1956. 21. G-ANWK check 4,Jack Hayman and Brian Sparrow discuss the situation. 22. The powerplant bay. 22a. The metal shop and technical records. 23. Staff cars used to ‘Trial’ the hold of the proposed AW 670

marked out on the hangar floor.

FERRYFIELD VOLUME 1. Page 2.

24. The ‘Shacklip’ in operation,invented by SCA pilot Bert Hayes. 24a. Aircraft apron line-ups. 25. Air Kruise and Silver City ‘Tilleybuses’. 25a. The passenger building faces out onto the apron. 26. Terminal check – in and AA / RAC lounge. 26a. Restaurant. 27. Passenger building. 28. Progress on the new Air Kruise building 1956. 28a. The completed Air Kruise building. 29. Arrival at the car park. 29a. Outbound tunnel and flight despatch 1959—comic titles. 30. Check in instructions. 30a. AA and RAC. 31. Customs in outbound tunnel. 31a. Passengers in lounge. 32. Cars loading on the apron. 32a. Car loading as seen from inside the hold (Vauxhall Velox). 33. Inside the control tower. 33a. Radar control. 34. Passengers wait to be called. 34a. The new administration building. 35. The car arrives at Le Touquet. 35a. Passengers arriving on G-AMWF 36. Thompson Bowser in operation. 36a. Four Freighters in the snow February 1963.(1 Sabena). 37. B170 Mk 32 loading from a BRS lorry.

FERRYFIELD VOLUME 1. Page 2….cont

37a. Drifting snow. 38. A.T Controllers view of the apron. 38a. Inbound Customs area. 39. AA man checks MG sports car docs. 39a. B170 Mk 32 loading. 40. B170 approaching Dungeness and DC3 G-AMYV over Littlestone (colour). 40a. Outbound over New Romney and Dungeness Point (colour). 41. October 1956 Scooter unloading from G-ANWI at Ostend. 41a. 1959 Winter. 42. Car park 1954. 42a. East Kent coaches in the car park 1954.

FERRYFIELD VOL 1 Page 3.

43. Carvair G-ASDC in south end of the hangar. 43a. Expedition. 44. Army cadets with B170 Mk21. 44a. Frank Jeans with unknown group. 45. Morning line-up of Mk32s 1954. 45a. 10th Anniversary celebrations 1958. 46. Control tower. 47. Publicity shoot on the apron October 1968. 48. The car park in British United days. 49. 27th August 1954, S51 Dragonfly helicopter arrives. 50. Bleriot replica arriving. 50a. Fokker F27 demonstrator PH-NVF arrives 1959. 51. Msr Salis with Bleriot replica 1959. 51a. Bleriot replica. 52. Bleriot replica and Mk32 G-AMWB. 53. Bleriot replica being unloaded at Calais. 53a. SCA and Bleriot crews celebrate. 54. Stirling Moss arrives in his Renault Gordini in the Daily Mail

London ---- Paris air race 1959.

55. Daily Mail air race entry, triple cyclists. 56. Bill Kerr (Engineering Manager) talks to SAFE crew. 1960. 56a. Export Austin Minis. 57. Import Simcas July 1959.

FERRYFIELD VOLUME 2 Page 2.

82. SCA PR Bulletin 13th Feb 1958 London – Milan. 83. Line up of B170 Mk 32s WG,WC,WM and DC3 G-AMYV. 84. Simca imported cars and Mk 32 G-ANWH. 85. G-ANWG and photo shoot. 86. Renault London to Paris air race practice. 87. Cessna and CAT Mk32 F-BLHH in the snow Feb 1963. 88. Publicity photo shoot ,2 BAF Carvairs. 89. B170 Fuel tank repair in the workshop. 90. Overhead Ferryfield looking east 1954. 91. Lydd airport brochure mid 60s. 92. John Duncan’s Mk31 loading Alistair White’s A40. 93. John Duncan’s Mk31 arrives at the reunion 1996. 94. Len Lakey’s certificate for participating in the London to Paris Air race 1959.

KEN HONEY ALBUM PAGE 1.

1. B170 Mk32 at Ferryfield May1956. 1a. G-ANWK at Ferryfield. 2. B170 Mk32’s in formation. 2a. View from below. 3. B170 Mk32 air shot. 3a. G-ANWM at Le Touquet. 4. Trio of Mk32’s at Ferryfield. 4a. Mk21 with pre-mod blunt spinner. 5. DC3 in Libya. 6. DC3 ZS-DDC in Libya. 6a. ”Frost Field” Esso drilling camp. 7. Refuelling,Ken Honey and Doug Phillips. 7a. DC2.ZS-DFX. 8. ”Boots” O’Reilly and Ken Honey in Libya. Loading Bell47 in

Benghazi.

8a. D.Noel,K.Honey,D.Phillips. Camp change over day DC3 G-AMZB. 9. G-ANLF Engine change. 9a. DC3 and Camel at Ghat and Hun. 10. Crash site of Twin Pioneer G-AOEO. Dick Dolezal. 10a. Sebha. DC3 ZS-DDC and John Arnot. 11. Ex Foreign Legion fort at Sebha.Harry Hopkins,Ken Honey. 11a. Pre-war Italian hangar. 12. K.Honey,Singie,B.Colvin,H.Tubman,C.Hellewell,Ali. 12a. Dove G-ANGE. 13. Liberator crash site. 13a. Camel logo. G-AIME.

KEN HONEY ALBUM PAGE 1. 14. B170 Mk21 G-AIME. 14a. “ “ “ 15. “ “ “ 15a. G-ANWN at Ferryfield. 16. G-ANWK at Ferryfield. 16a. Runway 14 at Le Touquet. 17. G-AMWD at Le Touquet. 17a. G-AMWA and G-AMWD 1959. 18. G-ANWH at Le Touquet. 18a B170 Mk21 G-AHJD.

KEN HONEY ALBUM PAGE 2.

19. G-AMWF loading display material for the Paris Air Show W.Pearson,T.Jago, at Le Bourget. 19a. Mel Gibson,J.Bucknell,K.Honey. K.Honey,J.Bucknell, G.Hunt at Copenhagen. Alan Frost,Rita,Beryl and Ken Honey,Mel Gibson at Manston. 20. Runway 25. at Le Touquet,G-AIFV at Blackbushe. 20a. Manx Mk21 ,unloading Triumph Herald for the 1960 Paris Motor Show. 21. B170 Mk21 F-BHVB Companie Air Transport and Air Kruise B170 Mk21 G-AHJI. 21a. G-AIME and G-AHJI.

LIST OF PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS HELD BY THE SCA.

1. Air Kruise. 2. Audrey Kennard’s album Vol 1. 3. Audrey Kennard’s album Vol 2. 4. British Aviation Services and Britavia overseas Operations. 5. B170 Mk 21. 6. B170 Mk 32 7. The Carvair 8. Clips from Ferry News 9. DC3,Hermes and other SCA / BAS aircraft. 10. Ferryfield Vol 1. 11. Ferryfield Vol 2. 12. Ken Honey’s album. 13. Lympne and other airports Vol 1. 14. Lympne and other airports Vol 2. 15. Mag & News cover of the Car Ferry. 16. Miscellaneous. 17. Postcards 18. Royal Visit to Ferryfield 19. Silver City operations in Libya 20. Silver City reunions 1988 --- 2009 Vol 1 21. Silver City reunions 1988 --- 2009 Vol 2 22. Silver City staff Vol 1. 23. Silver City staff Vol 2. 24. Silver City staff Vol 3. 25. Visiting personalities & interesting loads.

LYMPNE AND OTHER AIRPORTS VOLUME 1 PAGE 1.

1. ’Channel Airlift’ reprint from ‘Aeroplane’ Aug 10th 1951. 2. Route Lympne—Le Touquet 1948. 3. Overhead view 1951. 3a. Overhead view 1954. 4. Nissen huts. 5. First B170 at Lympne. 6. Crowded apron. 7. The days’ flying begins. 8. G-AIFV. 9. G-AIME and G-AIFV. 9a. An SCAL Mk21 loads a Citroen. 10. G-AGVD,G-AMWA and G-AMWF. 11. Individual ramps being used to load an Armstrong Siddeley Lancaster. 11a. Group with company van. 12. Eoin Mekie and group, Penny Fathing bicycle. 13. Derek Wellard 1954 with G-AIME. 14. 1951.Le Mans ‘D’ type Jaguar with Len Gilham. 15. “ “ “ “ and Jaguar Manager. 16. AJS advert at Lympne. 17. Loading a car and the company van. 18. Argentinian polo pony July 1950. 19. Loading freight 1949-50. 20. Rolls-Royce boards G-AIME July 1950,Hugh Kennard’s

Bristol 403.

21. Triumph Roadster. 22. Hillman Minx’s.

LYMPNE AND OTHER AIRPORTS VOLUME 1 PAGE 1…cont

23. Morgan and Bristol 401 record 12th October 1950. 24. Tony Crook’s Bristol 401. 25. “ “ “ 26. Modified nose door braces G-AGVB 1950-51. 27. Standard Vanguard Mk 1A. 28. Standard Vanguard Mk1. 29. Another Standard Vanguard. 30. Jaguar. 31. Mk V Bentley. 32. Singer.

LYMPNE AND OTHER AIRPORTS VOLUME 1 PAGE2.

33. Vauxhall Velox. 34. Buick. 35. Nash. 36. Austin 16. 37. Bentley plus owners. 38. Mk V Jaguar. 39. SS Jaguar. 40. Load of carpets. 41. Two passengers in front of B170 Mk 21. 42. Passenger cabin entrance. 42a. 1904 Darracq boarding in 1950. 42b. Polish pianist with his piano. 42c. Closing of Lympne ,staff picture. 42d. ’Mac’McRae ,Eoin Mekie and Lew Turner lower the flag. 42e. ’Mac’ with the flag.


. 43. Highland Regiment boards Hermes at Blackbushe. 43a. DC3 staff outing. 43b. Staff, Miles Aerovan and Consul. 44. A Piper plays the troops aboard. 45. Group with Britavia Hermes At Blackbushe. 46. Kilted Soldiers board a Britavia Hermes at Blackbushe. 47. Britavia Hermes at Blackbushe with Army and RAF. 48. Blackbushe –B170 Mk21 and Mk32’s. 49. Staff with the Lockheed Lodestar. 49a. Hermes 4th September 1958. 49. SCA buildings at Manston. 50a. Silver Arrow. 51. Overhead view of Manston. 52. Isle of Thanet Gazette Sept 2nd1960. Manston reception. 52a. Hermes charter to Ypres 1960. 53. Isle of Thanet Gazette Sept 2nd1960 Manston future. 54. Thanet Times Oct 4th1960 Manston trooping . 54a. Kent Messenger Sept 231960. 55. Thanet Times Oct 4th1960,Troops board Hermes. 55a. Manston History. 56. B170 G-ANWK. 57. Hermes ‘City of Truro’ in the hangar. 57a. Two Hermes outside the hangar. 58. Hermes G-ALDG. 59. Five Manston engineers August 1960 (colour). 59a. Manston staff prior to closing in 1962. 60. List of staff (2 pages ).

LYMPNE AND OTHER AIRPORTS VOLUME 2 PAGE 1. cont

61. A.F Beer of Sandwich loading cattle onto a Mk32. 62. Manston staff party. 63. “ “ 64. “ “ 65. Staff party for children Jan 1962. 66. Air Ferry Carvair G-ASKG – SCA Mk32 G-AMWA (colour). 66a. Mk 32s G-AMWA and G-AMWD. 67. Cartoon of Manston hangar by Dennis Horle. (Sandwich).


68. SCA Bulletin Blackpool to Ostend. 69. “ “ 100,000th Coach-Air passenger. 70. “ “ “ “ “ “ “ 71. B170 Mk32 at Gatwick (beehive). 72. Ferry News June 1959.Hurn. 73. London Taxi from Eastleigh to Cherbourg. 74. Start of Eastleigh to Cherbourg. 75. First landing on 8,000 Ft runway at Cherbourg Dec 22nd1961. 76. Accident at Le Touquet Nov1949. 77. 50th anniversary of Eastleigh operations. 78. Firefly dinghy, Eastleigh to Cherbourg 1952. 79. Cherbourg. 80. Hurn 1960. 81. Hurn ops 1961. 82. Calais Marck. 83. Blackpool 26th June 1962.SCA DC3 G-ALPN ‘City of Belfast’. 84. “ “ “ “ .SCA Mk21 G-AIME ‘City of Exeter’ After a flight from the Isle of Man. 84a. A Starways DC3, G-AMPY at Blackpool 26th June 1962.

MAGAZINE & NEWSPAPER COVERAGE OF THE CAR FERRY OPERATION

PAGE 1.

1. Touchdown. London—Australia by Lancastrian. D.Day. 2. Aeroplane July 18th 1947 London—Australia. 3. Eagle annual 1962 Silver City story. 4. The Motor July 28th 1948—Channel crossing new style. 5. Tatler Jan 20th1954 Magic carpet to France. 6. The Sphere Aug 2nd 1952 Air ferry across the channel. 7. Aeroplane Aug 10th1951 Channel Airlift. 8. Flight Oct 8th1954 Ferryfield takes over. 9. Richard Costain Flight ad 13th April 1956&18th July 1958. 10. Reprint from Flight 8th Oct 1954. 11. Punch April 2nd 1958 Channel hop 446-449. 12. “ “ “ “ “ “ Original. 13. Confidential ideas! Joke new car ferry aircraft. 14. 20 Minutes over the sea, Esso magazine. 15. Fast freighting at Ferryfield. 16 Kentish Express Nov27th1959.Operation of Ferryfield. 17. Illustrated London News Sep 25th1954. 17a. Evening Standard July 14th 1958. 18. B170 Mk21 and Aquila pictures. 19. The Sphere July 17th1954. 20. Flight colour ad by Bristol Aeroplane Sep 4th1953 20a. Matchless Advert with G-AHJP. 21. Flight colour ad April 17th1953. Dowty. 22. Aeroplane ad Dec 26th1952. DH Props. 23. Aeroplane ad Dec 19th1947. Bristol (Indian ops).


PAGE 1….cont

24. Flight July 9th1954. DH Props. G-AIMH. 25. Flight Nov 13th1953. Dowty. 26. SCA Brochure. 27. Aeroplane ad Jan 2nd1948. Bristol (Indian ops). 28. Veteran and Vintage magazine 6.1958. Austin. 29. Best of British May 1998 SCA in the sky. 30. Flight March 27th1959 Channel air ferries. 31. Cars over the channel.D.Whybrow. 32. Independent Nov 16th1991. Wing and a prayer in a Carvair. 33. Carvairs. 34. Motor Nov 21st1970. Farewell to Lydd.

MAGAZINE & NEWSPAPER COVERAGE OF THE CAR FERRY

OPERATION.Page 2.

34. ’Flight’ Aug 2nd 1962 BUAF. 35. ’Flight’ Dec7th 1967 BUAF to BAF. 35A. 3 pages—Kent Life, Dily Teleg 1999, Kent Exp 2005. 36. Kent Life Nov 1996.Lydd--& G-ANYB before conversion to Carvair. 37. Airfix Magazine.May 1962. SCA ad. 38. B170 and Lancastrian. 39. BUA Group News Autumn 1963. G-AOBN,Radio Calibration Unit. 40. Southern Daily Echo Aug 7th1953. Canberra ferry. 41. “ “ “ June 26th1953. Breguet 761 & future ideas. 42. Western Morning News Sep 5th2000. Les Dray restores Condor. 43. Southern Daily Echo March 1st2002.Eastleigh. 44. Start up at Ferryfield 1954.New idea. 45. Worthing Gazette Aug 5th1960.&Kentish Express Sep 9th1960.Cross

channel and Lobsters. 46. Southern Evening Echo. Yachts follow Freighters. 47. Daily Mirror.May 18th1960.Signal toothpaste ad. 48. News of the World May 29th1960. Ford Anglia ad. 49. Folkestone Herald.Aug 27th1960. Car transporter. 50. Cars illustrated Aug 1960.New Saab import. 51. Lydd and New Romney Fire Brigade---Castle Moat bowmen off on a trip. 52. Evening Standard.July 14th1958.10TH Anniversary. 53. Aeroplane commercial news.Jan 21st1965.How to make cars fly. 54. General cuttings about Lydd and SCA (both sides). 55. Flight Aug 6th1954. ATC and 222 crossings a day. 56. Aeronautics Oct 1957. Channel trip. 57. Route applications. 58. Route applications.


OPERATION.Page 2…cont

59. Aeroplane July 1993. Poem and B170 colour picture. 60. Aeroplane.2003.


OPERATION.PAGE 3.

59. Le-Mans 1959. Schedule of cars flown by SCA from Eastleigh. (6.pages). 60. Confessions of an airline pilot—Aeroplane monthly April 1991 . SCA Lancastrian. (11.pages) 61. F&H.Herald May 30th1953 Romney Marsh Airfield plans. 62. Herald Oct 8th1998.Air ferry article. 63. Evening Standard Sep 1966. Worrying times for the car ferry. 64. The last Bristol bows out (Propliner) 3 Double sided pages. 65. F&H.Herald 2004 look back to 1954 & 1979. 66. F&H.Herald 24.06.2004 look back to 1954. 67. SCA ad by The General Steam Navigation Co. 67a. Monaco Grand Prix flights SCA Hermes. 68. Ten years of Air Ferrying (2 pages) 69. Daily Telegraph August 14th 1999 ‘Come drive with me’. 70. Illustrated London News July 3rd 1954.(4 pages). 71. The Engineer July 9th 1954.Ferryfield.(2 pages) 72. The Shipping World July14th 1954. Ferryfield. 72a. Flight 2nd July 1954 Decca at Ferryfield. 73. “ “ “ Ferryfield. 74. The Electrical Journal 6th August 1954 Ferryfield electrical

Services.

74a. Flight 2ndJuly 1954 Cellon advert. 75. The Standard Car Review August 1954. ‘New ferry airport’. 75a. Highways and Bridges 21st July 1954,new airport at Lydd. 76. Contractors Record and Municipal Engineering 14thJuly

1954 Ferryfield (2 pages).

77. Flight 2nd July 1954 Mk 32 advert , Bristol Aeroplane Co.


OPERATION.PAGE 3…cont

77a. Flight 2nd July 1954, Mk 21, Dowty advert. 78. The Recorder 17th July 1954 ,Britain’s new civil airport (2 pages). 79. The Aeroplane 2nd July 1954, Independent airport (2pages). 80. The Aeroplane 27th July 1954 ‘Ferryfield at work’ (2pages). 81. BBC.Aircraft and Aviation 7th July 1954,’New British airport’.

MAGAZINE & NEWSPAPER COVERAGE OF THE CAR FERRY OPERATION.

PAGE 4.

82. Low cost airport construction ------ Ferryfield. 83. The Motor 1st September 1954,The World’s 1st Car Ferry airport (2 pages). 84. The Aeroplane 2nd July 1954 ,DH Propellers advert. 84a. Flight 2nd July 1954 SCA advert to thank Ferryfield Contractors. 85. The Aeroplane 2nd July 1954 Douglas ‘Tugmaster ‘advert. 86. Proof of Lloyds bank advert for their Ferryfield branch to go into The Times, Daily Telegraph and Financial Times newspapers. 87. Flight 2nd July 1954,Dunlop advert. 87a. Engineering 16th July 1954.Cross Channel Airport. 88. The Contract Journal 15th July 1954,new civil airport. 89. The Courier July 1954 Ferryfield. 90. Construction Engineering 1st August 1954 ,Ferryfield. 90a. Folkestone Herald 3rd July 1954,Ferryfield. 91. Yorks Observer 16th August 1954,’Wings for your car’. 91a. Kentish Express 2nd July 1954 ,1st new airport since the war. 92. SMT Shield 1st August 1954,brand new airport for cars. 92a. ATM Sound Systems advert – Ferryfield. 93. Sunday Graphic 16th August 1954,Ferryfield passengers. 93a. Constructors Engineering 1st August 1954 Constructors list For Ferryfield and Sommerfelds steel advert. 94. Keith Dagwell,Peter Adams,Ken Honey Vic Marks and Bert

Kingsnorth at the 60th Anniversary reunion at Ferryfield 2008.

94a. Ferryfield construction.Taffy Powell’s DH Dragonfly. 95. New Car Ferry airport.

MAGAZINE & NEWSPAPER COVERAGE OF THE CAR FERRY OPERATION.

PAGE 4...cont

96. Cement,Lime and Gravel August 1954,Ferryfield. 97. The British Export Gazette July 1954,Bitain’s newest airport. 98. ’Motor Cycling’ 8th July 1954 ,Ferryfield. 98a. Mayoress of Lydd. 99. Sir William Currie, Chairman of P & O at Ferryfield. 99a. Folkestone & Hythe Herald ,Lydd town council 16th July 1954


PAGE 5.

100. Ferryfield bar, buffet and car park 1954. 100a. Ferryfield terminal building and control tower 1954. 101. Bleriot replica being loaded and baggage at the terminal. 102. Terminal building enquiry desk,Air Kruise building site 1955. 102a. Ferryfield buffet bar 1954. 103. Ferryfield hangar site 1955. 103a. Ferryfield hangar construction 1955 / 56. 104. Completed hangar & Air Kruise building work 1955 / 56. 104a. Air Kruise building work. 105. Kentish Express 17thJuly 2008.Reunion report. 106. ’This is Kent’ 10th July 2008,reunion article. 107. ’This is Kent ‘ 24th July 2008,reunion article. 108. Punch 17th May 1961 Goodyear advert. 108a. Kentish Express 12th April 1957 Ferryfield and Le Touquet football. 109. Daily Telegraph 17th July 1953.’Drunk on plane‘. 109a. Taffy Powell ‘Get well soon’.

MATERIAL AT WORTHING.P1.

BOX No.2.

1. Insurance certificate & driving licence wallet (1). 2. Clock ex B170 Mk32 G-ANWK. 3. Packet—3 new SCA wings,1 new Britavia wings, 2 SCA cap badges. 4. We fly Silver City sticker 2”x3”. (3) 5. Aquila Airways cloth cap badge. 6. BUAF GB sticker red / white 6”x2”. 7. Silver City via air ferry sticker 2”x3” (1). 8. ’We fly SCA ‘Man transparent sticker 2”x3”. 9. Two SCA Logo transfers 1”x2”. 10. 11. Iberia B170 Mk31 60th Anniversary stickers 4”x2”. 12. 13. Sierra Leone 1/3 stamp with B170 on it. 14. SCA Air ferry light blue felt pendants (2). 15. Used SCA car badge x2. 16. Mint SCA car badges (2) Air Comm Powell’s.& Jeremy Dixon. 17. 18. Lydd airport tie. 19. SCA Large ashtray. 20. Packet—4 large and 2 small SCA uniform buttons. 21. Lydd airport matchbox. 22. 23. Print block of train / B170. 24. SCA Logo and B170 print block. 25. 1962.J.Hall’s darts winners medal. 26. Four engraved placards Pax cabin and cockpit.

MATERIAL AT WORTHING.P1…cont 27. Tin containing—Channel Airbridge key fob,. (pinned) / Blue,yellow ‘Speedbird’ button badge,metal SCA B170 long pin badge. 28. Large red BUA GB sticker. 29. 30. Aquila Airways shoulder name badge. 31. B170.Flap limitation placard. 32. B170 Mk31.Air force badge. 33. BUA cloth cap badge. 34. SCA pack of cotton wool for ears. 35. 36. SCA Car windscreen cleaning kit x 2. 37. Navigation computer. 38. SCA Ticket book (empty) 39. SCA Luggage label holder (leather ) 40. Various placards in envelope. 41. A.Lamplughs’s telephone directory 1954. 42. SCA Freight rates handbook cover.

MATERIAL AT WORTHING P2.

BOX.3.

1. Large SCA sticker 6”x5”. 2. Two Hostess hats,one with BUA badge.(Filing cabinet) 3. Full size SCA flag that flew at Ferryfield.(Filing cabinet) 4. Small SCA flag. 18”x12”. 5. Two SCA headrest covers.(Filing cabinet) 6. Two different SCA Bags. 7. SCA Tie. 8. 1990 Lydd Calender. 9. SCA Hostess’s hat with ½ wings and metal SCA badge.(Filing cabinet). 10. ’Wayfarer’ Jig saw puzzle. 11. ’Carvair’ Jig saw puzzle. 12. Black Binder containing 77 SCA Timetables etc + 2 BUA. 13. Black Binder containing—examples of tickets,boarding cards.baggage

labels,stickers,Britavia flight documents,BUA/BUAF timetables.72 Items. (Filing cabinet)

14. Framed General Declaration for Royal Flight. 15. Pair of light blue SCA overalls.(Filing cabinet) 16. Shacklip x2.(Filing cabinet).

BOX.4

1. Silver City table lamp. 2. Radio Headset. 3. Original Airfix B170 Mk32 kit.X 2. 4. Silver City bag SCA plus Logo. 5. “ “ “ “ no Logo. 6. B170 Mk32.G-ANWK Fuel quantity gauge panel including indicators and vacuum gauge. 7. Decca Navigator Display.


BOX.4.. cont

8. Nov 1957 Eagle comic plan of Car Ferry at Ferry field mounted on card. 9. B170 Cockpit control lock. 10. Lydd airport calendar. 11. Large SCA 50th Anniversary clock made by W.Burchett.


SCA CABIN CASE EX F-BKBI Contents. 6. B170 Altimeter. 10. B170 Clock. 11. SCA bag. 14. B170 CHT Gauge. 15. B170 Mk32 Boost gauge (2). 16. B170 Mk32.ASI. (2). 17. B170 Mk32 Flap indicator. 18. B170 Auto-pilot pressure gauge. 21. B170 Oil temperature gauge. 22. B170 Mk32 Fuel Quantity indicator 100 Galls (2). 23. B170 Mk32 Fuel Quantity indicator 135 Galls .

MATERIAL AT WORTHING P.4.

MODELS.

1. B170 Mk32 G-AMWB Silver City,doors shut. 2. B170 Mk32 G-ANWI Silver City,doors open. 3. B170 Mk32 F-BKBG. CAT doors shut. 4. B170 Mk21 G-AHJI. 5. Lancastrian Silver City.G-AHBV. 6. DC3.Silver City G-AMYV.1/144 and 1/72nd. 7. Airspeed Consul Silver City G-AIUS. 8. D.H.Dove Silver City G-AOYC. 9. H.P.Hermes Silver City G-ALDU. 10. Breguet Deux Pont Silver City F-BASL. 11. d.h.Dragon Rapide Air Kruise G-AEWL. 12. Short “Solent” Aquila. 13. ATL 98.Carvair G-ASKN. 14. SCA Viscount 708 G-ARER. 15. SCA Merchantman G-APEI. 16. D.H.Heron SCA G-AOZN. 17. B170 Mk32 Channel Airbridge G-AMSA. 18. Lockheed Lodestar SCA G-AJAW. 19. B170 Mk 32 BUAF G-APAV. 20. B170 Mk 32 MAC G-AMLP. 21. S 51.Dragonfly. G-ANLV. 22. B170 Mk 32 British United G-AOUV. 23. DC3 Silver City Radio Calibration Unit G-AOBN. 24. B170 Mk 32 British Air Ferries. G-APAU.

VIDEOS. 1. ”Wings”.Sep 7th2000,Silver City. 2. Silver City DC3 Picture in Dakota programme. 3. BBC South Today April 19th to 28th2002 50th anniversary of Soton—Cherbourg Air Ferry. 4. Morecombe & Wise film BUA B170’s & Lounge at Ferryfield. 5. BBC Programme LHR 50th Anniversary 1996 B170 Mk31. 6. Eastleigh / Cherbourg mid 50’s.B170 landing at Soton Take-off Soton and Cherbourg approach 7. SCA Reunion Ferryfield June 29th1996.B170 Mk31. 8. SCA Tripoli. 9. B170 /BUA Operations Ferryfield 1966. 10. Old film of SCA Operations at Ferryfield. 11. Video 3.SCA Reunion and flying shots of B170 Mk31. 12. Video.1.Filming “The Battle of Britain”and colour of B170’s at Ferryfield 1963. 13. Channel Air Bridge Carvairs (ATEL film). 14. “Year in flight” Xmas 1996—Heathrow 50th anniversary B170 Mk31. 15. Video from ex SCA Pilot R.Cullum (NZ) 15th April 1999. 16. Large framed poster of Boxing Day 1958 Brands’s Hatch motor racing

meeting ,Silver City Trophy is an event there. 17. Silver City aircraft maintenance schedule drawn up by P.J.Adams (Planning

Engineer).Framed. BOX 10.W.

1. SET OF FERRY NEWS (in house newspaper ) No’s 1 –48 March 1958 --- August 1960. 2. Autosport 9th June 1961 ,SCA Trophy. 3. Message form pad (ops 106)Tele Service. 4. BAS address and phone directory August 1961.

5. B170 Mk 31 drawing. 6. SCA Allowances Manual 1st February 1961. 7. File containing ; BAS a/h blank training certificates,SCA list Of Hermes pilots and contractors addresses. 8. Bristol’s large booklet ‘The new type 170 ‘. 9. Bristol’s B170 Mk 21 spec and purchase contract. 10. SCA folder containing BUA/BUAF &Carvair information. 11. Folder containing ; BAS expense vouchers,BUA job Opportunities .1957 Silver Arrow roster. 12. Folder, BUA/BUAF pay scales and agreements. 13. Book.’The story of our working aircraft – picture of B170 loading a F86 Sabre fuselage. 14. BA first class black handout case with SCS inside lid containing : Britavia cap badge. British United key fob (metal) SCA cloth beret badge. Throttle label B170. Owners plate from Manx Mk 21 G-AGVC. ‘Fly SCA ‘ enamel badge (white). ‘I flew SCA ‘ enamel badge (red/white). Mint SCA car badge c/w bolts. Small glass SCA ashtray. 15.. White box (WOR 20)containing : K.Dagwell’s ETU cunion cards. Part No books for B170 and DC3. Large china SCA ashtray. Wally Burchett’s small SCA clock. Booklet of M.Phillipe Warnault’s SCA collection in France.

16. Spare group photograph of the 2003 reunion. 17. Rolls-Royce magazine May/June 2006 SCA article. 18. ‘Hidden Europe’magazine January 2006 SCA article. 19. ‘Kent Profile’magazine Aug/Sep 2005,SCA article. 20. ‘The Traveller in France’magazine Jan 2004,SCA article. 21. ‘Aeroplane’ 3 issues ‘Story of Taffy Powell. 22. ‘Aeroplane’May 2006,B170 article.

Solent Sky.

23. D.Day’s ‘Manual of Firemanship’.

24. Framed certificate from the Red Cross to Air Kruise for

help in Hungarian relief mission.

25. 3 SCA mugs produced for the 50th Anniversary 1998. 26. Photographs of SCA model aircraft. 27. Lydd Airshow flyer (A4) 1996. 28. SCA coasters by Phil Rix . 29. Letter from Doug Whybrow about BAS. 30. Cartoons fron C.J Barron. 31. Propliner win ter 2007 SCA CD review. 32. Fly Past March 2008 SCA CD review. 33. Jean Ball’s Vaccination certificate. BOX 11W.

1. Book PD2 SCA press cuttings 1954. 2. Audrey Kennard’s original photos on large pages. 3. File ZF1 Lydd airport since SCA. 4. BUF1 BAS job descriptions. 5. G-ANWM Tech Log with last flight in it. 6. WE 3 pictures at Ferryfield during filming of ‘Battle of Britain. 7. BF 3. Aquila Airways --- ‘Eagles over water’. 8. BLU 2. passenger research into the Air Ferry. 9. Ferry News masters. 10. BLU 1. Southampton. 11. Book ‘Transport by air’. 12. Owners plate Alidair Viscount G-ARIR. 13. Darts tankard. 14. B170 Headset. 15. Wally Burchett’s large SCA clock. 16. Carvair engineering course notes.

BF.2.PAYROLL,STAFF LISTS,LETTERHEADS Etc. 1. Blackbushe payroll 1950. 2. Blackbushe stock Nov 1949. 3. Various letterheads SCA,SCA memo,Britavia,Ferry Airports,Aviation

Services. 4. Work in progress Blackbushe Dec 31st1957. 5. List of staff Aviation Servicing Ltd—memo ref Lancastrian. 6. Weight schedule forms. 7. Bristol Aircraft invoice. 8. Hermes operation,flying hours etc. 9. Westminster Airways forms. 10. SCAL/Britavia,A.C.Powell message. 11. Aircraft status.Aug 21 st1953. 12. SCA Instrument reading record. 13. SCA Air charter agreement. 14. Aircraft (bare hull)hire agreement. 15. SCA Ice formation chart. 16. BAS Consul radio 120 hour inspection form. 17. BAS P&W Hornets—Lockheed departure check. 18. SCA Family tree. 19. Aquila “ “ 20. Ferry Airports family tree. 21. Britavia family tree. 22. British Aviation Services BAS family tree. 23. Air Kruise family tree. 24. Ferryfield daily flight plan. 25. Allocation of BAS aircraft 1961 1962. 26. Regulations for tarmac procedures.

MATERIAL AT WORTHING P5

DVDs.

1.Ferryfield 1955 : SCA DC3. SCA Airspeed Consul. Snow. Bristol car. B170 cockpit air shots. Le Touquet. Ferryfield landing and taxy. Duplicate of title 8. 2.Title 4. Skeeter at Lydd. Donald Campbell’s twin at Lydd. Firemen at Ferryfield. Filming ‘The Battle of Britain ‘at Ferryfield. Title 5. Filming ‘The Battle of Britain’at Ferryfield. Title 6. BUA and CAT B170s at Ferryfield. Viscount landing. Title 7. F27 Demonstrator at Ferryfield. Title 8. Consul and early B170 air & ground shots at Ferryfield. Title 9. Tripoli,SCA DC3s,Dove,B170 and Hurel Dubois 34. Title 10. ‘The Riviera touch’ Morecombe & Wise film.


DVDs Contd.

3. Mid 50s B170. Landing at Southampton (Eastleigh). Take – off Southampton (Eastleigh). Approaching Cherbourg. Capt Dick Beesley. F/O Brian Rogers. 4. Norman Lees 1966 BUA 170s,Carvair,CAT 170, BUA 170 Mk31.Colour – no audio. 5. 1996 SCA reunion at Lydd 29th June.John Duncan’s Canadian registered B170 Mk31. 6. Meridian ITV ,Southampton – Cherbourg SCA 50th Anniversary 20th April 2002. ‘Inside out’ Coast to Coast TV programme Lydd Coverage. ‘Wings’ 7th September 2000 Channel 4 ,SCA at Lydd. 7. Channel Air Bridge Carvairs,extract from Southend. 8.

Clips from BBC ‘A year in flight’ December 1996. Heathrow 50th Anniversary 1996.

9. ‘The Man in the Sky’ film with Jack Hawkins.

10. End of film ‘The Rescue’ features B170 Mk31.

MISCELLANEOUS PAGE 1.

1. London head office,Great Cumberland Place. 2. London head office ,Brompton Road. 2a. SCA In flight bulletin. 3. Brian Lamplugh’s retirement clock. 3a Sugar wrapper. 4. SCA Souvenirs 1960. 5. SCA Flight Radio Log 38pgs. 6. Decca Navigator. 7. HP.Herald. 7a. Caddie Visor. 8. ’The Devil casts his net’ 9. British United DC3 G-AMWV at Ronaldsway. 10. Percival Prince 2A Decca Navigator Co,Ferryfield 8th March 1963. 11. Invicta and Air Ferry Viscount at Ferryfield. Demonstrator. 11a. Vickers Viscount demonstrator and crashed Dan Air Viscount. 12. Bristol Sycamore and Royal flight Whirlwind. 12a. D H Heron ZS-OLO. 13. Ferryfield painting by Roy Cross. 13a. Air Kruise DC3 painting by Roy Cross. 14. B170 Mk32 G-AMWA Jack Wood. 14a. Painting by M.Champion of G-AMWA. 15. B170 Mk21 G-AHJI by Stephen Young. 15a. B170 Mk 21 G-AICS by S.Liptrot,Bolton. 16. Britavia Hermes over Valetta.


17. B170 over Lydd by Pat Waddell . 17a. Taffy Powell and Imre Bencze. 18. Fokker F27 at Ferryfield 2000. 19 Sally Maycock’s (Whiting) pay slips. 20. General declaration (copy) Royal visit to Ferryfield. 21. Presentation text of speech to SAE National Aeronautic Meeting April 1952 New York given by Air Commodore G.J. Powell 9 pages. 22. Silver City an address by Mr R.Mawby 13th April 1981. 23. Early history of Silver City. 24. B170 Mk 32 Flying model. 25. Passenger division flying programme Nov 28th . 25a. Channel Airbridge programme Sep 18th 1962. 26. Co pilots lament. 26a. Silver City Aerad chart. 27. Poem on closure of Air Ferry operations. 27a. Poem on Head Office. 28 Desert Lament—Capt Vanburen. 28a. Poem. 29 Poem. 2 pages 30. Cartoon by passenger 1958. 31. 21st Anniversary invite 15th July 1975. 31a. SCA Ball invitation Nov 1955. 32. Britavia invite to view Coronation procession 2-6-1953. 33. Air Commodore Powell’s retirement menu at Dorchester hotel 5-12-1957.


33a 2 New Year cards sent to Bill Kerr from CAT. 34. Harry Watt’s Welfare outing card 1966. 35. SCA Air Ferry pioneers lunch 11-11-1966 plain 36. SCA Air ferry pioneers lunch11-11-1966 signed. 37. Booking aplication form. 38. Roadair cargo services letterhead. 38a. Ferry News letterhead. 39. Silver City Air ferry letterhead. 39a. SCA pax division letterhead. 40. SCA In Flight bulletin Northern Division. 41. SCA memo. 42. Correspondence SCA 1 Great Cumberland Place. 43. “ “ “ “ “ 44. British Aviation Services letter. 45. BAS memo. 45a. British United Air Ferries letter. 46. Britavia National Savings group. 47. SCA Compliments envelope. 48. Safe video cover B170-Argosy. 49 Lydd Fly in June 1996. 50. Steven Young and his painting ‘New Look 1960’ 51. painting of BUA MK 32. 50. Misc BUAF bits. 51. SCA staff filming’ Inside Out’ with BBC South film crew at Lydd July 26th 2004. 52. Signatures of BBC and SCA staff.

MISCELLANEOUS PAGE 4. 53. East Kent coach. 54. East Kent coach service 1958. 54a. East Kent coach service 1963. 55. East Kent coach service 1963. 56. East Kent coach service 1951. 57. B170 Mk21 and 31 production list. 58. Record breaking Canberra with SCA crew. 59. Record breaking Canberra with SCA crew. 60. London City University lecture on airline management given by Doug Whybrow 1995 (SCA example) 10 pages. 61. Reply to invitation to H.R.H The Duke of Edinburgh. 62. Mike Cole’s car in Florida 2007.

18.MODELS.

Airfix 1950’s B170 kit made up.Re-released kit 1990 as CAT F-BKBG. Mk 21 Model G-AHJI from Airfix/Magna . D.C. 3 Airfix model G-AMYV, Lancastrian G-AHBV. B170 Mk 32 G-AMWB modified Airfix.----Mk 21. G-AHJI. Dove G-AOYC- modified Magna kit,Airspeed Consul G-AIUS mod on Oxford,Aquila’Hythe’ G-AGER mod Airfix,Carvair G-ASKN British United (vaccu-form). SCA B170 Mk 32 G-ANWI mod Airfix. Channel Airbridge B170 Mk 32 G-AMSA mod Airfix. SCA 1/144th DC-3 G-AMYV Minicraft. SCA 1/72nd DC-3 G-AOBN Revell. SCA Lancastrian G-AHBV Airfix/Magna. Air Kruise D.H.Rapide G-AEWL Heller. 1/144th SCA BreguetDeux Pont, F-BASL ,Welshman Vaccu . SCA D.H.Heron G-AOZN Airfix SCA S51 Helicopter G-ANLV FM kit French. SCA Hermes G-ALDU 1/96th metal,SCA 1/144th Merchantman G-APEI Airfix. SCA lodestar G-AJAW Heller. SCA Viscount 708 G-ARER Glencoe 1/96th. BAF Carvair G-APNH 1/144th Minicraft. BAF B170 Mk32 G-APAV 1/72nd Airfix. British United B170 Mk 32.G-AOUV. SCA DC-3 G-AOBN Radio Calibration Unit. Radio controlled B170 Mk31.

POSTCARDS.

1. SCA DC3,Mk21,Mk32,Hermes .Early Lympne – Le Touquet route graphic (colour). 1a. Early G-AMWA and two Mk21s at Filton. 2. B170 Mk32 Ferryfield and Le Touquet (colour),Lympne 1948 and 1953. 2a. Air Kruise DC3,B170 over Ferryfield ,four multi ,DC3. 3. G-AIMH (colour),DC3,Air Kruise Rapide,B170’s Ferryfield 3a. B170 G-AGPV ,B170 Mk II G-AICT loading cattle for Malta late 40s. 4. Lympne apron, SCA van ,Mk32 over Le Touquet,CAT Mk32 at Le Touquet,Mk 32 and sports car at Lympne. 4a. Ferryfield 1960 2 Mk32s,Mk32 at Manston, BAF G-AMLP and A Hermes at Le Touquet. 5. Ferryfield multi (colour),B170 Mk32 BAF G-AMLP,Carvair at Ferryfield. 5a. B170,Aquila Hythe (colour) and Carvair (colour). 6. Large PC’s .Overhead Ferryfield and apron. 6a. Ferryfield multicolour,DC3. 7. Large PC DC3 and control tower. 7a. Large PC ,B170 Mk32 and control tower. 8. Large PC B170 Mk 32 G-ANWI. 8a. Large PC B170 Mk 32 nose and control tower. 9. B170Mk32 loading a Rover. 9a. Ferryfield control tower 10. Silver City card of G-AMWA over Le Touquet.

SILVER CITY OPERATIONS IN LIBYA.

1. Staff list. 1a. The story of SCA in Libya 1957 – 1961 Alan Offer. 2. G-AHJI in the desert for BP (colour B170 Mk 21). 3. DC3 G-AMYX and Dove G-AOYC BP Oil camp and Idris. 4. DC3 EI-ACI Engine change. 5. B170 Mk21 G-AIME and G-AHJI at Lulufield. 6. DC3 Engine change in the desert. 7. Engine change Jack Hunt. 8. SCA DKW Jeep and staff in the desert. 9. DC3 and Dove in the desert. 10. DC2 ZS-DFX at Tripoli,Hurel-Dubois 34 and Dove in shot. 10a. DC2 at Tripoli. 11. DC2. 12. DC3 G-AMYX,George Hunt,Alan Kerry,Pidge Palmer. 13. DC3 In the desert. 14. Life ithe desert. 15. DC3 G-AOBN Wing removal in the desert. 16. G-AOBN and EI-ACI. 17. Flying Camel logo and typical load. 18. B170 Mk 21 G-AHJI and DC3 G-ANLF. 19. Engineers Roy Horsley,Ron Townsend,Stan Typoz at work. 20. Local staff. 21. Staff at Tripoli and Sabratha. 22. BP Oil camp in the desert. 23. Over the sand sea to Bled Total and Tripoli market. 24. Libyan Airways B170 Mk 21,cattle-Tripoli –Benghazi 28.2.53

SILVER CITY OPERATIONS IN LIBYA…cont

25. Letter from Tech Director M.Day to Station Engineer Tripoli. 26. Aden detachment—Mukeiras. 27. Aden detachment---Ataq.

SILVER CITY STAFF.Vol.1.PAGE 1.

1. Air Commodore Powell. 1a. Air Commodore Powell. 2. “ “ “ 2a. “ “ “ 3. “ “ “ and Sir Vernon Brown.1939. 4. “ “ “ cover of World Freight July 1953. 5. “ “ “ Retirement . 5a. Syren&Shipping April 21st 1954. 6. Air Commodore Powell with Dave Flett and Jerry Rosser. 7. “ “ “ Obituary.(2 pages). 8. Aeroplane Cartoon. 9. ”Taffy”Powell,Arnold Cussons,Brian Lamplugh,Dave Flett. 10. Eoin Mekie,Bill Franklin,Hugh – Audrey Kennard,Mac Mcrea,Les Pavey. 10a. Eoin Mekie presents a car badge. 11. John Whittemore in Libya,AVM Macdonald,Bill Allan,M.Day. 11a. Bob Bennett,Betty Davies,Pete Bishop,Pam and John Whittemore,AVM Mcdonald,Bill Allan and Michael Day. 12. Trevor Clapp,Hugh Kennard,1st SCA reunion Egham 13th Sep 1962. 12a. 1st Reunion Egham 13th Sept 1962. 13. “ “ “ “ 13a. “ “ “ “ 14. “ “ “ “ 14a. Airlines Ball,Munro Blakemore,Mrs.Whittaker,John and Pam Whittemore. 14b. Head office party at “Taffy’s” Ascot 1947. 15. Head Office party 1959. 15a. “ “ “

SILVER CITY STAFF.Vol.1.PAGE 1. 16. Ferryfield staff outing to Ostend 1955. 16a. “ “ “ “ 17. Day trip on B170 and DC3. 17a. “ “ “ 18. Le Touquet staff at Ferryfield. 18a. Day trip to Ostend J.Burgess,R.Welton,P.Ford,A Cross, M. Rossi,D.Ivory.

SILVER CITY STAFF VOL 1 PAGE 2.

19. Speke Sept 27th1957.B170 Mk 21 G-AICS Lancashire.A.C. 19a. Staff board a Lancastrian,Blackbushe 1947. 20. Staff outing B170 Mk ii G-AGVB. DC3 trip to Cognac Oct 11th1947. 21. Hermes trip from Blackbushe to Paris G-ALDU. 21a. Ferryfield footballers. 22. Ferryfield apron October 1968. 23. Party at Ferryfield Oct 31st1970 . Last flight by G-ANWM. 23a. Ron Phillips at Lympne and Blackbushe. 24. Ron Townsend. 24a. Les Dray and Derek Wellard. 25. Les Dray’s article in “Popular Flying”. 26. Bill Kerr in the Hangar at Ferryfield. 27. Bill Kerr and engineers at Lympne. 28. ”Tug” Wilson and Doug Jones polish Mk 32 windows. 29. Cecil Pumphrey and ME 109 filming “Battle of Britain”, John Shapland and Miles Messanger. 29a. Engineers on a Lancastrian at Blackbushe and watching the Eclipse at Lympne. 30. Engineering darts team win the cup at Ferryfield 1960. 31. Radio Section at Lympne. 31a. Engine change G-AGVC July 1954. 32. Blackbushe Radio workshop 1956 and 1955 staff. 33. Engineers at Ferrfield. 34. Damaged light aircraft at Ferryfield with Eric Kellaway and Mike Wheeler. 35. Engineers at Ferryfield

SILVER CITY STAFF VOL 1 PAGE 2…cont

36. Ferryfield golfers presentations , in the club bar,Rene Leblanc,Harry Watts and Les Arter. 36a. Golfer;Len Madelaine. 37. Golfers ;Eric Ross and George Watson. 37a. At the club bar;Len Birch,Bill Kerr,Harry Watts,Bill Sydall, Dog Jones and Ron Allan. 38. At the bar; John Adams,Harry Watts,Roy Carter,John Cooper,Renee Leblanc.


38a. Doug Jones and Nick Flisher. 39. Wilson,Webb,Collins and DC3.1954. 39a. G-AMWA and Les Dray (colour). 40. Len Gilham and Le Mans car. 41. Len Lakey at the controls of a B170 in Berlin. 42. Engineers at Ferryfield; John Peel,Les Dray,Wilf Hallet, Neddy Parks,Eric Kellaway,Arthur Small,Ron Clarke, Pete Hickman,Roy Carter and Cyril Wadlow. 43. S.51 at Blackbushe. 43a. Wilf Hallett and Bob Carter. 44. Len Lakey and Bill Sydall. 45. Carol Ackworth in her Silver City hostess uniform. 46. Mick Wheeler and Mike Wady view a damaged French light aircraft. 47. Carol Ackworth at the controls of a B170 Mk 32. 48. Wilf Pearson,Tom Welbourne and Maggie Stook at Ferryfield 1963. 49. Len Lakey in the ‘Office’ of the B170 Mk 21 (Berlin Airlift) 50. Dave Flett---Len Lakey---Len Madelaine. 50a. Gerry Rosser in a Herald. 51. Brian Wilcox and Thelma Stidard en – route to Italy by Motor cycle Lympne 1953. 52. ‘Mac’ McRae’s retirement. 53. ’Mac’ McRae’s retirement.

SILVER CITY STAFF Vol.2 PAGE 1.

1. Barbara Sturgeon interviews ex staff for Radio Kent 27.3.98. 1a. “ “ “ “ “ “ 2. “ “ “ “ “ “ 2a. “ “ “ “ “ “ 3. “ “ “ “ “ “ 4. Canberra delivery Hackett and Moneypenny. 5. Terry Mattock ,Manley Walker with Gosvenor of Cyprus Le Touquet to Lympne. 6. Ferryfield vs Le Touquet football match 1963. 6a. “ “ “ “ 7. Head Office vs Ferryfield football. 7a Head office vs Ferryfield football. 8. Head office vs Ferryfield football. 9. “ “ “ 9a. “ “ “ 10. Ferryfield vs Le Touquet football. 11. 1955 Staff outing to Ostend on Air Kruise DC3. 12. John Harrod. 13. News article with Val Sanders (chief hostess). 14. Sue Bird,Ruth,Gill Lewis,Sylvia. 14a. Julia Rowe,Sue Adamson,Mike Matthews with Heron G-AOZN 1957. 15. Di Spencer on a Carvair at Ferryfield 1964. 15a. “ “ “ 16. David Jones,Peggy Jones and Bill Morrow. 16a. Lodestar late 40’s.P.Collins,Chalky White,H.Charville, Mallard with Hackett and Parlane 1950. 17. Allan Kerry,G.Hunt Pidge Palmer G-AMYX Libya. 18. DC3.Khartoum. Eggett.

SILVER CITY STAFF Vol.2 PAGE 1…cont 19. DC3.Blackbushe,”Sixty”Hill,Murphy,Slattery and Bill Allan (chief pilot)Britavia. 20a. 1963.Capt’s.J.Kelly,W.Pearson and “Starry” Knight. 21. S.Garland,Parlane and Shilton 1958. 21a. Rex Shilton Calcutta Nov 1958. 22. Dove Libya,Bob Large,J.Ryder,K.Honey,G.Hunt,A.Kerry and Ron Townsend plus DC3.ZS-BJO.at Blackbushe. 24. Misc news cuttings.C.Hellewell,V.Sanders and F.Brimicombe.

SILVER CITY STAFF VOL 2 PAGE 2…cont

25. Bert Hayes and Ted Franks operate Mk 21 Ronaldsway— Blackpool August 1962. 25a. Bert Hayes Shacklip. 26. Shacklip Patent. 27. Hughie Green at Ferryfield with Cyril Pumphrey. 27a. Len Madelaine , Brian Johnson and Bill Franklin recording ‘Down your way’. 28. Bill Franklin on ‘Down your way’. 28a. Bill Franklin with ‘Down your way’ producer. 29. Bill Godfrey. 29a. Bill Godfrey. 30. Bill Godfrey. 30a. Bill Godfrey. 31. Retirement of Fireman Dave Day 1972 and Ambulance. 32. Ferryfield fire section. 32a. Ferryfield fire section. 33. Ferryfield fire section. 33a. J.Middleton and security staff 1956 to 1959. 34. J.Harrod and fire engine WOT-1,Ferryfield summer 1954. 34a. Ferryfield summer 1954. 35. Staff 21 year awards Ferryfield 1978. 35a. Ferryfield ATC staff. 36. Jack Ellis (SATCO) retirement. 36a. F/E Wills in a Lancastrian. 37. D.Sneyde,Daphne Hampshire,J.Harrod closing of Ferryfield restaurant 17th Jan 1971. 38. Closing of Ferryfield restaurant 17th Jan 1971.


39. Hotel Lyndhurst party. 39a. Hotel Lyndhurst party. 40. Dave Harden. 40a. Staff outings from Lympne. 41. Song to accompany Hotel Lyndhurst dancing. 42. “ “ “ “ “ 43. Pidgeon flying at Rennes ,3.pages. 44. Thelma Stidard’s employment letter 17.03.1958.(now Robinson). 45. Thelma Stidards’ Honeymoon flight bulletin 20.09.1959. 46. Ron Blakes’ employment letter 01.02.1947.


46a. 10th Anniversary gift letter.29.07.1958. 47. Phil Rix (traffic) 7th November 1962. 47a. TV programme ‘Garry Halliday’ filmed at Ferryfield 1959 – 1962 48. Traffic staff ,Ferryfield 1962. 49. Dave Ivory,Jo Tranter,Billie Hayes and Bob Hand 1959. 50. Carol Acworth in a B170. 51. Alec Lumsdens --- obituary. 52. Harry Burgess and John Adams Obituaries. 53. Harry Roff Obituary (3 Pages). 54. Norman Waugh --- obituary. 55. Rex Shilton ---- obituary. 56. Angela Acworth’s (Paine) funeral service 25th July 1998. 57. ’Taffy’Powell’s funeral service 8th March 1999. 58. Marion Powell’s memorial service 21st July 1995.

SILVER CITY STAFF VOL3 P1

1. Letter from Phil Rix January 2006. 2. Lydd traffic staff 1962. 2a. B170s at Lydd 1962. 3. List of flights made from Lydd Nov 1963 to Mar 1964 By Phil Rix (traffic). 3a. Chunnel vision 1963 – 1994 an article by Phil Rix. 4. Names of staff in the Traffic Dept at Lydd Feb 1962 to Jan 1966. (2 pages). 5. Ferryfield firecrew and their engines (colour). 6. “ “ “ “ 7. Ferryfield firecrew with their Bedford engine. 8. Ferryfield firecrew team receive an award. 9. “ “ “ “ 10. 4 SCA Captains ,John Davey,Ken Honey, Colin Street and Cliff Melhuish at the 2007 reunion. 11. Kent Messenger report on the 2007 reunion. 12. SCA A/H Sally Harris with Tony Hancock,article about Jerry Rosser and Valerie Sanders. 13. Cartoon of engineers working on a Hermes at Manston by Dennis Hoyle of Sandwich. 14. Letter to Jean Ball. 15. Letter from Audrey Kennard to Jean Ball 1960. 15a. Subject of Audrey’s letter. 16. Letter from Audrey Kennard to Jean Ball 1959. 16a. Subject of Audrey’s letter ,(Audrey was Passenger Division Manager ). 17. Letter of appointment from Audrey Kennard to Jean Ball. 17a. Letter from John Whittemore (Group Personnal Officer) confirming her appointment.

SILVER CITY STAFF VOL 3 P2

18. Official letter of Jean Ball’s appointment terms etc. 19. Derek Wellard with his Diamond ‘Katana’ at Defford 1st March 2007. 20. Jean Ball’s (now Mackenzie – Mair) crew members Certificate 31st May 1960. 20a. Jean Ball. 21. Les (Jimpy ) Dray. (Licensed Engineer) 21a. Les (Jimpy ) Dray. 22. Marathon trip for SCA crew. 23. Funeral service for Graham Kneath 13th October 2006. 24. Funeral service for Mary Heuberger 9th April 2005. 25. Article about a DC2 in Libya by Ken Honey.

THE CARVAIR.

1. 1965 HZ at Ferryfield door open. 2. “ “ door closed. 3. Low fly past. 3a. G-ASKN taxying out at Ferryfield. 4. KN Nose detail. 5. KN Starboard wing. 6. G-ASDC at Ferryfield. 7. G-ASDC in the hangar Ferryfield. 8. G-ASDC tail section. 9. G-ASDC nose to nose with B170 Mk32 G-AMWF. 10. Port wing. 11. G-ARSD at Geneva 27.12.1965. 12. G-ANYB Starboard outer engine. 13. Nosewheel detail. 14. Copy of colour postcard. 15. Various shots of G-ASDC at Ferryfield plus the HI-LO. 15a. Hawaii Pacific Air and Pacific aircraft (colour). 16. Hurn SCA Ops room notice May 1966. 16a. Aer Lingus. 17. Billy.j.Kramer at Ferryfield with G-ASDC. 18. Billy.j.Kramer with two young fans. 18a. BAF Blue colour and BAF Cargo silver. 19. G-ANYB at Ferryfield and Biggin Hill Air Fair 1965. 19a. BAF Cargo multicolour and BUA Sandstone/blue G-APNH.

THE CARVAIR…cont

20. G-ASKN at Biggin Hill Air Fair and G-ANYB over the Alps Ferryfield to

Geneva Sept 1964. 21. G-ARSD in BUA livery Sandstone/blue at Ferryfield. 22. Short finals and photo shoot,Ferryfield Oct 1968. 23. G-ARSF accident Rotterdam 1962(a/c was upside down). 24. Aeroplane article Aug 9th 1962 on Carvair operations. 25. British team of sprint riders and Carvair. 26. Carvairs at Ferryfield mid 1960’s (colour).

THE ROYAL VISIT TO FERRYFIELD 5th APRIL 1956.

1. Duke of Edinburgh arrives at Ferryfield in the Queen’s Flight Heron. 2. Greeted by A/C Powell,Eoin Mekie,F.Kirkham,D.Ivory,M.Rossi. 3. Royal party on the tarmac. 4. Ferryfield apron. 5. A/C Powell leads the group from the apron. 6. Group joined by B.Franklin. 7. Group,Heron XH 375 and B170. 8. Group and new Air Kruise passenger terminal. 9. Entering the administration building . 10. Party look at B170 G-ANWI in the hangar. 11. Air Kruise B170,Bill Siddle and M.Day in the party. 12. Engineering staff wait for the Royal party. 13. The Duke talks to the engineering staff. 14. “ “ “ “ 15. “ “ “ “ 16. “ “ “ “ 17. “ “ “ “ 18. The Duke meets the crew of the B170 Mk 32 G-AMWD. 19. “ “ “ “ “ 20. The Duke and crew board. 21. The Duke on board,nose doors open. 22. “ “ “ “ 23. Nose doors being closed. 24. Export cars on board.

THE ROYAL VISIT TO FERRYFIELD 5th APRIL 1956…cont

25. The Duke watches the doors being closed. 26. Doors almost shut. 27. General Declaration (manifest). 28. Arrival in Le Touquet,the Duke inspects the guard . 29. French dignitaries at Le Touquet. 30. ”Flight” April 13th 1956 coverage of the Royal visit. 31. Royal visit menu at Le Touquet. 32. Press cuttings of the visit. 33. “ “ “

VISITING PERSONALITIES & INTERESTING LOADS PAGE 1.

1. H.M.The Queen Mother at Ferryfield .

1a. The Queen Mother’s car being loaded on to G-AMWB.

2. The Queen Mother at Ferryfield 1958. 2a. Crowds watch the Queen Mother. 3. Queen Sophia of Spain 1963. 4. Winston Churchill and G-AJAV. 4a. Dec 5th1958.Harold Mcmillan flew from Warton to Ferryfield on Heron G-AOZN. 5. Lord Douglas of Kirtleside 1959. 5a. Lord Douglas of Kirtleside with Hugh Kennard. 6. Lord Brabazon at Ferryfield. 6a. John Surtees at Ferryfield. 7. Jack Brabham after Silverstone victory en-route to Monaco. 8. Cary Grant May 20th. Chris Barber May 7th. 9. Diana Dors. 10. Diana Dors. 10a. David Niven. 11. Douglas Wilmer,Nigel Stock. 11a. Gregory Peck and Randolph Turpin. 12. Diana Dors,John Mills and Dirk Bogarde. 13. King Feisal Aug 12th1956. 13a. Duncan Sandys.May 11th1960. 14. King Hussein of Jordan Nov 1959. 14a . “ “ “ “ 15. King Feisal of Iraq 1956. 15a. “ “ “

VISITING PERSONALITIES & INTERESTING LOADS PAGE 1…cont 16. Feb 3rd1963.Donald Campbell at Ferryfield. 16a. “ “ “ “ 17. Stirling Moss 1952. 18. Kathleen Harrison. 19. Two Stars. 20. Janette Scott. 21. Sir Alec Rose. 22. Trevor Wilson,Ian Skinner and Billy J Kramer 1964. 23. Bleriot Replica 1959. 24. “ “ “ Flight to Calais. Jean Salis pilot. 25. Motorised ramp at Lympne. 26. Motorised ramp at Lympne. 27. Loading flowers at Guernsey. 27a. G-ANWM. Gin at Ferryfield. 28. Hungarian relief flight DC3. 28a. Sheep. 29. BSA and Morris ad. 29a. Mods and Rockers trouble at Hastings,Police flown into Ferryfield by RAF Argosy. 30. French import cars. 30a. Lady Docker’s Gold Daimler. Ferryfield opening day. 31. Special Daimler en – route to the Paris Motor Show.

VISITING PERSONALITIES AND INTERESTING LOADS PAGE 2.

32. Tamanrasset Rootes group Humber Super Snipe. 33. July 9th1959. London to Paris Air Race Itinerary. 34. Lord and Lady Douglas of Kirtleside with Hugh and Audrey Kennard at Ferryfield. 35. John Surtees ?

FOLDERS PAGE.1.

YF.1.

1. Letters from staff which contain information about events,people or

aircraft. YF.2.

1. Staff lists. Ronaldsway, Blackbushe and Ferryfield. YF.3.

1. 10.Year development plan---revolutionary prime mover Helicopter,

discussion on Beverley and Breguet Deux Pont.

2. New long nose Freighter.Bristol press office. 3. Facts about Ferryfield.Lydd Airport. 1954—1972. 4. Silver City News Bulletin—Air Bridge to France 1948. 5. Memo to Shareholders Car Ferry. 6. 1950 Report on Car Ferry.—Florida to Havana route? 7. 1950.SCA Notes on Ferry operations. 8. 1951. “ “ “ “ 9. 1949.Profit and loss account. 10. BAS memo ref Blackbushe. 11. Notes on Zambaboard Ltd. 12. Handwritten notes for MD by J.Whittemore re Interavia (magazine).

13. Notes on Tangier car ferry project. 14. Britavia group staff letter—group progress and promotions. 15. Future developments memo to Chairman 1959. 16. 1951.Memo from MD to staff---plans. 17. Description of Flight Attendants day at Hurn 1960. 18. History of Silver City Airways by Roy Hawkswell. 19. Emergency contacts at Head Office. 20. Details of duties—Personnel Department.1960.

FOLDERS PAGE 2.

YF.4. PRESENTATIONS.

1. 1952.Operation of the Air Ferry G.J.Powell to SAE National Aeronautical Meeting

New York.

2. 1956.Silver City story. 3. 1956.Silver City story. 4. Unknown presentation.? IATA. 5. Operation of the English Channel Air Ferry by Air Commodore G.J.Powell. YF.5. EXAMPLES OF STATIONERY,FORMS Etc.

1. Silver City charter agreement. 2. BAS (Malta) Ltd. Recharge sheet. 3. Silver City Airways letter head,Brompton road. 4. Aircraft Radio Station Certificate of serviceability. 5. Silver City folder. 6. BAS Serviceable label. 7. Silver City (Manx and Lancashire Aircraft Corp)B170Mk21 load and trim

sheet, original plus two copies.

8. BAF Load sheet for B170 and Carvair. 9. Silver City Air Ferry letter head. 10. Pad of Silver City Airways Ltd Memo’s.

FOLDERS PAGE.3.

YF.6.DOCUMENTS.

1. Shacklip patent(3) plus letters to/from the inventor W.H.Hayes. 2. Disolving of Silver City Airways. 3. Ron Townsends’ log book entry recording the first car ferry flight. 4. Menu for H.R.H Duke of Edinburgh’s visit to Ferry field April 5th 1956

(copies).

5. BAS (Silver City) General conditons of carriage book. 6. Last traffic roster 1970. October 31st1970. 7. Manifest of the last B170 flight Lydd-Le Touquet Oct 31st1970 8. Manifest of the last B170 flight Le Touquet-Lydd Oct 31st1970 9. Manifest of the last Carvair flight Lydd-Ostend Jan 21st1970. 10. SITA Goodbye to Le Touquet Oct 31st 1970. 11. Documentation to charter a Dakota Oct 12th 1960. 12. Flying hours of Aircraft on the Berlin Airlift. 13. Aircraft at Blackbushe 1949. 14. Civil Air Transport Industry—Agreenents N.J.C. 15. Letter and terms of employment for pilot W.H.Hayes and C.J.Barron. 16. Air Ferry pioneers meeting Nov 11th1966 Menu. 17. Silver City News Bulletin Blackpool—Ostend Jan 22nd1958. 18. Silver City driving licence. W.T.Godfrey 1957.&K.Bailey. 19. Air Kruise weekly flight programme Aug 3rd1957. 20. Checking loaded aircraft for trim.

YF.7.ENGINEERING RECORDS.

1. Aircraft status July 5th1954. 2. “ “ Oct 5th1953. 3. Engineering Planning SLAE Journal Iss 1 Vol XI P.Adams. 4. Compass Swings 1966 (3). 5. Aircraft status Aug 28th1953. 6. “ “ April 29th1952. 7. “ “ Blackbushe.

FOLDERS PAGE.4..

YF.8.NEWSCLIPS.

1. Bolton Evening News G-AICS crash 1958. 2. B170Mk32 at Farnborough. 3. D.Teleg Aug 14th1999. 30 Years ago. 4. Stirling Moss and B170 1952. 5. 1998.Reunion local press. 6. Kentish Express SCA 50th Anniversary July 9th&16th1998. 7. “ “ SCA Reunion Aug 25th 1994. 8. “ “ SCA Reunion June 18th1992. 9. Romney Marsh Herald,SCA Reunion June 19th 1992. 10. Miscellaneous. 11. Bastille day 1958. 12. Railway and SCA links. 13. Silver City Punch article April 2nd1958. 14. Evening Standard July 14th1958.50th Anniversary of SCA edition. 15. Daily Mail June 29th1959.—Paris Air Race. 16. “ “ July 19th1958.50th Anniversary of SCA edition. 17. The Sphere Aug 2nd1952. Channel Air Ferry. 18. F&H Herald SCA 50th .Anniversary. 19. SCA Reunion 1988. 20. Adam Thomson Obituary. 21. Aeroplane July 12th1946.The first Wayfarer goes to work. 22. “ Aug 16th1946 Merchant enterprise in the Americas,B170 sales

tour of South America.

23. Angela Ackworth. 1934—1998. 24. Hugh Kennard obituary June 24th 1995.

YF.8.NEWSCLIPS..cont. 25. Air Commodore Powell ill health 1957. 26. British Independent Airlines since 1946.—Air Contractors. 27. Aeroplane Aug 1st 1947.—Air Contractors. 28. Flying the Air Ferry. Meccano magazine. 29. World Airline Record 1972. 30. Traffic stats Aircraft Illustrated. 31. Illustrated London News Aug 9th1952-Prime mover development. 32. Illustrated London News July 3rd1954.Ferryfield ops. 33. SCA fly Canberras.

FOLDERS PAGE.5.

YF.8.NEWSCLIPS (Contd).

34. Ferryfield 10 years old. 35. Duke of Edinburgh with Silver City. Flight. 36. BUA Group News DC7 Carvair project. 37. P&O take over Silver City. 38. Carvair crash G-ARSF 1962. 39. Southend Pictorial Sep 9th1960,low flying B170’s—complaints. 40. Flight Nov 6th1953 “Two kinds of Ferrying”. 41. Oct 17th 1968.Bull Calves. 42. Week by week—flying pigs. 43. F&H.Herald Jan 11th 1969,QE2 Turbines flown by B170. YF.9.PAINTINGS------POEMS------DRAWINGS.

1. Print of Cross painting—Ferryfield Apron plus original print. 2. “ “ “ Air Kruise DC3 “ “ “ 3. “ of B170Mk21 G-AICS. S.Liptrot. 4. Original B170 overhead Ferryfield by Pat Waddell. 5. B170Mk32 G-AMWA. Ray Wood (2). 6. Lodestar VH-ABH (photo). 7. Original B170Mk32 by Jack Wood. 8. Examples of Steven Young’s paintings.(Mk21.Original in SCA Collection). 9. First proof of Jack Wood’s G-AMWA. 10. Unknown poem. 11. A toilet seat collapsed at Ferryfield March 27th1970. a).Disaster. b).Problem solved. 12. Prints A4 and A5 of Jack Wood’s painting (pre-mod) shows ‘torpedo’ aerial.

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YF.10.BRISTOL FREIGHTER ARTICLES & PRODUCTION LIST.

1. Post war Propliners. July 1993. 2. Successful Holdall . Wingspan Oct 1992. 3. Aircraft in detail---Bristol 170. 4. Bristol Aircraft. 5. Worlds last Freighter. 6. Freighter farewell. 7. Return of the Biffo. 1987. YF.11.NEW ZEALAND,AUSTRALIAN & CANADIAN FREIGHTERS.

1. SAFE 50th Anniversary leaflet. 2. Friends of the Bristol News 10th Anniversary 1996. 3. Envelope Friends of the Bristol. 4. Omaka airfield ZK-CPT. 5. Letters from Friends of the Bristol. 6. B 170 Café. Waihi Leader Feb 28th1995. 7. Various articles and pictures of B170’s in New Zealand. 8. Kiwi Aircraft Images B170 Mk31M (NZ). 9. Book---“SAFE in the skies” 10. NZ Wings Aug 1996 Mk31 C-FDFC history. 11. Flight library picture of G-BISU – Instone---ex RNZAF. 12. Attempt to return Mk31 to the UK. 13. Hawkair Mk31. 14. Christmas card sent to Bill Kerr(Eng mgr Lydd) from SAFE. 15. Photographs of C-FDFC at Lydd.

YF.12.AQUILA.

1. Charicature of Aquila staff. 2. Cut-Away of Short Solent. 3. Mariner CS-THB.Accident Nov 1958. 4. Mail on Sunday article Nov 25th2001. 5. First day cover—Last flight Sept 26th1958. 6. Ministry of Transport accident report .G-AKNU. Nov 15th1957. 7. Letters and photo from Norman Hull. 8. ”Wings over the Solent” Peter Sedgley. 9. ”Making of an Airline”.--------------Aquila Airways.

FOLDERS PAGE 6A 10 AQUILA FLEET LIST

Short S 25 Sunderland ‘Hythe’ class flying boat.

Registration name Aquila reg Out of service

G-AGER Hadfield 6.12.48 26.7.56

G-AGEU Hampshire 19.1.49 1953

G.AGHZ Hawkesbury Jan 1949 1949

G-AGIA Haslemere 23.7.48 9.2.51

G-AGJJ Henley 5.2.49 7.1.52 G-AGJK Howard 5.2.49 7.1.52

G-AGJL Hobart 24.3.49 7.1.52

G-AGJM Hythe 7.2 49 7.1.52 G-AGJN Hudson 25.2.49 21.1.53

G-AGKY Hungerford 10.1.49 28.1.53

G-AGLA Hunter Jan 1949 Scrap 8.49 G-AHEO Halstead 23.7.48 10.11.49

G-AHER Helmsdale Oct 1949 Scrap 1.52

Short S25 SANDRINGHAM Mk 1 FLYING BOAT.

G-AGKX Himalaya May 1949 Scrap 8.53

G-ANAK Not named July 1953 11.54

SHORT S 45 SOLENT FLYING BOATS

G-AHIN Southampton 17.6.57 5.12.58

G-AKNU Sydney 16.11.51 15.11.57 G-ANAJ City of Funchal 25.6.53 26.9.56

G-ANYI Awatere 17.1.55 Oct 1958

G-AOBL Aotearoa II 12.4.55 Oct 1958

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YF.13.HERMES. 1. G-ALDM—Silver City. 2. Model of G-ALDU.(photo). 3. Fuselage at Duxford April 2000 (2). 4. Copy of painting,Britavia G-ALDJ over Malta 1957. 5. G-ALDG at Luqa Malta. 6. Handley Page brochure for Hermes produced for Britavia. 7. 3 ½ “ Floppy disc. Hermes over Malta. YF.14.B170 PLANS.

1. Plan for Silver City Mk32 Livery. 2. Plan for model Mk32. 3. Outline drawing & cut-away of Mk31 from Bristol.

YF.15.FERRYFIELD.

1. Flight July 2nd1954-----Ferryfield. 2. Extract from “Romney Marsh—Second Selection”. 3. Fly—in June 30th1996. 4. Bristol ad. 5. Blow up of Postcards (2). 6. Aircraft loading. 7. Lydd Airport brochure. BUA. 8. Local paper article Feb 1st 1974 (2). 9. Visiting Aircraft. 10. Flight picture of G-AMWB over Ferryfield. 11. Canadian B170 at SCA Reunion Ferryfield June 29th1996 (photo album). 12. Graham Lyons Motel brochure (Ferryfield restaurant).

FOLDERS PAGE.7…cont YF.16.LYMPNE.

1. Report from Aeroplane Aug 10th1951—“Channel Airlift”. 2. Flight Aug 21st1953.---“Everyday Airlift”. 3. Airport News April 16th1954-“Getting ready for the greatest car lift”(2) 4. B170 Mk21 G-AIFM (2) 1.colour.

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YF.17.FERRYFIELD AIR TRAFFIC RECORDS—MOVEMENTS AND STAFF—

1966—1978. 1. Movement documents. 2. Jack Ellis retirement,at the table with him,Mick De-woolfson.(Airport

Manager). 3. Freddie Vines in the tower. 4. Jack Ellis with trainee ATCO’S 1966. 5. “ “ “ “ “ “ 6. Jack Ellis in the tower. 7. Group News article. YF.18.VARIOUS PEOPLE AND FREIGHTERS AT FERRYFIELD. 1. Sep 30th1969.Farewell to CAT Air hostess. 2. First Carvair arriving at Ferryfield. G-AYSD. 3. “ “ loading. 4. John Harrod,Billy.J.Kramer. 5. “ “ “ “ and Mick De-woolfson. 6. Ferryfield Ladies football team. 7. BUAF B170 Loading. 8 . “ “ “ 9 . “ “ “

10. SCA B170. Oct 10th1955. 11. Passengers waiting to board (4) 1954. 12. Air Kruise DC3 (3) Mid 50’s. 13. B170 Mk32 loading Mid 50’s. 14. B170 Mk21. 15. Ramp repair. 16. Duke of Norfolk 1950’s. 17. H.R.H.The Queen Mother 1950’s. YF.18.VARIOUS PEOPLE AND FREIGHTERS AT FERRYFIELD ..cont. 18. Group of staff and Vintage car. 19. G-AIFV,G-AGVC and G-AMWB 1954. 20. G-ANWG 1955. YF.19.BLACKBUSHE DETAILS OF COSTS Etc. YF.20.BLACKBUSHE OVERHAUL COSTS Etc.

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YF.21. BLACKBUSHE ACCOUNTS. YF.22. FERRYFIELD & GATWICK ACCOUNTS. YF.23. BUDGET & JOB DESCRIPTIONS. YF.24. PERSONNEL PROCEDURES. BF.1. NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL AGREEMENT. YF.25. ALLOWANCES & RHODESIAN BUSINESSES—ZAMBABOARD. GF.1. WAYFARERS GOLF SOCIETY LIST. EXAMPLES OF FERRY AIRPORTS,BRITAVIA,SCA LETTERS. PERSONNEL PROCEDURES,EMPLOYMENT FORMS Etc.

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WE.1.LARGE PHOTOGRAPHS.

1. Ferryfield 1959 Fokker F27 Demonstrator +B170Mk32. 2. “ “ B170Mk32 G-ANWK. 3. “ “ “ “ “ Arriving on stand. YF.26.ENGINEERING PRESENTATIONS.

1. Presentation to SLAET—Ferryfield Planning.P.Adams. (Planning Engineer). 2. Details of Ferryfield maintenance planning,B170,DC3,Carvair.

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YF.27.BRITISH UNITED AIR FERRIES (BUAF).

1. Tilley bus photographs.-----------B170 Mk32.Loading cargo. 2. Airport signs. 3. Employment agreement. 4. D.Whybrow. WE.2.LARGE PHOTOGRAPHS.

1. ”Flying Ferry” Shell. 2. Aquila Solent. G-AKNU. 3. Card framed picture of Hermes over Malta. 4. F27 at Ferryfield refuelling. 5. F27. PH-NVF at Ferryfield. 6. F27.Tail. 7. F27 Nose. 8. F27.at Ferryfield. 9. 1949-1950.B170 Mk21 loading freight at Lympne. 10. Overhead Ferryfield 1954 before the Hangar was built. 11. Publicity shot Filton. 12. 5.Photocopies of smaller photos(B170’s)in main albums. 13. Keith Dagwell and Capt Bert Hayes at Ferryfield 2000 with flying model of

B170 Mk32 made by Ray Wood. GRF.1.MEMOS ,STAFF LISTS AND RATES OF PAY FOR VARIOUS SCA BASES. RF.1.STEWARDESSES TRAINING COURSE FERRYFIELD 1960. CF.1.B170 PILOTS NOTES.

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BLU.4. BRITAVIA HERMES STEWARDESSES TRAINING COURSE MAY 1957.

XX.ENVELOPE OF VARIOUS GYRO EQUIPMENT Etc NOTES. YF.28.CHANNEL AIR BRIDGE. YF.29--- 1..BUILDING AND OPENING OF CALAIS MARCK AIRPORT BROCHURE

1954.

---2.Book ‘The Devil casts his net’ by Steve Morrin. The winter Hill crash G-AICS.

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PD-1. LARGE ALBUM OF SILVER CITY PRESS CUTTINGS AND ADVERTS (DECEMBER 1952 to SEPTEMBER 1953).

PD-2 At Worthing. PD-3. LARGE ALBUM OF SILVER CITY PRESS CUTTINGS AND ADVERTS

(MARCH to DECEMBER 1955). PD-4 LARGE ALBUM OF SILVER CITY PRESS CUTTINGS AND ADVERTS

(JANUARY 1956 to DECEMBER 1957). PD-5 LARGE ALBUM OF SILVER CITY PRESS CUTTINGS AND ADVERTS

(JANUARY to DECEMBER 1958). PD-6 LARGE ALBUM OF SILVER CITY PRESS CUTTINGS AND ADVERTS

(JANUARY to NOVEMBER 1959). PD-7 LARGE ALBUM OF SILVER CITY PRESS CUTTINGS AND ADVERTS

(NOVEMBER to DECEMBER 1959). PD-8 LARGE ALBUM OF SILVER CITY PRESS CUTTINGS AND ADVERTS

(JANUARY to DECEMBER 1960 ). PD-9 LARGE ALBUM AIR CHARTER (SOUTHEND) PRESS CUTTINGS AND

ADVERTS (JANUARY to DECEMBER 1958 ). PD-10 LARGE ALBUM OF AIR CHARTER (SOUTHEND) PRESS CUTTINGS

AND ADVERTS (JANUARY to SEPTEMBER 1959 ). PD-11 AQUILA AIRWAYS PRESS CUTTINGS AND ADVERTS (1954 ).

PAPERS AND MAGAZINES WITH SILVER CITY CONTENT.

1. Traveller in Europe Jan 2004. Page 17. 2. Flagship (P&O Mag) issue 22. Page 4. 3. Bristol Siddeley Journal Vol 2.No4. Summer 1961 Pg 104-107. 4. Aircraft Illustrated May 1999 Hawkair Page 52—55. 5. Aeroplane April 2002 Hermes(BOAC).Page 19—26. 6. Aeroplane July 2002 Big article on B170 and SCA Pg73-79. 7. Air Pictorial May 2000.Air Kruise .Page 347. 8. Aircraft Illustrated Sept 1996 BUA. Page 332—35. 9. Fly—Past Sept 1996 Enstone crash Page 12. 10. Airways Nov 2001.British World. Page 31—34. 11. Clansman (B&C Group Mag)No46.June 1979,Jack Ellis SATCO Page 14. 12. The Coastguard Vol 4.No4 Oct 1970.Lydd ATC Page 121. 13. Shell—BP News No 145.Sept 1956.Page 6&7. 14. British Airports 1969.Cover and Pages 26,27. 15. Aeroplane July 11th1958 10 th Anniversary issue. Page 13.AW 670. 16. Flight July 18th1958.10 th anniversary issue. 17. Aeroplane.Jan 21st1965.Air Holdings special. 18. Punch April 2nd1958.Pages 447—449. 19. Flight July2nd1954 Ferryfield opening Pages 9—11. 20. Daily Telegraph Motoring Aug 14th1999 Page 9&10. 21. Romney Marsh Herald July 16th1998 Lydd Reunion. 22. Daily Mail July 14th1959.Daily Mail London to Paris Air Race. 23. F&H Herald July 22nd2004,50th Anniversary of Ferryfield. 24. Kentish Express “ “ “ “ “ 25. Romney Marsh Herald July 15th2004 Ferryfield future. 26. Airliner World July 2004.50 years of Ferryfield Pages 60-64.

PAPERS AND MAGAZINES WITH SILVER CITY CONTENT…cont

27. British IATA.Annual report 1952—1953. 28. Scale Aircraft Modelling No.4.Jan.1992. 29. A lifetime afloat,article by Air Comm.G.J.Powell.Aeroplane. 30. ”Eagle book of aircraft”. 31. Aug 16th1946.Aeroplane,Bristol & DH Props ad. 32. ”Silver City in the sky “.Best of British May 1998. 33. Air Transport World July 1966.Carvair article Page 75. 34. Kentish Express July 17th2003. SCA Reunion. 35. “ “ July 22nd2004 “ “ 36. Milestones for the Motorist.Summer 1952. 37. BOAC and BEA Annual Report 1964—1965. 38. Air Transport July 1948. Pg 178.

FRAMED PHOTOGRAPHS (LARGE)

Colour Air cruise Dakota G-ANLF.

Overhead Ferryfield.

Blackie the Ferryfield cat.

Mk 21 G-AIFV over le Touquet.

British United painting G-AMWA.

G-AMWF.

Hermes G-ALDJ at Blackbushe,from Captain Terry Mattock. Terry Mattock Mk 32 nose shot.

PHOTOGRAPHS UNFRAMED (LARGE).

Party boarding G-AMWA.

Nose of Hermes.

Troops boarding Hermes.

Mk 21 G-AIFV.

PAINTINGS—DRAWINGS.

Steve Young Mk 21 G-AHJI

Steve Young’s 6’x3’ painting G-AMWA.

Drawing M Timms B170’s at Ferryfield.

SCA routes 1957 laminated.

Silver City family tree 6’x4’ board.

Silver City poster (4’x2’) Framed.

Framed print of ‘Crossing in style’—A.Cowland ,copy 3 /150. (Worthing).

December 1958 Brands Hatch poster ,framed (Worthing)

RAAF Mk 21 montage ,framed (Worthing).

Maintenance planning chart ,framed (Worthing).

Number of display frames containing SCA memorabilia.

TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS,MANUALS AND DOCUMENTS.

Aeroplanes and engines in detail 1948. Smiths’ instruments in the D.H.Dove. D.H.Heron spare parts catalogue. Book---‘The Devil Casts His Net’ S.Morrin (G-AICS accident). Proposed B170 replacement from Armstrong Whitworth A.W.670.Brochure. Flight in the cross channel area. Bristol 170 Ops Manual part 2 –BAF. D.H.Gipsy Queen Srs 70 engine handbook. Silver City Ops Manual Vol 2 11.11.1961. MCA Engine log book for all Hercules 672 engines. Flight manual for G-ANWM. Silver City loading instruction manual. Aero Engine theory simply explained. Pitman. Accident report—B170 Mk21 G-AICS. Accident report---B170 Mk 32 G-ANWL. Accident report---B170 Mk 32 G-AMWA. Sperry Instruction manual for D.G, 1954 ex- Ferryfield. Sperry instruction manual for A.H. 1954 ex-Ferryfield. Bristol 170 Mk 31 Maintenance manual Copy 2 1956. Bristol 170 Mk 32 Maintenance manual copy 50. Bristol 170 Mk 32 Pilots notes. Bristol Aero engines lecture note for Hercules 734 Feb 1958. Hermes Flight handling notes. Eclipse Aviation accessories overhaul manual. Rotax service & vehicle manual.

TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS,MANUALS AND DOCUMENTS.

SPE fuel pump repair manual MK 2 & Mk 4.

Decca navigator system January 1953. AN03-5 electrical equipment. Silver City ops manual copy 58 Dakota. Silver City ops manual copy 34 (complete). Sperry A3 Autopilot manual.

Documents

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