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28-05-10, 23:54
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Sun Hats - Date
Ted (and anyone else who might be interested) I think I've found a date and description for the second trailer photo I posted...
"Photo developer or maybe flight office at Hornchurch 1940, 25 Sqn Blenhiem Mk1" Noel 
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29-05-10, 11:17
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Hi Noel its a real head scratcher been looking at 25 sqn history, Hornchurch was never one of their bases so they were either using it as a satalite or forward base etc.
on the right is a guy carrying what looks like an over coat, yet the 2 mystery men have daft hats. no blackout masks on the cars, no attempt to hide the trailer no criss cross tape on the windows, ?? turning to the 2 strange men they have a uniform of overalls with a pocket at each breast, these pockets have silver buttons, the ankle of the trouser is gathered in but they only appear to have shoes on. on each of THIER right breasts just below the pocket is an emblem or badge ?/ Some of Charles Brown's work is published in a series of books Cameras above the clouds 4 volumes selling for big bucks may be the picture is in there. regards TED
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29-05-10, 15:13
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Noel just had a look at the Artique gallery website Charles Brown album there is a piccy of a MK1 Blenhiem being refuelled . Again Hornchurch the bowser is in plain colour open headlights but has the same lumps of grass as the trailer. the tile say Hornchurch 1939; so my money stays on a Home Defence exercise pre hostilities 1939
TED Last edited by ted angus; 29-05-10 at 16:52.
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29-05-10, 16:51
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the photo vans and trailers of a very similar design didn't have the window at the front, what's your thoughts chaps TED
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02-06-10, 23:01
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Just a quick thought on the "sun hat" men in the picture I posted - they, and the sitting figure who is writing/drawing, appear to have white shirts as well as the points about there clothes which Ted noticed. Could it be possible that they are visiting "boffins" an that the white hats are to make them stand out for safety reasons??
Noel
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04-06-10, 17:20
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Noel I showed one of my sons the picture he is also heavily into RAF history; I think we are all singing from the same sheet boffins; observers, or similar. Their jackets/trousers/coveralls do not conform to anything that is obviously RAF.
I found an RAF Data book sheet that describes the Office trailers mounted on Brockhouse and Eagle chassis and the split opening front window and extractor vent cowl fit perfectly; I will endeavour to get the rest of pages that make up the sheet , which should give a picture. TED
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13-06-10, 23:56
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Ted & Noel,
Sorry I've just seen your post - regarding the dark uniformed men in white hats - I can say for certain that they are not boffins! Having researched the Special Duty Flight and Telecommunications Flying Unit etc that did radar research I can tell you that boffins always turned up in civi clothes and mostly flew in them too at low altitude I'm wondering if these men are therefore Observer Corps
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Larry Hayward
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14-06-10, 00:09
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RAF Colours
Ted - here is an example of boffins at work and the camo on the radar trailer that dates to 23rd December 1940. The photo was taken at Sopley (but in the field opposite the site that later became RAF Sopley).
Any idea of the camo colours?
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Larry Hayward
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15-06-10, 00:30
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Hi Larry I would suggest Khaki green No 3 with the other being Light green No 5 or Nobels Dark Tarmac green No 4. most likely the latter. I will see if I can find any observer Corp pics of that era but pre- and early hostility I think they wore civvies with a police "on- duty" striped wristlet ?/
TED
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