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Old 30th Dec 2010, 19:16
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Planemike
 
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A/b..........

No really I have no idea where to start!! I have a few images I would be happy share but they will likely remain in an album or packet. I am a slow learner when it comes to IT!!

Your photo of the Genet has me intrigued. It would seem that only seven Genet powered Moths were build G-EBOU and the six for the RAF J8816 - J8821.

G-EBOU was built so that the a/c would comply with the rules for the 1926 Lympne trials. I do not know what markings (if any) it wore at that stage. A photo in AJJs BCA 1919 - 1972 Vol II shows it in 1928 wearing it's civil reg. plus the manadatory "G" on the rudder.

The six RAF machines were delivered in time for them to particpate in 1927 RAF Hendon display. A photo in AJJ's de Havilland Aircraft since 1909 shows four of them in military markings with tri-coloured rudders. Did they all have the same colour scheme?

One of them J8818 later went on to be flown by Sir Sefton Brancker, Director of Civil Aviation as G-EDCA.

So am still puzzled as to which a/c appears in your photo.

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