a J1b and a J1n
the J1b was exported to australia directly, never flew in the UK.
the J1n was G-AGVF, now on the australian register.
btw I think broomstick got most of it fairly correct. I'm not sure if the glues problem led to mandatory destruction or not.
I read somewhere that the only wooden aeroplanes that escaped destruction were ones hidden from the authorities.
I seem to recall that the beetlenut glue was found to have the strength and consistency of dried raspberry jam. nowadays of course we would save a historic airframe by pulling it all apart, sanding back to bare wood and putting it back together with epoxy.
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