Plenty of finds from a new site on a British Airfield.
Article about: 145 and 146 is definatly somthing to do with the weapons system as the same idea is in use today. The pilot can turn his weapon system to safe or not have all the required safety conditions
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Re: Plenty of finds from a new site on a British Airfield.
L/F is the service number prefix for someone who joined the Fleet Air Arm (L = Lee on Solent Port Division, F = FAA) for 12 years service plus an optional further 10 years for pension.
An alternative can be L/SF, the S indicating Short Service of 7 years plus 5 on reserve.
The X indicates a joining date after a new pay scale was introduced in the 1930s.
All the best,
PB
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Re: Plenty of finds from a new site on a British Airfield.
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LUCKYSTRIKE
Hi Paul, What can I say yet again you've come up trumps thanks mate
. Its really fascinating what all the identified letters mean, obviously there was no data protection then!
Thank's for the help which is appropriate as you'll see below.
<SNIP>
It's another L = Lee on Solent so Im assuming this must have been a sizeable new recruits induction centre?
No problem, always glad to assist.
Lee on Solent was the Port Division of the RN that the FAA came under for administrative purposes.
Other prefixes include:
Home Port Divisions
C = Chatham
D = Devonport
P = Portsmouth
LT = Lowestoft (WWII only)
R = Rosyth (WWII only)
Fleet Air Arm
L = Lee-on-Solent
FAA = Fleet Air Arm (WWII only)
Overseas Port Divisions
MALTA = Malta
GOA = Goa
A = Alexandria (WWII only)
The other letters in the code to indicate trade and length of service, F and SF for FAA personnel already mentioned.
All the best,
PB
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Re: Plenty of finds from a new site on a British Airfield.
Well done LUCKY. Your doing a great job cleaning your finds. The name tags are great!!!
Cant wate for your next post.
Andy
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Re: Plenty of finds from a new site on a British Airfield.
I think the number 35 and the nice clear stamp in picture 136 is more likely to be the inspector's individual identification number rather than a date. It amazes me how often these ink stamps survive - under the right conditions - and they do make a more mundane find into something a bit special with a tangible link to the men (and women!) that built the aircraft.
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05-06-2011, 11:34 PM
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