These `drawings`

AN INSIGHT TO THE PAST
These ‘drawings’ were found on the wall/s of one of the
barrack rooms on a site which was known as
RNAS Dale
They were ‘mostly’ drawn by
Sub Lt [A] AR [Dax] Dashfield c1947.
He was attached to 790 Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm.
Photographed by Gill Charles during the fiftieth celebrations of Harrier which were held, May/June 2011.
WHERE POSSIBLE THE ‘NAMES OF THE PLANES’ HAVE BEEN MATCHED TO THE DRAWINGS
© Gill Charles - photographed from an album.
Officers’ Quarters (1947)
The drawings can be seen on the wall and are being studied by members of the
Coastlands Local History Group back in 2004.
The quarters were occupied by Sub Lt [A] AR [Dax] Dashfield and Sub Lt [A] Basil Nash
1.
Secondary hand, abortive
inaccurate drawing of a
Supermarine Spitfire
3.
Supermarine
Seafire
with Red Spinner
2.
Supermarine
Walrus
6.
Supermarine
Sea Otter
7.
Short
Sunderland
9.
Grunman Martlet
Wildcat
6
7
9
3
1
2
8
5
10
4
© Gill Charles
4.
Aircraft landing on
Light Fleet Carrier
5.
Curtis Seamew
Floatplane
8.
Fairey Albacore
Biplane
10.
Angel in flying gear
3.
Fairey Swordfish
Stringbag
1.
Blackburn Skua
4.
Blackburn Dart,
Biplane
4
1
3
5
2
6
© Gill Charles
2.
Lockheed P38 Lightning
twin boom tailplane
6.
R.A.F. Air Sea Rescue Launch
5.
Blackburn Firebrand
6.
Junkers 88
German Medium Bomber with British markings
7.
Consolidated Catalina
7
6
8
© Gill Charles
8.
Consolidated Liberator
© Gill Charles
3
3
1
2
2
1
©Gill Charles
1.
Fairey Gannet AS Mk.2
2.
Gloster Meteor
3.
Bristol Superfreighter
© Gill Charles
Hawker Sea Hurricane
© Gill Charles
1
1.
De Havilland Sea Mosquito
TR Mk. 33
2
2.
De Havilland Sea Vampire
F Mk. 20
© Gill Charles
1
1.
Fairey Firefly with Red Spinner over Control Tower.
1
Avro Anson with Air-to-Surface Vessel [ASV] radar aerial about to snag target line.
1
2
© Gill Charles
2
Miles Martinet [Target Tug].
© Gill Charles
Fairey Firefly with Red Spinner.
© Gill Charles
De Havilland Sea Mosquito TR Mk. 33
© Gill Charles
De Havilland Sea Vampire F Mk. 20
© Gill Charles
De Havilland Sea Mosquito TR Mk. 33
33De Havilland Sea Vampire F Mk. 20
© Gill Charles
Above the Dale Valley.
© Gill Charles
© Gill Charles
OFFICERS’ QUARTERS
Doors from the rooms
© Gill Charles - photographed from an album.
© Gill Charles
© Gill Charles - photographed from an album.
Example of showering area
© Gill Charles - photographed from an album.
Urinals
DALE CONTROL TOWER 1944
Courtesy of the Coastlands Local History Group
Our grateful thanks to the to
Margaret Copley
and the
Coastlands Local History Group.
Material supplied by GWC
Presentation compiled by MIS
© Cloud Observers 2011