Any Observations about this Typhoon Photo

Someone on key has said it is definitley Langley.

I hope they don't mind me quoting what they put;

Cranswick wrote:

The photo was taken at Langley; it is a print off Hawker neg no.TYG15 and the buildings in the background appear in other Hawker photos.

It is very likely the photo was taken on or soon after 17 September 1942 when the aircraft was delivered to Langley for conversion to nightfighter. It had been built by Gloster (as were 3300 out of 3317 Typhoons) and delivered to 44 MU Edzell on 13 July 42. It was then transferred to 24 MU Stoke Heath (Ternhill) "for TI of Special Installation" (possibly the fitting of the radar equipment minus the aerials? 24 MU was a repair depot) and on to 51 MU, Lichfield (the main Typhoon MU) 14 September. Lettice Curtis, ATA flew it from Lichfield to White Waltham 16 September and it was reported at Langley the next day.

R7881 spent the winter at Langley where the fitting of the AI VI was completed and it was painted in the then current NF sceme of Medium Sea Grey with Dark Green disruptive pattern. It went to RAE Farnborough for trials in April 43 and on to FIU Ford in June. It was with FIU for a year, then flown to 3 Tactical Exercise Unit at Honiley (they were short of Typhoons). By 21 September 1944 it was with Marshall at Cambridge where it was rebuilt and redelivered to 51MU in May 1945. Scrapped there, September 1946.

PNK;34868 wrote:

There are two likely locations at Langley based on 1947 aerial photos but they have changed a bit since 1942. If nobody has confirmed before I home I will post a pic of the two possible locations.

Like to see them Peter. I had a look at Google Maps 2009, and have no idea whatsoever.

Graham

PNK;34868 wrote:

There are two likely locations at Langley based on 1947 aerial photos but they have changed a bit since 1942. If nobody has confirmed before I home I will post a pic of the two possible locations.

Yes...Please do...is one of them Parlaunt Farm ??

I was most impressed to get so much info from the guy on key,and always reassuring to know that there are sadder people than me around LOL

rgds baz

I have just joined the forum so am joining this a little late.I beleive that the picture is taken at Langley and the hangars in the background are part of the Hurricane repair centre. This I have seen quoted as being the group of five hangars in the trees circled in the right of the photo,I think you can see the the markings on the ground, this I think would put the aircraft just around the flight test hangars adjoining the production buildings.