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Aircraft

My card this year shows my flight of Nimrod single-seater fighters over Malta in rather tightish formation - see for yourself! Once the Italians see a formation like that they'll go home quick.
In a letter home November 1938

Above and Beyond

Bill Martyn operated 48 different aircraft types between 1936 and 1945. Among them the Spitfire, Seafire, Sea Hurricane, Avenger, Martlet (aka F4F Wildcat), Skua and Corsair. Pictured below are 36 of those aircraft types. For a full list of types, you can refer to the back of Bill's log book.
For more information about an aircraft, click on the picture.
The card Bill was talking about with Nimrod's in formation. (1938)
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Airspeed Oxford
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Avro 621 Tutor
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Grumman Avenger
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Brewster Buffalo
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Bristol Blenheim
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Vought Chesapeake
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Vought Corsair
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de havilland Tiger Moth
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Fairey Albacore
When you want manoeuvrability combined with high speed and rate of climb, come along with me in a Sea Gladiator.
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November 1939
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Fairey Swordfish
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Gloster Gladiator
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Grumman Martlet
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Supermarine Seafire
The Hawk Trainer is a very fast machine but I go on Hawker Harts on Jan. 9 and you can ease stick back and things really happen in them.
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Christmas Day 1936
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Miles Hawk Trainer
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Miles Martinet
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Percival Proctor
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Blackburn Skua
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Blackburn Shark
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Supermarine Walrus
Did you know that when the Spitfire or Hurricane fires its 8 Brownings - the speed of the Aircraft drops 40 m.p.h. (remarkable, eh?)
in a letter home July 1939
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Stinson Reliant
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Vickers T264 Valentia
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SM Spitfire MKXIII
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d. Havilland Hornet Moth
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De Havilland DH89
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Auster Taylorcraft
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de havilland gypsy moth
The period for war time flying training has been cut down now, so I am glad that I had a good training. My three years' service flying should do me in good stead, I hope, but I am not saying anything.
In a letter home November 1939
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